::Friday, October 31, 2003::
in need of miracles?
..the History channel's feature last night on the incorruptibility of the bodies of saints that have been buried for years is a fascinating issue. some quarters in the Catholic church treat it as an incontrovertible proof about the presence of miracles in our lives. do Catholics really need these issues to convince themselves of the validity of their faith? there is evidence that holy men and women outside Catholicism have also reached the state of incorruptibility and that in no way is this the monopoly of one faith. the Church is wise to downplay these events and focus on the reasonability of faith and the presence of grace in the world.
