WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPARISON OF THE WORDS OF AUGUSTINE AND PASCAL      Augustine said: “I believe in order to understand”, while Pascal said, “The heart having reasons that the reason does not understand”. Augustine could be read as saying: “I am believing as a way of understanding” and Pascal could be read as saying:…

SINCE GAZA IS SO MUCH IN THE NEWS THESE DAYS…             Back in Biblical days Gaza figured into quite a few stories. First, there was Caleb and Josua who scoped out the would be promised land before the Hebrews conquered Palestine. One of the places they sighted was Gaza, which the Hebrews eventually captured. Then,…