Faith and Science

Science and Religion 2010-04-18 In certain circles it is believed that science trumps religion. The idea is simple and uncompromising: Religion cannot stand up to science. The hard facts of science ultimately render faith untenable. Coupled with this is the idea that...

Taize Easter Prayer and Cardinal Kasper

Easter Prayer of Brother Alois, Prior of Taize Christ Jesus, you did not remain in death, but you rose from the dead and you live with God.  Open our eyes and our hearts so that we can recognize the signs of your presence:  they are so humble that often we do not...

History of Christianity

Thine Is the Kingdom  CHRISTIANITY The First Three Thousand Years By Diarmaid MacCulloch Illustrated. 1,161 pp. Viking. $45 By JON MEACHAM Published: April 1, 2010 It is only a brief moment, a seemingly inconclusive ­exchange in the midst of one of the most...

More on Sir John Templeton

Read “Scientific Giant” below before reading this blog. Sir John Templeton was born in the USA but renounced his US citizenship and became a dual citizen of Great Britian and the Bahamas.  He was one of the original mutual fund creators and became a...

Scientific Giant

Francisco Ayala was the winner of the 2010 Templeton Prize ($1.5 million), the largest individual prize, and always in the area of “contributing to life’s spiritual dimension”  Ayala was ordained a Dominican priest in Spain in 1960.  He left the...