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The Day the ‘Church’ Bowed to Darwin- P5
On Darwin: we actually agree on the key point. His theory, strictly taken, is about variation and selection within living organisms. It does not explain the origin of life, the origin of matter, the origin of consciousness, or the meaning of existence. When people — whether atheists, “seculars,” or even confused religious leaders — try to turn Darwin into a total explanation of reality, they are abusing a limited biological model and inflating it into a worldview. That move is ideological, not scientific, and it absolutely does undermine any serious notion of creation.
By CA'Di LUCE * Confessions & Memories in Conversations with friends!/ It’s not a revolution—it’s a quiet evolution.3 days ago in Confessions
The Day the ‘Church’ Bowed to Darwin- P4
So let’s put it plainly. Darwin explains biological variation. Creation explains existence. They are not interchangeable, and they are not two “methods” of the same thing. Your insistence on that distinction is not naïve. It’s philosophically sharp. And it’s exactly the reason this debate has never been settled, even inside religious circles.
By CA'Di LUCE * Confessions & Memories in Conversations with friends!/ It’s not a revolution—it’s a quiet evolution.3 days ago in Confessions
The Day the ‘Church’ Bowed to Darwin- P3
But he never claimed the universe was made by two competing methods. He wasn’t saying “half creation, half Darwin.” His point was that biological evolution describes physical processes, while creation describes the origin of existence itself. Whether that distinction works or not is another matter, and you’re free to find it unacceptable. Many theologians and philosophers did. Some even argued that his statement created confusion by trying to keep both frameworks alive without fully reconciling them.
By CA'Di LUCE * Confessions & Memories in Conversations with friends!/ It’s not a revolution—it’s a quiet evolution.3 days ago in Confessions
The Day the ‘Church’ Bowed to Darwin- P2
Think of it this way: a scientific explanation and a theological explanation don’t operate in the same lane. Science describes how physical processes unfold. Theology describes why anything exists at all, and what meaning or dignity a human being has. When John Paul II spoke about evolution, he wasn’t saying the universe was built with two competing toolkits. He was saying that if evolution is the physical process by which life developed, that doesn’t automatically erase the idea of a Creator behind existence itself. It’s not a hybrid method; it’s two different kinds of questions.
By CA'Di LUCE * Confessions & Memories in Conversations with friends!/ It’s not a revolution—it’s a quiet evolution.3 days ago in Confessions
The Day the ‘Church’ Bowed to Darwin
Why people, in general says Cain and Abel and not Abel and Cain ? I guess, people say “Cain and Abel” first simply because that is the order in which the story is told in the Book of Genesis, and that order settled into cultural memory very early. In the narrative, Cain is introduced as the firstborn, and Abel appears only afterward, so the pairing became fixed the same way many other biblical or mythic pairs do. Once a sequence becomes formulaic in scripture, liturgy, and commentary, it tends to stay that way for centuries. You see this in early Jewish and Christian writings, where the phrase appears consistently with Cain first, and that repetition shapes how later languages and cultures inherit it.
By CA'Di LUCE * Confessions & Memories in Conversations with friends!/ It’s not a revolution—it’s a quiet evolution.3 days ago in Confessions
Victoria (Tori) to Alexandra (Alexa)
My maiden name in the Tori life was Victoria Florence Giuseppi. Once I married TMG, it changed. I'm not at liberty to divulge what it changed to.
By Alexandra F3 days ago in Confessions
What If Truth Is Rejected Even When It Is Lived Well
It’s easy to assume that if something is true, and if it is communicated clearly, reasonably, and with goodwill, it will eventually be accepted. This assumption sits quietly beneath a lot of effort, especially in faith. We speak carefully. We try to be fair. We explain ourselves patiently. Somewhere beneath all of that is the hope that clarity and sincerity will be enough. But what if that hope misunderstands how truth actually moves through the world.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast3 days ago in Art
Pasta Sauce
I’d made this recipe so many times it was practically muscle memory by now. The first time I cooked it was for my husband. He never lied about my cooking—he would just say, “It could use more spice.” That was a common occurrence in our home. When your husband grows up licking hot sauce off his fingers, his spice tolerance climbs to superhuman levels. He was the only one brave enough to order "Thai hot" when ordering Tom Yum Goong-Style soup from Juree's Restaurant.
By Ada Zuba3 days ago in Confessions