You’ve heard the old saying, “You are what you eat.” Well, there’s a new field of study called Nutrigenomics, a branch of nutritional genomics that studies the effects of foods on gene expression. It turns out that the saying is quite literally true. What we eat does have an effect on our genes. Therefore, it’sContinueContinue reading “The Eucharist and our DNA”
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A lesson from Leibowitz: The conflict of Mary and Martha
At the end of the novel A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter Miller presents a disturbing character named Mrs. Grales, a tomato farmer who hawks her tomatoes to the cooks at the abbey of St. Leibowitz. But Mrs. Grales is more than just a farmer; she is a freak. On the side of her neck growsContinueContinue reading “A lesson from Leibowitz: The conflict of Mary and Martha”
When reason and emotions fail there is communion
A few years ago, I was making a holy hour of adoration in front of the blessed sacrament. (That’s Catholic speak for I was praying in front of the Host that we believe is the body of Christ.) I was contemplating a troublesome question. Can’t remember exactly what I was thinking about, but whatever itContinueContinue reading “When reason and emotions fail there is communion”
RL Martin 