https://traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/MYS069.mp3 Podcast: Download MYS069: For centuries, many people believed a woman had once been pope and the tale of Pope Joan has had a recent resurgence. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the origins of the story, its common details, its plausibility, and what the faith has to say about the possibility. Get all new… Continue reading Pope Joan
How To Handle Stocks You Don’t Trade Well
Many trading pundits claim that you can use the same trading strategies and tactics across all stocks, bonds, or any asset. In other words, they claim you should be able to trade Apple stock in the same way that you’d trade the Russian Ruble. Besides the fact that there are literal differences between the… Continue reading How To Handle Stocks You Don’t Trade Well
Mistaken Identity – SpiritualDirection.com
I can’t remember exactly how old I was, but as a young boy, I asked myself an important question: who am I? It appeared, at least to me, like a natural question. After all, I thought, what was the point of living if you didn’t know who you are? In my childlike innocence, I assumed… Continue reading Mistaken Identity – SpiritualDirection.com
Why We Don’t Know the Animal Origins of the Coronavirus
Over the past century, many notable viruses have emerged from animals to cause widespread illness and death in people. The list includes the pathogens behind pandemic influenza, Ebola, Zika, West Nile fever, SARS and now COVID, brought on by the virus SARS-CoV-2. For all of these microbes, the animal species that served as the original source… Continue reading Why We Don’t Know the Animal Origins of the Coronavirus
No Need to Read Between the Lines: How Clear Shifts in Nordic Strategies Create Opportunities for the United States to Enhance Arctic Security
The United States has historically aimed to counter Soviet and Russian military threats and strategic influence in the European Arctic and its principle adjoining countries—Norway, Sweden, and Finland. Although these countries have traditionally enjoyed strong relations with the United States, they have equally showed a steadfast reluctance to provoke the Russian military and endanger close… Continue reading No Need to Read Between the Lines: How Clear Shifts in Nordic Strategies Create Opportunities for the United States to Enhance Arctic Security
Housing’s On Fire… Literally: Burned-Out Boston Home Selling ‘As Is’ For $400K
If you’re looking for more evidence the housing market is in a bubble, look no further than this single-family home in Melrose, a suburb of Boston, Massachusetts. A little more than a month ago, the 1,857 sqft, three-bedroom home built in the 1960s was severely damaged in a fire where much of the inside was… Continue reading Housing’s On Fire… Literally: Burned-Out Boston Home Selling ‘As Is’ For $400K
New Books in the Bible? (& More Weird Questions)
Podcast: Download MYS076: It’s time for more weird questions with Jimmy Akin, including this time new books in the Bible; Heaven on another planet; impeaching the Pope; time travel & the Eucharist; marrying aliens; zombie apocalypses; and more. Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google… Continue reading New Books in the Bible? (& More Weird Questions)
Joseph, Mary and Me – SpiritualDirection.com
When Pope Francis declared this to be the Year of St. Joseph, he was continuing a long tradition of the Popes before him. At that time, I wondered how this would make a difference in my life. Now, ten months later, I reflect on what St. Joseph has meant to me throughout the years. Specifically,… Continue reading Joseph, Mary and Me – SpiritualDirection.com
We Are Beast Machines – Issue 107: The Edge
I have a childhood memory of looking in the bathroom mirror, and for the first time realizing that my experience at that precise moment—the experience of being me—would at some point come to an end, and that “I” would die. I must have been about 8 or 9 years old, and like all early memories… Continue reading We Are Beast Machines – Issue 107: The Edge
Of Course The Taliban Are PSYOP Experts! They Don’t Have Much Competition!
I ran across an MSN article dated June 22, 2021. “The Taliban Are Winning the War of Words in Afghanistan as morale falters” (see: https://bit.ly/3qmDhQt). The article began: “As Afghanistan’s armed forces cede and regain ground in the searing summer offensive against the Taliban, they are losing a propaganda war that is affecting the… Continue reading Of Course The Taliban Are PSYOP Experts! They Don’t Have Much Competition!