by Miguel A. De La Torre | Dec 20, 2022 | Opinion
Prophets and poets have created an ethereal, imaginary place of pearly gates, gold-paved streets and harp-playing angels as a final resting place for our heavy burden souls. Missing from their conjured imaginary of heaven is that this serene and tranquil place where...
by Mitch Randall | Sep 8, 2022 | Opinion
I updated my will last week. To my friends, don’t worry; I’m not planning on going anywhere anytime soon. To my enemies, sorry about getting your hopes up. And to Missy, you can’t quite start hosting the Good Faith Weekly podcast by yourself, no matter how much...
by Jack Moline | Jun 21, 2022 | Opinion
There is usually a bit of timeless wisdom that inspires these columns of mine. I will admit that the quotation that provoked this column — “Is this heaven?” — makes no sense out of context. Here is a link to a video of a little more than seven minutes that...
by Leroy Seat | Mar 14, 2022 | Opinion
The 94th Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled for March 27, and the apocalyptic black comedy “Don’t Look Up” is nominated for the best picture. In that engaging movie, warnings about a Mount Everest-sized comet on course to crash into earth with extinction-level...
by Molly T. Marshall | May 30, 2014 | Opinion
The final scene in Luke’s Gospel is the blessing and departure of Jesus. The ascension, celebrated this year on Sunday, June 1, concludes his earthly ministry. His disciples seem ready to proclaim the astounding news of his resurrection, having confirmed that...
