Another Theology Blog

“When we observe the world around us, we may sometimes wonder if life is nothing but a series of random events. We may have heard people say, ‘Mrs. Zhang is such a nice lady. She is a vegetarian, practices the Dharma religiously, and gives to all kinds of social causes. Unfortunately, however, she is also [...]

“…but the universe is not intelligently designed, then you’re saying the universe just naturally came into existence, continues existence, through natural laws of nature, through physics, thermodynamics, the laws of gravity and energy, produced you, eventually, and then through you produced this book that proves that it has no natural intelligent design” (Stephen Colbert, concerning [...]

Not too long ago, Stephen Colbert did a segment spoofing organized atheism (called the “Unquisition“).  Trust me, all of you need to watch this!  Be warned though, don’t drink while you watch, because laughter might make you spew.
Now, humor is one thing.  Reality is another.  I thought movements to establish atheistic temples were mainly confined [...]

Yesterday, as I walked through my local Catholic bookstore, my eyes came across a very strange title.  It read, Taking Jesus Seriously:  Buddhist Meditation for Christians.  Talk about irony!
Needless to say, some people just have an urge to mix the Faith with odd oriental philosophies and religions.  I haven’t ever been able to understand why this [...]