A question of God and the problem of evil

Posted on by Frank DeMarco

I woke up thinking about God and the problem of evil and suffering 

(Now, first off, I know that lots of people don’t use the word God for fear they will back themselves into superstition. But these same people will say “the universe” or “all that is” as a back-door way of saying the same thing.  “God” is just a word; what’s the sense in being scared of a word? We know you’re not talking about an image of an old man with a beard sitting on a cloud.)

People ask, why does God permit evil? Why does God permit suffering? Why does God permit this, that and the other?

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All really is well

Posted on by Frank DeMarco

My friend Rich sent me a news item that pointed out that food pantries across the country are struggling with shortages, and he said it was difficult to believe what the guys always say: “All is well. All is always well.” It was a serious question, and deserved a serious answer, but I didn’t have it. So I asked the guys, who delivered this.

All is well. All is always well. It was true in the time of the Romans when the lions were devouring Christians in the coliseum. It was true when Napoleon’s armies were massacring thousands, and Mao’s armies tens of thousands and will be true if future armies massacre tens of millions. “Well” doesn’t mean easy, doesn’t mean pleasant, doesn’t mean fair certainly. “Well” means nothing wrong. Continue reading All really is well