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Spiritual theologian, author and speaker, specializing in prayer, Christian spirituality and mystical theology
[the kind that makes sense-BHG] - Catholic Bard
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Writing for Joy
[more "a writer who is Catholic", than a "Catholic Writer"-BHG] - Sparrowfare (peggyhaslar.com)
(Peggy Haslar)
Seed-Searches among the Stones - "Thankful to Be Able to Be Thankful"
('The Curt Jester', Jeff Miller: atheist-turned-Catholic) - tiberjudy
Happy. Southern. Catholic. - Time for Reflections
(Victor S. E. Moubarak)
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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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Tag Archives: technology
Footprints in Ancient Ash
Scientists are pretty sure that Saccorhytus coronarius is an ancestor of lancets, sea squirts, fish, amphibians, reptiles, dinosaurs, and mammals: including us. Much more recently, about 3,660,000 years back, five Australopithecus afarensis strolled across volcanic ash. One of them was … Continue reading
Gems, Metal, and Earth’s Core
The Fire of Australia, a whacking great chunk of opal, isn’t particularly interesting from a ‘science’ viewpoint. But I’m human, which is probably why anything big and shiny gets my attention: including that rock. Wrenching myself back on-topic, scientists found … Continue reading
Still Looking Forward to Friday the 13th
My brendans-island.com website, and this blog, are now on a Linux server. The change officially happened about two hours ago, around 11:30 am Central Time, 5:30 pm UTC, Friday, January 6, 2016. I’m told that it may take up to … Continue reading
Near-Earth Asteroids
Scientists spotted 2016 UR36 days before it passed by Earth. “Killer asteroids” headlines notwithstanding, we knew it would miss our planet by a comfortable margin. Sooner or later, though, something big will hit Earth: again. We still can’t prevent that, … Continue reading
Authority, Superstition, Progress
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
