Category Archives: Co-owning the Earth

OCTOBER 5 2019 THE GATES OF HELL….. Virgil said, “The gates of hell are open night and day; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way.” C. S. Lewis echoed this, “The safest road to hell is the gradual one – the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without … Continue reading →

SEPTEMBER 28 2019 THE TREMENDOUS IMPORTANCE OF “THE TREE”. I am a very blessed man. I am very blessed with our children who often come and help, even though they live far away. I am thankful that our tax dollars … Continue reading →

SEPTEMBER 21 2019 EXACTLY NINETY YEARS AFTER THE GREAT CRASH 1929. The way I arrive at my weekly writing choice is a mystery. Somehow my hand and eye are directed to a certain book which becomes my assignment for the … Continue reading →

SEPTEMBER 14 2019 ABOLISH THE CLERGY? James Carroll certainly thinks so. A former priest he knows the Roman Catholic Church inside out, and wrote an article on THE CHURCH AND THE CLERGY in the Atlantic Magazine, in which he boldly … Continue reading →

SEPTEMBER 7 2019 BRAIN-DEAD? Solomon, the not always wise king, wrote that “Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body” (Ecclesiastes 12:12). I guess Solomon was right. But reading is my life. Always has … Continue reading →

AUGUST 31 2019 GREED IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL Radix malorum cupiditas est.  Nowadays we experience the culmination of history: everything is becoming what it is. We are rushing to the END, and that means that the true nature … Continue reading →