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This part of a verse came to mind when I was thinking about some of the posts in a few older threads. "Always be prepared to give an answer to anyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect" How do ypu understand this verse? For...

So, knowing that Mother Theresa had a crisis of faith and a long one at that, I thought I'd look for evidence that she regained her faith and ion so how she did it. I didn't find much in my first searches that indicated she regained faith before she died, but some articles summarized a Time...

U.S. captures Benghazi suspect in secret raid - The Washington Post Good news for those who thought that no one in the government was following up.

Use the Common Core. Use It Widely. Use It Well. - Commentary - The Chronicle of Higher Education Just in case you're interested. I worry about the lack of mathematical reasoning and critical thinking skills I see in each new group of first year students, and want to understand more about how...

Oklahoma Tea Party candidate Scott Esk supports stoning gay people to death.

Police: Shooter kills one, then dies at Oregon high school - CNN.com

I guess we're entering a point in history where these kinds of events seem usual. Georgia just passed Guns Everywhere! ! legislation if I recall. Georgia cop shot in back, killed at Waffle House after suspects used racial slurs, brother says | cleveland.com

This time a heroic student used non lethal means to stop him One killed, one critically wounded in Seattle college shooting - CBS News

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl: Flight to freedom - CNN.com

...even if it meant killing a child like Abraham was asked? Woman kills toddler while reenacting story of Abraham I'm actually surprised this doesn't happen more often considering we hold up Abraham as an example.

I thought I'd start a new thread but this topic has come up in a few other threads...the question of how life began on earth and whether or not the statistics tell us that it is likely that there is life on other planets. This theory is kind of interesting, although likely difficult to test...

I've been really enjoying some of the discussions here, and learning too, but that's being hampered by some site issues. At work, when I log in the site has been downloading an executable file that i then immediately delete. Probably a sign not to visit here at work. But now I'm getting these...

Some of you know that I've struggled for a long time with faith, but haven't given up. When I was about 7 I was attending Mass with my parents as I always did, and the though popped into my head 'what if all of this is like a play...people playing roles and reading lines.' Since then, despite...

Criticized by Ratzinger, Liberation Theology hailed at Vatican as founder gets hero's welcome I think its time to resume reading his book. My reading list is getting long, but this should move to the top.

I noticef that while my radio and news feed is abuzz with discussion about the verdict in the Michael Dunn case...but I haven't seen a thread here. With the similarities to the George Zimmerman case, I expected that we'd see a lively discussion here. Do the people who view Zimmerman as...

Recent events have me struggling to understand the Church's position on some things....and a hypothetical came to mind as an easy way for me to get a handle on my questions. I was reading about the number of frozen embryos destroyed if they were unneeded and unwanted. So, suppose a...

Happy new year everyone! I'm feeling optimistic, especially in the area of holding on to and perhaps even strengthening faith...found a few books like The Skeptical Believer, that are helping me. Hope everyone else finds good things in 2014!

State Rep. Uses Sledgehammer To Destroy Homeless People's Possessions | ThinkProgress State Rep uses sledgehammer to smash belongings of homeless people :(

I asked once in another thread about the current status in research on homosexuality being a condition one is born with vs. a choice or a product of the environment. I don't think I got any answers, but I did find this article (from 2008) summarizing some research, with a link to the...

Something that seriously puzzles me. Sexual acts are licit in some situations according to Church teaching (between a married couple, no barriers to life, etc...), and not licit in other situations. It is normal, expected, and a good thing that a licit sexual act is pleasurable. We're allowed...