The other night my husband was watching one of the science channels. The show was about physics. Is light a particle? Or is light a wave? And the answer is “Yes.” I don’t understand the math or the physics beyond the simple idea that relativity and quantum physics are mathematically incompatible. I understand that understanding [...]
Tag Archive 'discernment'
Why Catholic?
Posted in main on Oct 17th, 2009
I’ve been sitting with Susan’s post over on Creo en Dios — and considering how her words adapt to my reality. We come to this place from different roads. She was a cradle Catholic who left God and the Catholic Church, and returned. I started life in a Calvinist protestant environment (Presbyterian/Southern Baptist), made a [...]
Sleepless – not in Seattle
Posted in main on Sep 21st, 2009
Tonight is one of those where my mind doesn’t seem to want to shut down… I’m pondering many things, for no know reason. It’s one of those nights when I consider my faith – what it is and what it is not. I wonder at why I believe at all. I wonder what I believe. [...]
You just never know what mouthpiece or tool God will use to get your attention. You’re just minding your own business and BANG! There you are looking at something you didn’t even realize you needed to hear. I am a frequent listener to The Radio Reader on NPR. Currently, Dick Estelle is reading “A Son [...]
Naming or Named?
Posted in main on Jun 17th, 2009
Myth, science fiction and fantasy – tales of wizards and magical beings are reflections of real truths. For example – a wizards is very careful about someone actually knowing his true name. To be named is to be controllable. Even the Old Testament God had an unpronounceable name — isn’t that what Yahweh approximates? Trying [...]
