

So, just what, then, is a miracle?
One of the questions I ask the students in my freshman theology class at Fordham University is, "So, just what, then, is a miracle?" This question comes as we talk about the Enlightenment and David Hume's argument that there are no miracles. Here's an answer, of sorts. We moved into the Rectory on February 8. As you may remember, we had a major winter storm on February 9. During the storm, one of my daughters and I were looking out the window as an old pine tree blew over. It