Alan Kmiecik

Faith and Reason

“Intellige ut credas, crede ut intellegas.” (‘I understand in order to believe, I believe, in order to understand’) – St. Augustine                 Sounds like how I science works:: “I believe, in order to understand.” In science, you start with a hypothesis or theory — a reasoned guess that

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Be Holy

Every day we face situations in which we must choose not to gossip; to avoid TV shows, movies, or Internet sites that incite greed, envy, laziness, or lust; to eat and drink in moderation; to give employers a honest day’s work; to keep anger in check (even with our teenagers). Choose with the Wisdom given

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Wisdom…

is the gift from the Holy Spirit that allows us to see and comprehend divine and human realities from God’s perspective. It is wisdom that tells us that,  to be supremely happy, we must be poor in spirit, meek, mournful, thirsting for justice, merciful, clean of heart, peacemakers and suffer persecution for justice sake.

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