God Squad

God Squad 5/18/12 God Squad: Mercy given and received

Q. In a recent article, someone asked about being perfect and you quoted the verse ... Read more »

God Squad 5/10/12 God Squad: By his count, 9 commandments

I've received many questions about the Ten Commandments over the years, and I always try ... Read more »

God Squad 5/2/12 God Squad: A discussion about eating meat

If God loves all of His creatures, why did he create a fierce life situation ... Read more »

God Squad 4/25/12 God Squad: Questions from sixth-graders

DEAR READERS: You're not the only ones who ask me questions. Here are some queries ... Read more »

God Squad 4/19/12 God Squad: The concept of the Trinity

I'm a 66-year-old Lutheran. I have a sound religious faith, and have always had a ... Read more »

God Squad 4/13/12 God Squad: Absolving a soldier who killed

Q I was raised in and still practice the Catholic faith. After high school in ... Read more »

God Squad 4/4/12 Lessons in the call to sacrifice Isaac

Q. Attending Catholic school as a child, I remember being bothered by the story of ... Read more »

God Squad 3/29/12 The God Squad: Comparing Passover, Easter

For Christians and Jews, all of our religious holidays divide us except for Passover and ... Read more »

God Squad 3/21/12 God Squad: Looking for God in the good

I'm a 40-something male raised as a Catholic. I was generally made to attend Mass ... Read more »

God Squad 3/14/12 God Squad: Comparative religions 101

Q. I saw a T-shirt recently that described various religions' basic beliefs digested into one ... Read more »

God Squad 3/1/12 God Squad: All about archangels

There's a feast day in Catholicism at the end of September (29th) for three saints ... Read more »

God Squad 2/23/12 God Squad: The role of the Sabbath

What, precisely, did God do on the 7th Day? I like to rest, too, but ... Read more »

God Squad 2/16/12 God Squad: God gave us an imperfect world

The following is an e-mail debate with a reader from Florida, who identifies himself as ... Read more »

God Squad 2/8/12 God Squad: Choose not suffering

I was especially drawn to your recent reflections on suffering and God's love for us. ... Read more »

God Squad 2/1/12 God Squad: Why do good people suffer?

Death is inevitable for all of us. How does God choose who suffers and who ... Read more »

God Squad 1/26/12 God Squad: Valuing the valid

Religious belief up to the time of Copernicus was based on a fixed-earth-centric view of ... Read more »

God Squad 1/19/12 God Squad: Feeling guilty about jealousy

Q. I'm coming to realize that some of the problems in my life are related ... Read more »

God Squad 1/12/12 God Squad: Musing about faith and trust

How can one's belief and/or faith have any influence whatsoever regarding what either is or ... Read more »

God Squad 1/5/12 God Squad: The feeling of absolute joy

Q. In 2007, I was at church during Divine Mercy Sunday and preparing for my ... Read more »

God Squad 12/28/11 God Squad: Mazel tov to marriage

My friend's son will soon be married, and, while wedding cards have their place, I'd ... Read more »

God Squad 12/14/11 God Squad: What happens after we die?

Q. After we die and our spirits go to heaven, do we find out the ... Read more »

God Squad 12/7/11 God Squad: Preferring the power of burial

"Soylent Green" is one of my favorite movies. It reunites two of America's great actors, ... Read more »

God Squad 11/30/11 God Squad: Thankful readers get specific

If we think of thankfulness as just some abstract concept, we lose its transforming power. ... Read more »

God Squad 11/23/11 God Squad: Much to be thankful for

The secular holidays of America are a mixed bag for me. I like some of ... Read more »