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October 2015

October 12, 2015

Columbus, Clemson, and the Perpetually Offended (UPDATED)

Today, October 12, is Columbus Day. Except for the fact that the mail didn't come,...

October 02, 2015

NASA Found Water on Mars? Great–Let’s Baptize the Martians!

In a press conference Monday, September 28, scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space...

July 2015

July 21, 2015

$100 Million Alien Search May Yield Potential Converts

BREAKING: Stephen Hawking Launches $100 Million Search for Extraterrestrial Life; Pope Francis Stands Ready to...

November 2014

November 13, 2014

Wait, What? Carl Sagan Was NOT an Atheist?

I don't know where I got this idea, but I've always thought that Carl Sagan,...

August 2014

August 18, 2014

Frankenstein Science: Head Transplants Are Now Possible?

"Potentially unethical." That's how one expert described an Italian scientist's plan to perform...

July 2014

July 13, 2014

Wow! The Supermoon Was Awesome Behind Brazil’s “Christ the Redeemer”!

Of all the images of the Supermoon of July 12, 2014, perhaps this is the...

June 2014

June 23, 2014

Why UC-Davis’ New Study of Free Will Is Horse Patootie

Free will, scientists at UC-Davis claim, may be nothing more than the result of background...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

NASA’s Breakthrough Discovery: Could There Be Life on Other Planets?

Move over—It's getting crowded in this galaxy! On Wednesday, February 26, NASA confirmed reports that...

February 04, 2014

HOW DID WE GET HERE? Bill Nye’s Scientism vs. Ken Ham’s Creationism Face Off Tonight in Sold-Out Debate

Bill Nye The Science Guy and Ken Ham, Creation Man, will face off in a...

March 2013

March 08, 2013

New Book Reveals the Promise of Adult Stem Cells

“…the potential benefits of adult stem cell research are very considerable, since it opens up...

November 2012

November 16, 2012

THE HEAVENS ARE TELLING THE GLORY OF GOD – Experiencing God in the Eucharist and in Creation

Tonight's the night! If you live in a part of the United States with a...

November 09, 2012

The Glue That Holds the Universe Together – Laminin

He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. --Colossians 1:17 Laminin...

October 2012

October 09, 2012

Good Without God: Einstein’s “God Letter” Goes on the Auction Block

Albert Einstein didn’t believe in God. At least, he didn’t believe in the trinitarian God...

September 2012

September 12, 2012

Who Are You? I Mean, Really….

I have just received an email, notifying me that for just $199.95, I can find...

August 2012

August 11, 2012

The Seashell and the Three-In-One

Augustine of Hippo lived a wild life—abandoning the faith, fathering a child out of wedlock,...

July 2012

July 04, 2012

I See LOTS of God-Particles!

This is the day! The science world is panting with excitement, exhilarated because scientists at...

June 2012

June 25, 2012

LIFE: Flashing, Pulsating, Captivating Life

You may not know his name, but I’ll bet his scientific visualizations—explosions of color and...

June 20, 2012

Einstein’s Best Quote, Ever

"I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this...

January 2012

January 26, 2012

An Intimate Dinner with Billy and Betty (On the Side)

I was a high school sophomore when someone told me that in China, aborted fetuses...

September 2011

September 21, 2011

Prayer for Just In Case a Satellite Lands on Your Head

Heads up! Talk about being environmentally wasteful! Here I am, using paper not plastic, recycling...

August 2011

August 05, 2011

Tryst of Titans: Hanky-Panky in the Heavens?

Scientists have recently released a report suggesting that the Earth may once have had two...

July 2011

July 21, 2011

End of an Era– And For Me, Shuttle Brings Memories

I was just a little kid, but with my mother’s help, I wrote congratulatory letters...

July 20, 2011

Google’s Doodle: A Tribute to Gregor Mendel

Way, way back in ancient history (1996), two Stanford University graduate students constructed a search...

July 20, 2011

On a Wing and a Prayer: Astronauts “Touch the Face of God”

If you’re as old as I am, you may remember the tension in our nation...

May 2011

May 22, 2011

ON TWO WINGS: THE ARTIFICIAL SEPARATION OF FAITH AND SCIENCE

The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the...