Silent Servants...
... of the Used, Abused, and Utterly Screwed Up.
A Secular Franciscan looks at the world...
with a more jaundiced eye than ever...
and lots of ellipses for you to fill in the missing text...
(with thanks to Thomas S. Klise for the title)
explaining parts of an unsatisfactory life, by an unsatisfied man...
"From hero of the left to neocon turncoat, and still battling on: Christopher Hitchens talks to Decca Aitkenhead about old arguments and his new memoir"He's been at opposite ends of the spectrum politically and somewhat religiously, and one can't help but get the feeling that there's a lot of unhappiness and instability there, despite the intellect...
"The latest book from a conservative pundit takes aim at the media and praises Christianity…but with a twist. It’s written by an atheist."
with the author of a book that tells how St. Francis wasn't just a fluffy saint who talked to animals (who doesn't?)...
"A forgotten incident in the life of St. Francis speaks volumes today"Because he's been co-opted by the environmental people and other groups like PETA, people think that he's just this nice, fluffy environmentalist, and not a saint whose major concern was rebuilding God's Church...
Spaghetti Westerns and Faith
it's a timely thing, this interview, as it corresponds nicely with the publishing of her book...
Modern day 'self-proclaimed' Irish mystic. The Church hasn't even investigated anything, let alone made a statement on it.
God, He's moody"In an interview with something to offend everyone, Robert Wright explains why religion has given us a fickle deity"But...
"At first, "The Evolution of God" reads like another atheistic tract exposing the seamier side of religion. But then I came to Wright's account of the "moral imagination" and his surprising conclusion: He may not believe in God, but Wright thinks humanity is marching -- however wobbly -- toward moral truth."
with a Catholic Christian actor..."The star of The Passion of the Christ discusses faith, Hollywood and his new film The Stoning of Soraya M."
