The Devil is Afraid of Me

A curse always becomes a vexation, and exorcisms are done even if there is only a vexation, which is an evil influence. The Cat­echism of the Catholic Church is clear: an exorcism is done even when there is no possession. But some exorcists, if they do not see that there is possession, do nothing. They are mistaken.… Continue reading The Devil is Afraid of Me

Single Cells Evolve Large Multicellular Forms in Just Two Years

Imagine, then, that every time a new cluster forms, its experience recapitulates this process, with the same differences in the environments of the inner and outer cells driving the same divergent responses. You begin to see how the story of what was once a unicellular creature can be rewritten, its body a palimpsest of what… Continue reading Single Cells Evolve Large Multicellular Forms in Just Two Years

The Guilt I Carry Over 9/11 Drives Me to Help Others

Something was strange about my drill instructor walking into the barracks with a boombox. It was Sept. 11, 2001. I was getting ready to graduate from boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. “Ears!” “Open, sir!” “Terrorists flew planes into the World Trade Center in New York. You’re going to war.” The drill… Continue reading The Guilt I Carry Over 9/11 Drives Me to Help Others

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Pope Joan

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

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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

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