Before I Start Reading / First Impressions Theistic Evolution: The Teilhardian Heresy by Wolfgang Smith is my parents’ book, lent to me by my elder sister-in-law to try to convince me that evolution is false. (But will she read a pro-evolution book for me? Of course not…) Judging by the title and the chapter titles, … More Rebecca Reads Theistic Evolution: The Teilhardian Heresy
Before I Start Reading / First Impressions Not God’s Type: An Atheist Academic Lays Down Her Arms by Holly Ordway was a birthday gift for myself from my parents. The rant about how a “please be Catholic again” gift is perfectly appropriate in their eyes to give to me for an occasion, when I’m sure … More Rebecca Reads Not God’s Type
Recently, I was interviewed by Frank Zindler, and one of his questions was about my thoughts on this current pope. I think it’s worth expanding on my response a bit. First of all, as I no longer believe the veracity of Catholicism, I no longer accept that the pope has any authority over me. Some people … More My Thoughts on Pope Francis
For the few people who don’t already know, Frank Zindler is the editor of American Atheist Press, an author of several books, a polyglot, a musician, and a scientist – one of the very rare people who is a polymath (Renaissance Man). Before I knew who he was, I met and got to know him, … More Interview with Frank Zindler
If I were to suddenly gain supernatural power, without becoming any more of a loving or moral person than I am now, I have a few things I would do. First on the list is that any persons who became my priests would be physically incapable of child rape or even desiring to see children in … More If I Became a God
One of the things I hate about being a woman is having periods. All the usual reasons (pain, having to deal with bleeding heavily from my genitals for a week, extra tiredness) certainly apply. Personally, however, I have a reason I don’t think is shared by everyone. Once a month, every month, my body is … More Taking a Break (Mostly)
For more information about this series of posts and this TV series, see this page. The forty-third episode of The Journey Home is titled “Daniel Vinzant: A Southern Baptist Minister Who Became A Catholic” and aired September 25, 1998. It can be viewed online here. The description under the episode says: Daniel can’t remember when he didn’t … More Daniel Vinzant: A Southern Baptist Minister Who Became A Catholic
For more information about this series of posts and this TV series, see this page. The forty-second episode of The Journey Home is titled “Gray Plunkett: An Episcopal Missionary Who Became A Catholic” and aired September 18, 1998. It can be viewed online here. Not two minutes in to this episode, Marcus Grodi says that the Internet … More Gray Plunkett: An Episcopal Missionary Who Became A Catholic
For more information about this series of posts and this TV series, see this page. The forty-first episode of The Journey Home is titled “Doug Trout: An Evangelical Friend (Quaker) Who Returned To The Catholic Church” and aired September 11, 1998. It can be viewed online here. Once again, this guest was a serious Christian who … More Doug Trout: An Evangelical Friend (Quaker) Who Returned To The Catholic Church
For more information about this series of posts and this TV series, see this page. The fortieth episode of The Journey Home is titled “Marcus Grodi: A Presbyterian Minister Who Became A Catholic” and aired September 4, 1998. It can be viewed online here. This is the first anniversary episode – clearly there are a few that are … More Marcus Grodi: A Presbyterian Minister Who Became A Catholic
The Complete History of the Universe: A Personal Journey 