From the Heart and the Brain

There is no spiritual or political scenario where you can abandon Christian virtue for the sake of the alleged greater good, and if a Christ...

  Je vous préviens, que si vous ne me dites pas que nous avons la guerre, si vous vous permettez encore de pallier toutes les infamies, tout...

"To meet people at the intersection of fear and hope and to walk with them, however briefly, with honesty and care is the true meaning ...

  Ad hoc memorial to Renee Good, killed in Minneapolis   Jan 7, 202 6, during protest of Immigragtion and Customs   Enforcement (ICE) acti...

  (James Tissot, The Pharisee and The Tax Collector) Is it with the tax collector, who sees his sin and falls on his knees before you? (Luke...

“Where do babies come from?” is a classic children’s question. One could call this profound, simple, and humorous question essential to chil...

  The Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls (Rome) The final section of Paul’s letter to the Philippians ( Phil 4:21-23 ) contains some gre...

de Paul Bunge, Sept 2025   Je voix les arbres à silhouette Le monde est different Mon place la même exactement Qui a fait le changement enco...

If you have lost the sense of amazement at the way the world is and how God made everything to be discovered and enjoyed and fathomed, and y...

  I appreciate this Wikipedia summary: Truth or verity is the property of being in accord with fact or reality.  In everyday language, it i...

(Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well, 1640) Art can be a way of thinking, especially when the thoughts cannot keep up with the input...

  Standing up to the abuse of power is inherently difficult. It can also be inspiring. People who do so often look back proudly on their act...