Religion

> Man must do violence to himself--to his fallen self, that is to say--for the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and it is the men of violence who take it by force. Kallistos Ware > The present age is not a time for rest and sleep, but it

> In an unprecedented gesture, Pope Benedict XVI has written an introductory about his own encyclical, Deus Caritas Est, for the magazine Famiglia Cristiana. The Italian weekly has published a special edition, containing the entirety of the Pope's encyclical, with a cover date of February 5. > "

But leave the cows alone! > Bishop Thomas Dabre of India's Vasai diocese was assaulted by a Hindu mob on Sunday, January 29, as he visited a home for impoverished children in a remote village in the western Maharashtra state. > About 200 Hindu militants shouted slogans and

Some of Einstein's writings about science and religion [http://einsteinandreligion.com/]. I haven't had a chance to peruse the site, but it could be pretty good. See this post [https://thedailyeudemon.com/3233/], for instance.

I missed this yesterday [http://articles.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20060130094409990019&cid=]. I'm assuming it was all over the Catholic blogosphere, but I couldn't make my daily cyber-trip yesterday: > The Vatican may have found the "miracle" they need

From Australia [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17977910%5E2702,00.html] : > The nation's most senior Islamic woman has attacked Muslim religious leaders who condone "wife-beating" and other forms of domestic violence. > Aziza Abdel-Halim, the only female

> Pope Benedict XVI plans to visit the United States in 2007, Baltimore's Cardinal William Keeler told a radio audience on January 27 [http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=42105]. Well, far out. It's been awhile. When was the Pope's last visit

Yet another sign that B16 is going to improve the administrative aspects of the Vatican: > Pope Benedict acknowledged concern for the plight of divorcees who are banned from taking communion after remarriage and urged a Vatican tribunal yesterday to rule promptly on requests for annulment. Telegraph Link [http://www.