"It takes an open and intelligent mind that always seeks truth..."

... willing to go wherever that leads. Becoming a parent also helps.

One of the things I love about this book I've been reading, The Appalling Strangeness of the Mercy of God, is its high-level of reasoning and engagement of critical thinking. I wasn't exactly prepared for that when starting what I already knew was a touching biography about an exceptional life, the one Michael Pakaluk wrote about his wife Ruth after she died.

So writes Sheila Liaugminas, on her MercatorNet blog, about the recently published, The Appalling Strangeness of the Mercy of God: The Story of Ruth Pakaluk: Covert, Mother, Pro-life Activist, edited by Michael Pakaluk. Read the entire post, which contains several excerpts from the book. Also see Peter Kreeft's Introduction to the book, "I Invite You to Meet A Warrior for Life".