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Dear People Whom God Loves, Let us now look at the story of creation that we find in the book of Genesis.  Here is an outline of the important points: 1.    The earth was formless and dark and a mighty wind swept over the waters. 2.    On the first day God made the light and […]

Dear People Whom God Loves, We Catholics have a religious tradition.  It grew out of the Jewish religious tradition.  With the coming of Jesus, some of that Jewish tradition was retained, some was not, and new tradition came forth.  We believe that the Spirit of God was active in this process and still is active […]

Dear People Whom God Loves, We have seen that we are like animals.  On the other hand, we must not deny that we are angels.  Being human means that we have the capacity to see what is morally good or bad…not just what feels good or bad.  There is in us the capacity to choose […]

Dear People Whom God Loves, Are we like animals?  Partly so.  Are we like angels?  Partly so.  We are human.  This means that all parts of the brain must be woven together.  This means that we must integrate them.  That is the human journey.  This human journey is sometimes called the spiritual journey.  The term […]

Dear People Whom God Loves, HUMAN INTEGRATION – I It helps me to understand humanness to realize that we have something in common with animals and something in common with angels.  If we try to be either animals or angels, we are distorting what it means to be human.  We will not then be happy […]

Dear People Whom God Loves, What I write here helps me understand my own human journey and the human journey of other people. The cortex part of our brain has cortical columns which are made up of six neurons stacked on top of each other. Present experiences and sensations from the brainstem and limbic system […]

Dear People Whom God Loves, It is helpful to realize that there are various forms of justice. The first is commutative justice.  This speaks of our duties toward one another…that we treat each other fairly and honestly.  If I steal your wallet or defraud you, I am violating commutative justice. The second is distributive justice.  […]

Dear People Whom God Loves, We have been reflecting on integration in us as individual people.  Without going into it deeply, let us look at broader integration. The divine Love that is in us is in all human beings and thus we are all intimately connected to each other.  The blood by which we are […]

Dear People Whom God Loves, In the spirit of listening, I invite you to respond as to your relationship with the Catholic Church as outlined below. Your response will help St. Stanislaus Church become a better parish.  Feel free to share this survey with your friends. I am grateful for your help. Smile, God Loves […]