Mary Marrocco on Superstition and the Life of Faith

"A contemporary government official, in a high-profile speech, once enthused about the benefits and powers of science.

"She also spoke disparagingly about people who believe that 'personalities can be determined by looking at planets coming in front of invented constellations,' and people who are 'still questioning whether life was a divine intervention or whether it was coming out of a natural process, let alone, oh my goodness, a random process.'

"The unfortunate implication was that faith in God as the origin of being is comparable to astrology and superstition."

In a recent commentary, Catholic News Service columnist Mary Marrocco reflected on faith vis-à-vis superstition.

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Boston Pilot: Echoes: Echoes: Superstition has no place in life of faith (23 OCT 20)