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Settle for nothing less than the infinite mystery and infinite delight

April 27, 2017 Carl E. Olson 0

Back in the early 1840s, John Henry Newman observed that physical philosophers—that is, scientists—”are ever inquiring whence things are, not why; referring them to nature, not to mind; and thus they tend to make a […]

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Science and the transcendence of God

March 30, 2017 Russell Shaw 0

As it happens, it was Ash Wednesday when I casually flicked on an all-news radio station just in time to catch a quickie interview with a scientist. He’d written a book about the origin of […]

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Readings: • Is 56:1, 6-7 • Psa 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 • Rom 11:13-15, 29-32 • Mt 15:21-28 Those raised in privilege and wealth are said to have been “born with a silver spoon in […]

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