Vote for God

Wired Magazine, notorious atheists and Richard Dawkins fans that they are, have posted a way for you to vote for the statement that you prefer in a debate between Francis Collins and Richard Dawkins. Richard Dawkins is winning, of course, but all he had to say was ‘poppycock’ and he would win at Wired. Is this a surprise? No. They’re just having fun with it, so if you want to cast a vote for God (represented by Francis Collins) then head to

http://www.wired.com/culture/geekipedia/magazine/geekipedia/faith_smackdown

Not that this is going to garner enough attention to defeat the Wired atheists since I barely break 100 visits/day and about 5 will read this

For those who don’t know, but will soon be enlightened by following the link above, Francis Collins is the former head of the Human Genome Project. I think he probably knows a few things about evolution and genetics.

Daily Bible Readings Commentary Sept 19 2007 Wednesday 24th Week Ordinary Time.

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Sept 19 2007 Wednesday 24^th Week Ordinary Time.

About the sources used.

The readings on this site are not official for the Mass of Roman Catholic Church, but are from sources free from copyright. They are here to present the comparable readings alongside traditional Catholic commentary as published in the Haydock Bible.

Official Readings of the Liturgy at – dead link removed – Go here for NAB translation

1 Timothy 3:14-16 Haydock NT

14 These things I write to thee, hoping that I shall come to thee shortly. 15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. 16 And evidently great is the mystery of piety, which was manifested in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, appeared to the Angels, hath been preached to the Gentiles, is believed in the world, is taken up in glory.

Haydock Commentary 1 Timothy 3:14-16

· Ver. 15. The pillar and ground of the truth. By the promises of Christ to direct his Church by the infallible spirit of truth; (see John xvi. 7. Mat. xxviii. 20. &c. Wi) and, therefore, the Church of the living God can never uphold error, nor bring in corruptions, superstition, or idolatry. Ch.—That the Church, the pillar and ground of truth, is to be conducted by the constant superintendence and guidance of the Holy Spirit into all truth to the consummation of days, every one whose mind is not strangely prejudiced may easily discover in various places of the inspired writings.

· Ver. 16. Mystery of piety, meaning the mystery of the incarnation of the Son of God: and so in most Greek copies, and in S. Chrys. we read, God appeared in the flesh.—Taken up into glory, by Christ’s glorious ascension into heaven. Wi.—After having spoken of the grandeur and infallibility of the Church, the apostle takes occasion from it to extol the great mystery of love, the incarnation and redemption of man. By this mystery the Second Person of the blessed Trinity became manifested in the flesh, justifying or proving his divinity by the virtue of the Holy Spirit appearing in his miracles, made known to the Angels, who were his messengers to bear the tidings to man, or assisting spirits to wait upon him, as at the nativity, in the desert, the agony, &c. preached to the world, and at length consummated to the world by his ascension into glory. Calmet et alii.

Gospel Reading Luke 7:31-35 Haydock NT

31 And the Lord said:

“Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? And to what are they like? 32 They are like to children sitting in the marketplace, and speaking one to another, and saying: We have piped to you, and you have not danced: we have mourned, and you have not wept.

33 For John, the Baptist, came, neither eating bread, nor drinking wine, and you say: ‘He hath the devil.’ 34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking, and you say: ‘Behold a man that is a glutton and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners.’”

35 And wisdom is justified by all her children.

Haydock Commentary Luke 7:31-35

• Ver. 32. Speaking to one another: they seem to have been alternate choirs of youths, answering each other in the above words. Menochius.
• That’s it for this section J