Vatican – The extraterrestrial is my brother

Great news to my Catholic friends, the Vatican doesn’t have a problem with people believing in aliens.  I know this comes as a huge relief.  I, for one, have been holding my breathe.

VATICAN CITY  —  The Vatican’s chief astronomer says that believing in aliens does not contradict faith in God.

The Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, the Jesuit director of the Vatican Observatory, says that the vastness of the universe means it is possible there could be other forms of life outside Earth, even intelligent ones.

In an interview published Tuesday by Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, Funes says that such a notion “doesn’t contradict our faith” because aliens would still be God’s creatures.

The interview was headlined “The extraterrestrial is my brother.”

Funes said that ruling out the existence of aliens would be like “putting limits” on God’s creative freedom.

Random question

How many of you recognize the bridge in the picture at the top of my blog?  You have probably seen it before. 

Just wondering if I got too random for people on the significance of the bridge.  I do love the people standing on the bridge.  Some will go on across to see new places and seek new adventures.   And others will retreat back to where they have been and feel safe.  I hope I’m moving forward.  Some days I wonder.

 Edited to add, wow such great curiosity people have.

Here you go, a visual aid.  Think Monet.

The Lost Ark

It is once again time for someone to declare they have found the lost ark of the covenant. 

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,355264,00.html

I don’t know why they keep searching.  I keep telling them it is hidden in my closet.  Sportzmom and Hip Shaker keep certain men locked away in their closets, I hide great pieces of archeology treasure in mine, waiting for Indiana Jones to come find it.  Unfortunately with the way he has aged, I think I need to give him a bigger clue.  So here I am, on the internet, telling him where to come look.

Any other archaeologists interested in the treasures I have hidden will need to email me a current picture of themselves.

 

Religion by Einstein

I found these quotes in a CNN article today and just loved how they tickled me deep down inside.

Born to a Jewish family in Germany in 1879, Einstein said he went through a devout phase as a child before beginning to question conventional religion at the age of 12.

In later life, he expressed a sense of wonder at the universe and its mysteries — what he called a “cosmic religious feeling” — and famously said: “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.”

But, he also said: “I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil. My God created laws that take care of that. His universe is not ruled by wishful thinking, but by immutable laws.”

I so agree!!  There are laws of decency, of nature and of science.  These laws change over time as we develop a greater conscience or a better understanding of the world around us.  But because these basic principals are in existance and do so define the universe, I do believe we are not just random cells that luck put together. 

Reincarnation

I do believe in reincarnation.  I think that is the reason we feel such an instant connection with some people we meet along our way.  One book I read made an interesting statement, that if there is a place and time in history that fascinates you, it is possible that you had a great life there.  So with that thought, I lived in Elizabeth I’s time, in ancient Egypt, in the South during the Civil War and many other places.  No wonder I go around feeling old some days. 

I like the idea that we get more than one try in life.  I think that life is a wonderful gift and I hate the idea that we only get one chance at it.  So maybe it is just wistful thinking that tells me that reincarnation happens but given how often we just know someone, the power of intuition and deja vue, why not have fun with the idea of reincarnation. 

I’m not so sure about the coming and going as animals.  However, if I do come back as an animal, I got an email that I want to use here and hope that there is some truth to it.

In my next life, I’d like to come back as a bear.  When you are a bear, you get to hibernate.  You do nothing but sleep for six months.  I could deal with that.

Before you hibernate, you are suppose to eat yourself stupid and then will wake up thinner than when you went to sleep.  I could deal with that too.

As a mother bear, you birth your children (who are the size of walnuts) while you’re sleeping and wake up to partially grown cute cuddly cubs.  I could definitely deal with that.

If you’re a mama bear, everyone knows you mean business.  You swat anyone who bothers your cubs.  If your cubs get out of line, you can swat them too.  I could deal with that.

If you’re a female bear, your mate expects you to wake up growling.  He expects that you will have hairy legs and excess body fat and finds you attractive for it. 

See ya in the woods next go around!