Tag Archives: God

  1. Why God Doesn’t Tell Us Why He Let Something Bad Happen

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    December 28, 2020 by lucieromarin

    The sparring-partner who asked me, “Why can’t God tell me why He let something bad happen?” gave the example of …
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  2. It’s Not a Crisis if It’s Always

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    July 28, 2019 by lucieromarin

    I heard a comment recently about the Church being in crisis. I realised that I have been hearing such references …
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  3. Sitting with Mystery

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    January 1, 2019 by lucieromarin

    People keep posting soundbites about God not being responsible for the evils in the world, and how stupid it is …
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  4. My Christmas Thief and His Lesson in Truth

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    December 20, 2018 by lucieromarin

    So, three parcels were stolen from my front doorstep (which is inside a building, and not immediately facing the street.) …
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  5. We are the Culture

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    August 1, 2018 by lucieromarin

    Those who have never been seriously hurt by their religious communities will think of apostasy in terms of truth and …
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  6. She Gathers the Herbs for Battle

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    July 7, 2018 by lucieromarin

    I have arisen from the bronchitis-that-would-not-die to find that we’re just over a month off the Feast of the Assumption. …
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  7. Postscript about Heaven

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    March 13, 2018 by lucieromarin

    An impious opinionatrix remarked on the words in the previous post, “…but I do want to see him in Heaven.” …
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  8. The Deluge and Its Consequences

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    November 23, 2013 by lucieromarin

    It’s raining. It has been raining for days, and I’ve been caught in more than one downpour. (I was drenched …
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  9. On Questions

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    November 14, 2013 by lucieromarin

    I’ve just come from Mass, during which I mangled part of a Gradual verse, listened to a homily about indulgences, …
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  10. The Size of the Universe

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    August 24, 2013 by lucieromarin

    Some time ago, a reader left the following question in the combox: Out of interest, has the Catholic church addressed …
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