Category Archives: Being Catholic

Trying to live as if loving God, and my neighbors, matters

Family Names

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

Not everyone is happy about this decision, understandably. I still think their choice of name is imprudent. (Updated April 21, 2017) However, I also think that a government’s legitimate interests do not include a need to tell parents what name … Continue reading →

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Internet Friends, Real People

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

Near the end of a self-help book, the author wrote that social connections we make with others online aren’t “real”. The next sentence said that online communities are “pretend communities”. The author explained that they don’t “come close to fulfilling … Continue reading →

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Trinity

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

I say “in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit” a lot: mostly when I start praying. I generally make the sign of the Cross at the same time. The sign of the Cross is a very “Catholic” … Continue reading →

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Living With Consequences

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

I’ve missed one morning set, and several of the evening prayer sequences, in the routine I started February 13. (February 19, 2017) I’m doing a little better so far with the Lenten Chaplet. I started that Ash Wednesday. Emphasis on … Continue reading →

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Olathe: Death and Hope

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

Murder and attempted murder in the Kansas City metropolitan area last week is international news. If the suspect’s neighbor is right, the ‘drunken mess’ who killed an engineer from India was having trouble dealing with his father’s death.1 I think … Continue reading →

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