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Still More Mass Murder

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Brian H. Gill

Fourteen high-profile murders are in the news. Four died at a Waffle House in Nashville, 10 were killed on Yonge Street in Toronto. The accused killers have been caught. I put links to BBC News and Wikipedia pages about the … Continue reading →

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Gnosticism

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Brian H. Gill

Some folks act as if they think physical reality is bad and having a body is icky. The notion’s ‘Biblical,’ sort of. Galatians 5:19 through 21 call bad ideas like licentiousness, hatreds and idolatry “works of the flesh.” With a … Continue reading →

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Materialism, Robots and Attitudes

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Brian H. Gill

Robots are starting to look and act a lot like humans. Wondering if robots can be people, or if humans are merely biological robots, involves assumptions about reality. I’ll look at one of those assumptions in this post and why … Continue reading →

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Trust and Mercy

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Deacon L. N. Kaas

Divine Mercy Sunday: Acts 4:32–35 1 John 5:1–6 John 20:19–31 (April 8, 2018; this homily is from April 7, 2002) Divine Mercy Sunday, 2018 By Deacon Lawrence N. Kaas April 8, 2018 (originally April 7, 2002) 20 years ago we … Continue reading →

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Murders, Life and Death

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Brian H. Gill

Mass murder at a Florida high school is in the news again. Someone has been accused of killing 17 students and staff on February 14, 2018. He’s being tried and may be executed. I’ll be talking about him, one of … Continue reading →

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