Letters from Thomas

Life, random writing, and religion. And no, my name's not Thomas, it's Rich. I'm a writer, a thinker, a Catholic, a veteran, a homeschooling dad, and often a blunt individual. My thoughts are my own, but I'll share a few of them here. Why Thomas then? Because there have been many dogged and brilliant Thomases throughout the ages, and who doesn't want to be dogged and brilliant? To name a few: The Apostle Thomas was a pragmatist who questioned everything, even Jesus. Yet God kept leading him back to the Truth. He ultimately died for that Truth—Jesus. Thomas Aquinas, the 'Angelic Doctor' and also the 'Dumb Ox,' is still one of the greatest thinkers of all time. Thomas Sowell is just a brilliant economist and social and political commentator. Thomas Jefferson, the third US President, penned the Declaration of Independence, which is an enduring piece of writing that is so filled with truth it sparked a revolution. It forever changed the world's views on individual freedom and sovereign governance.

Golden Calf

November 11, 2024•630 words

For months before Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, so many people on social media repeatedly said various versions of "We need to pray! Only God/Jesus can save America." Then Trump won, and those voices either fell silent or are now calling for retribution for the past four years of Leftist oppression.So, Jesus isn't the answer anymore? Trump—a man—is now the savior of the United States, the world? Jesus is now irrelevant?Trump is not even in office yet. The talking heads of the ...

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Seeing God

August 30, 2024•296 words

Do you treat God the way you want to be treated? He deserves to be treated infinitely better, but so many of us barely treat Him the tiniest fraction as well as we do ourselves. Some of us despise Him; some of us despise ourselves, so it's not surprising. The rest of us though.... "... [Blessed] are those who have not seen and yet have believed" (Jn. 20:29b). An old man and a middle-aged woman sit on a bus stop bench. Both are ragged. The man leans one arm on a small pushcart from the Walmart ...

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