Author Archives: Bert Hielema

April 1 2023 DARE TO LIVE.        In Canada, where I live, life expectancy for females is 83.9 years, for males, like me, it is 79.7. In my neighbor to the South, mighty USA, it is 74.5 for the male, supposedly, … Continue reading →

March 25 2023 Know Thyself. “It is a sin not to become what we are.” The oracle in Delph, the most important religious sanctuary in ancient Greece, had above its entrance the slogan, Gnoothi Seauton, Know Thyself. It reminds me … Continue reading →

March 18 2023 PURE EVIL Tucker Carlson: pure evil. Netanyahu: pure evil. Putin: pure evil. Trump: pure evil.    Tucker Carlson  He was the most popular TV host on American cable news. No longer. Now he is at the center … Continue reading →

March 11 2023 WILL THERE BE A CHURCH TOMORROW? We know about the Church today: fragile, divided, aging, pious perhaps. We also have Jesus’ words that the Church will endure until the end. And then there is Augustine proclaiming, “Many … Continue reading →

March 11 2023 WILL THERE BE A CHURCH TOMORROW? We know about the Church today: fragile, divided, aging, pious perhaps. We also have Jesus’ words that the Church will endure until the end. And then there is Augustine proclaiming, “Many … Continue reading →

March 4 2023  WHY ARE WE HERE?  Good question: why are we here on earth? Let me, from the outset, make plain, that, when we die – and we all will – there is no heaven to go to. John … Continue reading →