Category Archives: Being Catholic

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

Authority, Superstition, Progress

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Brian H. Gill

Authority, superstition, and misapplied technophilia (it’s a real word) rate at least one post each: but that’ll wait until another day. Days. This time I’ll take a quick look at all three, and then say why I don’t believe in … Continue reading →

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The Virtue Trap

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Brian H. Gill

I generally identify with the tax collector in today’s Gospel reading: Luke 18:9–14. That’s okay, since emulating “those who were convinced of their own righteousness,” despising everyone else, is a bad idea. The problem wasn’t what the Pharisee was doing. … Continue reading →

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Alchemy, Science, Life, and Health

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Brian H. Gill

(“I find that nothing’s ever exactly like you expect….” (Professor Richard Lazarus, “The Lazarus Experiment,” BBC)) A mad scientist’s lot is not a happy one. All he wants is to redefine being human: and the next thing you know, he’s … Continue reading →

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Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Hope

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Brian H. Gill

Life in my mid-60s requires caution that wasn’t necessary in my youth. Considering the alternative, though, being alive is pretty good: even in moments of loss. Miscarriage: Joy (From Ikar.us, via Wikimedia Commons, used w/o permission.) (Kleinstkindergrab, babies’ graves in … Continue reading →

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Bioethics and a Three-Parent Baby

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Brian H. Gill

A Jordanian couple have a baby boy: who does not have a lethal genetic disorder, thanks to DNA transplanted from a third person. Four of his siblings did not survive the procedure. I’ll be talking about the decisions involved in … Continue reading →

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