Three graduations! St. Louis and the City Museum, camping, and a night in Havana! Following Sesame Street’s lead, we review two movies starting with the letter “J” – Jupiter Ascending and Jurassic World! We discuss radical gender reassignment surgery, the miracle of the ordination, and changing the date of Easter?! St. Louis City Museum Amazon Echo The Miracle of the…
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AFFL #028 Stock Tank Gardens
We talk Memorial Day, impromptu barbecues, unique raised garden beds, track finales, and the flu. We review Catch Me If You Can, and discuss the Machete Order for watching the Star Wars saga! We also talk about the feast of the holy Trinity and what role our emotions, intellect, and will should play in our faith life. Stock Tank Garden…
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The Great Uncertainty – Problems with Individual Fallibility
Yesterday I listened to a two hour debate between Catholic author and apologist Devin Rose, and Nathaniel Taylor a graduate of Biola University, Westminster Theological Seminary, and a current philosophy student at Talbot School of Theology. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to their debate; hopefully Devin and Nate will excuse me for weighing in with a couple of my own thoughts 🙂…
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“Feel Good” Religion
Within each of us is a longing to know and experience God. A longing which if unrequited can often paradoxically push people farther away from the very thing which they desire, namely a relationship with God Himself. Many atheists and agnostics began their journeys as earnest seekers of divine truth, only to find themselves stranded on the rocky shores of unbelief…
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AFFL #027 God’s Not Dead?!
Mother’s Day and Missy’s birthday, a visit from the in-laws, and a new monthly spot at the New Evangelizers website. We review Avengers: Age of Ultron, God’s Not Dead, and talk about the problems with Christian movies and media. We discuss the Pew research poll and discuss the decline of Christianity and the rise of the “nones”. New Evangelizers ”THE…
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AFFL #026 Temporal Loops and Men in Kilts
Ethan’s Confirmation, a week spent with my folks, and a late night power wheelchair repo are all on the docket for this week! We share some great news about our friend Christine and go to the Sacramento Highland Games. Is it just me or is my wife sporting a mustache in this photo?!! We talk about, The Miracle Maker, A.D. The…
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The Lamb’s Supper Is Not A Buffet
When it comes to a buffet, what’s not to like? Self serve, all you can eat; just meandering down the buffet line and picking whatever strikes your fancy. Eat what you like, leave what you don’t, and above all – don’t stop until you’ve gorged yourself! If there’s a dining experience that’s more thoroughly all-American than a good old fashioned all you can eat buffet;…
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Abstinence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder…
Last January Pope Francis was quoted as saying, “Some think that—excuse my expression here—that in order to be good Catholics we have to be like rabbits…No.” He went on to say that, “God gives you methods to be responsible.” Breeding Like Rabbits Wait – what?! Isn’t the Catholic Church against contraception of any kind? Did his remarks signal a sudden change…
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AFFL #025 Easter!
We discuss the Triduum, Easter, and the three C’s that mark us as Christians! We share a couple of AFFL promo spots, and review a ton of movies including Cinderella, Into the Woods, Unbroken, and The Good Lie. We talk home energy efficiency, and also respond to some feedback – sorry Norm! Make sure and check out the video of Ethan’s…
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A Smattering of Fascinating Facts…
At the very bottom of the front page of my blog you will find a couple of short paragraphs explaining why I began blogging along with a micro-snippet on my conversion to Catholicism and a quote from quite simply the best author of the 20th century, G.K. Chesterton. Next to it is my gravatar profile with some additional personal information. While…
