Category Archives: Being Catholic

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

Mercy: Still Practicing

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Brian H. Gill

The Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy ends today. Some Catholics celebrated the year’s start in Rome. I didn’t. Like most of us, I’ve been participating in my own way, where I live. The biggest change in routine for me has been … Continue reading →

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Hating People: Not an Option

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Brian H. Gill

This showed up in today’s news: “Twitter finds new ways to put hate speech on mute” (CNET) “Twitter Adds New Ways to Curb Abuse and Hate Speech” (The New York Times) CNET’s piece quoted part of this Twitter blog post: … Continue reading →

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Satan Didn’t Make Me Do It

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Brian H. Gill

Depending on who you listen to, Satan prowls Earth’s surface, lives in the White House, lurks in Hell, or doesn’t exist. About Satan and devils in general, I think C. S. Lewis made a good point: “…There are two equal … Continue reading →

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Remembering Armistice Day

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Brian H. Gill

Today is Armistice Day. Over the decades it’s been called Poppy or Remembrance Day, and now Americans call it Veteran’s Day. Some of the most sensible words I’ve read that apply to this holiday come from a comic strip character, … Continue reading →

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Numbers and Nero

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Brian H. Gill

I don’t have the ‘I’d rather be dead’ attitude of the deceased in that 2011 Non Sequitur strip. My viewpoint is more like Edison Lee’s dad in yesterday’s comic. I figure that someone will win the 2016 American presidential election. … Continue reading →

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