Desert Rose and Preparedness

For the last four days, I have been unable to meditate in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, so I am sitting outside facing four potted plants of desert roses. Upon completing my Christian Meditation mantra, “Maranatha,” I open my eyes and gaze at the skeleton-like, almost leafless desert survivors crowned with pink flowers. EachContinue reading “Desert Rose and Preparedness”

Virginal Conception doctrine points to Christ’s origin in God

THE EDITOR, Madam: I write in response to an article in The Sunday Gleaner titled ‘The Virgin Birth, neither fact nor fiction?’ The article explores the traditional Christian belief in the ‘Virgin Birth’ of Jesus Christ from several perspectives: (1) The illogic of divine conception; (2) The rare biochemical possibility of fertilisation without a sperm; (3) A miraculous act of God; andContinue reading “Virginal Conception doctrine points to Christ’s origin in God”