The Joplin tornado has already killed at least 125 people, now officials say that 232 remain unaccounted for Following the devastating tornado which ripped though Joplin at the weekend, these satellite images show the extent of the damage. Before and after aerial photos show the shocking extent of the damage caused by the twister in […]
Monthly Archives: Mayo 2011
Religion and sport: Do prayers help players?
Atheists will regard the idea that religion can make a difference to outcomes in sport as fanciful. But it is possible to put aside the issue of whether or not God exists and just examine the impact of faith on performance. This is what Jeong-Keun Park of Seoul University did in 2000 by studying the […]
Tres lecciones breves para predicadores
Tres enseñanzas: (1) Aprende a limitar tu libertad para bien de otros; (2) Sé dócil al Espíritu porque es Él quien lleva el timón y motor de la misión; (3) Predica desde la misericordia; sólo quien desea servir sirve de algo. Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Conoce los Padres de la Iglesia
Página en construcción, con algunos textos centrales de los grandes autores de la antigüedad cristiana. Click!
Reasonable but not functional?
How does one convince a depressed person that “everything is all right” when her life really does suck? How does one convince an obsessive-compulsive patient to stop religiously washing his hands when the truth of what gets left behind after “normal” washing should be enough to make any sane person cringe? These problems put therapists […]
Transparencia y confianza
En momentos de dificultad nada sostiene tanto como saber que es Dios quien nos ha conducido y seguirá guiando. Tal certeza requiere, sin embargo, el deseo previo y consistente de seguir sus caminos y buscar su voluntad. Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Actitud de la Iglesia ante el ateísmo
21. La Iglesia, fiel a Dios y fiel a los hombres, no puede dejar de reprobar con dolor, pero con firmeza, como hasta ahora ha reprobado, esas perniciosas doctrinas y conductas, que son contrarias a la razón y a la experiencia humana universal y privan al hombre de su innata grandeza. Quiere, sin embargo, conocer […]