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Brian H. Gill
I was born in 1951. I'm a husband, father and grandfather. One of the kids graduated from college in December, 2008, and is helping her husband run businesses and raise my granddaughter; another is a cartoonist and artist; #3 daughter is a writer; my son is developing a digital game with #3 and #1 daughters. I'm also a writer and artist.
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Wheat, Tares, Fear of the Lord and Working on Wisdom
(Now that I have your attention.) Last Sunday’s homily included mention of the ‘wheat and tares’ parable. Or was it Sunday before last? Either way, that parable didn’t fit the Gospel reading. But the off-season reference put wheat, weeds and … Continue reading
Posted in Discursive Detours, Journal
Tagged forgiveness, God, justice, mercy, repentance, wisdom
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Joy and Shadow, Free Will and Something Silly
Advent started November 29, a couple Sundays back. It’s my faith’s Christmas warmup. I’ll get back to that. My culture’s Christmas begins after Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Our traditionally-frenzied holiday shopping season does, at any rate. This year’s liturgical Christmas … Continue reading
Posted in Being, Catholic, Discursive Detours
Tagged Advent, art, Christmas, forgiveness, free will, history, holidays, Jesus, Joseph, Mary, original sin, sin
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A High Standard
Three folks on a streetcar in Utrecht, Netherlands, didn’t get off. Not alive. Someone, maybe the man in that picture, killed them. He’s been caught, apparently no more bodies have been found, and that’s as much as I know so … Continue reading
World Day of Peace, 2019
For two dozen centuries, at least, a few folks have said that peace is a good idea. Many others have agreed. Making peace a practical reality has remained an elusive goal. But I think we’re closer to it than when … Continue reading
Posted in Discursive Detours
Tagged civilization of love, culture, folklore and myth, forgiveness, love, peace, wisdom
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