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The Papacy Of St. John Paul II (1978-2005).

The Papacy Of St. John Paul II (1978-2005)

Pope John Paul II was truly the moral and spiritual leader of the entire world, as one can appreciate by the worldwide outpouring of love on his death April 2, 2005. John Paul II will be remembered for his emphasis on Christ and man, that the Gospel provides direction and supports the dignity of the human person. Carol Wojtyla (1920-2005) […]

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Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion.

Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion

I’m not quite done with C.C., but will finish today. It is a solid read, a fun book for a Christian to absorb and in a fun way, makes us confront today’s secular world’s skepticism about a faith that has been answering similar questions for 2000 years. I don’t claim to be a book reviewer. In fact, I usually don’t […]

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Sir Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton changed the way we understand the Universe. He discovered the laws of gravity and motion and invented calculus and the first working telescope. He helped shape our rational way of thinking and view of the world at large. Grade Level: 4 – 8 Name Sir Isaac Newton Born January 4, 1643 in Woolsthorpe, England Died March 31, 1727 (aged 84) […]

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What Makes America Great?

What Makes America Great?

The current occupant of the Oval Office got there on the promise to “Make America Great Again.” And while Lady Liberty lost some of her luster from the rearguard position of the last Administration, her greatness endures and is the reason America has an immigration problem—scratch that, crisis. Foundations Five decades after America gained independence, the French author Alexis de […]

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Emerging Technologies that Will Change the World

Emerging Technologies that Will Change the World

There are many technologies that will emerge in the coming decades that will profoundly influence our daily lives. Among all its technologies, there are 6 technologies that I would like to mention, because I think that these technologies have a great potential in the future, that are developing rapidly, and that will probably influence our world in the coming decades. […]

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The bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Oriental Chestnut Gall (Image by Manfred Richter from Pixabay)

Can Plants Get Cancer?

The bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens has been known to cause gall. Galls are lumps, bumps and uncontrolled growths that develop on different parts of plants after an infection and look more like what we will call a tumor. Other causes of galls includes viruses, fungi, bacteria, insects and mites. It’s very hard to believe, but galls appear on several of the […]

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NASA’s Ascent Abort-2 Flight Test Launches Went Smoothly

NASA’s Ascent Abort-2 Flight Test Launches Went Smoothly

NASA has cleared the final hurdle in testing its Orion spacecraft with the completion of the Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2) flight test. A fully functional Launch Abort System (LAS) with a test version of the Orion spacecraft attached, launches on NASA’s Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2) atop a Northrop Grumman provided booster on July 2, 2019, at 7 a.m. EDT, from Launch Pad […]

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Food and God

Food and God

Jesus answered, “It is written: Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Matt. 4:4. (YouTube Video: The Light Moment) Bread generally refers to food and we know that food is vital for nourishment and survival. On the average people can survive between 4 – 6 weeks without food and a maximum […]

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Proclamation Appointing a National Fast Day

Washington, D.C. March 30, 1863 By the President: Abraham Lincoln William H. Seward, Secretary of State Senator James Harlan of Iowa, whose daughter later married President Lincoln’s son Robert, introduced this Resolution in the Senate on March 2, 1863. The Resolution asked President Lincoln to proclaim a national day of prayer and fasting. The Resolution was adopted on March 3, […]

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The Victory of Reason- How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success

The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success

Author: Stark, Rodney Title: The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success. ISBN: 1-4000-6228-4 Length: 281 pp Published by: New York: Random House, 2005 Rodney Stark is a sociologist and historian of religion at Baylor University whose work I have much admired, especially The Rise of Christianity. He writes in a direct, no-nonsense way, perhaps […]

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