Tag Archives: natural law

Lock Repair and Unchanging Principles

This week I remembered the time I helped fix a lock. That got me thinking about natural law and free will, among other things. A Lock, a Broken Key, and Frustration I spent two decades of my life working for … Continue reading →

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Politics, Poppycock, and a Mess in Minnesota

Minnesota and Minneapolis have been national news for more than a month now. This is my home state. I’m not happy about what’s in the news, and concerned about what’s dropped out of the news. Ignoring the mess isn’t an … Continue reading →

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King Josiah, Consequences, and Love

By some standards, this isn’t a particularly “Christian” blog. I don’t rant about the fires of Hell, or gush over cheerful thoughts like this: “…The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider … Continue reading →

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A Stained Glass Window, a Baron, Initiative and Rules

It’s been about a half-century since I worked for the Red River Valley Historical Society. Articles I wrote for their Red River Valley Heritage Press are in the MSMM Archives, and that’s another topic.1 Something I liked about that historical … Continue reading →

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Humanae Vitae Award: Fr. Greg Paffel, Parishes on the Prairie

My parish is Our Lady of the Angles in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. It’s part of the Parishes on the Prairie Catholic Community — and that’s a topic for another time. Aside from routine matters, we’re not exactly at the center … Continue reading →

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