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- 04/28/2012 - Leap of Faith
- 04/07/2012 - A CONVERSATION FOR EASTER and PASSOVER
- 11/23/2011 - Thanksgiving: Giving Thanks In Tough Times
- 11/13/2011 - Father Beck Interviews Judith Light
- 11/06/2011 - Father Beck Interviews Judy Collins
- 10/16/2011 - Father Beck Interviews Julianne Moore
- 09/22/2011 - Joel Osteen and Fr. Beck
- 09/01/2011 - Election 2012: God's Role in Politics?
- 07/31/2011 - NASCAR, Budweiser, Goodyear and God?
- 07/17/2011 - The New God Squad
- 07/10/2011 - Casey Anthony: What Would God Say?
- 06/19/2011 - For My Father on Father's Day
- 05/22/2011 - Will the world really end on May 21st?
- 05/07/2011 - Is Bin Laden pure evil?
- 04/24/2011 - Fr. Beck on MORNING JOE
- 04/10/2011 - Cokie Roberts on her Inter-faith marriage and more
- 03/20/2011 - Joy Behar on Faith Parts 1 & 2
- 02/20/2011 - Cairo & Lara Logan
- 02/12/2011 - Digital Confession
- 01/30/2011 - The great celibacy debate
- 01/23/2011 - What Have We Learned From Tucson?
- 01/16/2011 - Lessons From the Tucson Tragedy
- 12/27/2010 - The Redeeming Power of Santa
- 12/12/2010 - Moment of Faith: Charity
- 11/21/2010 - Finding A FRESH Way to Look At Life
- 10/31/2010 - Final Chance for Charlie Sheen?
- 10/24/2010 - Spirituality of THE SIMPSONS?
- 10/17/2010 - Faith in the Mine, Religion, and Teen Suicide
- 10/10/2010 - Hate Speech: How Can It Be Christian?
- 09/26/2010 - Throwing Rocks at Faith
- 09/12/2010 - The Price of Religious Hostility
- 08/29/2010 - A Time For Tolerance
- 08/22/2010 - The Perils of Perfection
- 08/15/2010 - EAT PRAY LOVE and Clergy Burnout
- 08/08/2010 - The Power of Charity
- 07/18/2010 - Mel Gibon, Lebron James, and a "Gangster Priest"!
- 07/11/2010 - Does Lindsay Lohan Need To Find Humility?
- 07/04/2010 - America's New Found Vampire Obsession
- 06/27/2010 - What Happens When Faith is Lost?
- 06/13/2010 - Adultery on the Rise
- 06/06/2010 - 25 Years in the Cloth
- 05/30/2010 - Supreme Court Takes Ethical Stand
- 05/23/2010 - Little Girls As Go-Go Dancers Is Not Okay
- 05/16/2010 - Vanessa Williams on Her Faith
- 05/09/2010 - Coming Out to God
- 05/02/2010 - Forget Love, Can't We Just Be Civil?
- 04/25/2010 - South Park Death Threat?
- 04/18/2010 - Are Gay Priests the Problem?
- 04/11/2010 - Who Cares What Would Jesus Do?
- 04/04/2010 - Easter Whether We Like It Or Not
- 03/28/2010 - Will A&P Catholics Still Flock to Church on Palm Sunday?
- 03/21/2010 - The Pastor Who Bares It All
- 03/14/2010 - SO, ARE YOU REALLY HAPPY?
- 03/07/2010 - French Confession: Call It In
- 02/28/2010 - Fasting From Comparisons and Competition
- 02/21/2010 - The Path of Redemption for Tiger Woods
- 02/14/2010 - The Power of Half
- 02/07/2010 - Human Bed Warmers More Than a Gimmick?
- 01/30/2010 - Standing Up For Sitting Down
- 01/23/2010 - How Can I Keep From Singing?
- 01/16/2010 - Images of First Family Makes Fur Fly
- 01/09/2010 - The Prized Cross
- 01/03/2010 - Here's To A Better 2010... And A Better You!
- 12/19/2009 - Sleeping On A Bed Of Nails
- 12/13/2009 - Live Like You're Dying
- 12/06/2009 - So What IS Advent Anyway?
- 11/29/2009 - The Thanksgiving Of Listening
- 11/22/2009 - What Should We Allow on Our License Plates?
- 11/15/2009 - The Woman Mauled By The Chimpanzee May Now See More Clearly Than the Rest of Us
- 11/08/2009 - Scientology: Religion, Cult, Or Just Plain Weird?
- 11/01/2009 - From All Hallows Eve To Halloween
- 10/25/2009 - Smoking: Serious As A Heart Attack
- 10/18/2009 - Looks-Obsessed Culture Making Us Unhealthy
- 10/11/2009 - Where Are The Parents?
- 10/04/2009 - Kids Killing Kids: The Real Olympian Challenge
- 09/27/2009 - Turning 50
- 09/20/2009 - The Tragedy of War with Suicides
- 09/13/2009 - Do You Want to Deny Jesus Healthcare?
- 09/06/2009 - Is Labor Day A Spiritual Holiday?
- 08/30/2009 - The Lion Of The Senate
- 08/16/2009 - Exile is Not Always A Bad Thing
- 08/09/2009 - Aren't We All Clunkers, Really?
- 07/26/2009 - All Sparkle and No Stillness
- 07/19/2009 - POPE BREAKS WRIST and HIS MESSAGE LIMPS
- 07/12/2009 - A SAD GOODBYE TO SAINT GABRIEL'S YOUTH RETREAT HOUSE
- 07/05/2009 - Wading Into The River of Resentment
- 06/28/2009 - MICHAEL and FARRAH: TOO MUCH?
- 06/21/2009 - INFIDELITY: SEXUAL AND OTHERWISE
- 06/14/2009 - SARAH PALIN IS NOT LAUGHING AT DAVID LETTERMAN
- 06/07/2009 - AN AMERICAN IDOL?
- 05/31/2009 - STANDING ON A MOTHER'S SHOULDERS
- 05/24/2009 - The Living of FARRAH FAWCETT
- 05/17/2009 - ANGELS and DEMONS
- 05/10/2009 - The Buzz Heard Around The World
- 05/03/2009 - SWINE FLU and FAITH?
- 04/26/2009 - He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
- 04/19/2009 - MEL GIBON: Divorce, Annulment...Are You Kidding?
- 04/12/2009 - An Easter Message from Father Beck
- 04/05/2009 - Passion / Palm Sunday - Holy Week
- 03/29/2009 - WHY CHURCHES ARE LOSING MEMBERS
- 03/15/2009 - Introduction
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Email to a FriendApril 26, 2009 - He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
by Father Edward L. Beck, C.P.
Did you ever hear the song, HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS? Last week a NASA photo showed what appeared to be a large cosmic hand reaching out into space. NASA says that the image is caused by a rapidly spinning pulsar or neutron star. Of course, everything can be explained scientifically, right? (Said with sarcasm.) But believers might look at it differently. After all, if God fashioned the universe and created the stars, can't this also be seen as the hand of God? Well, I guess that depends on whether you believe that God in fact has the whole world in his hands. It might seem to you as though God has dropped the ball or is crushing it with those hands. What with a world economic crisis, countless wars, debilitating poverty and senseless gun killings. Or could this luminous photo be a reminder that God does hold us, but in ways we might not always understand or choose? God not wanting to be the great bailout King, but rather letting us fix our own spiritual bankruptcies. Maybe HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS can play alongside I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN and the melodies not be dissonant at all.
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