In whose hands?

As a non-Catholic, I hesitate to comment too directly on Pope John Paul II. One could certainly jump on the 'What about all those pedophile priests he didn't deal with?' bandwagon, but that's not my issue here. I find it interesting that two Catholics, John Paul II and Terri Schiavo, wound up with two different paths out of this life. The juxtaposition is striking. On the one hand, we have Ms. Schiavo. She ultimately fell victim to the culture of Death that is ever growing in terms of groups whose lives are deemed unworthy of living. We started with fetuses and we're continually pushing the envelope to include anyone we feel uncomfortable being around because of their age, medical condition, state of mind, or maybe even their looks. On the other hand, John Paul II made a conscious decision to forego any further treatments to prolong his life. At least he got to participate in the final decision

Better deal than 4 out of 5 Dentists!

From 'best of the web' at the Wall Street Journal, an article here telling us that 5 out of 5 scientists think our solar system is unique. You know, stuff like having a planet with water that is in a circular orbit as it spins on its axis positioned in such a way that it supports life. You know, unique, like one-of-a-kind, special...waitaminnit....maybe ummmm, created that way for a particular reason or purpose. OK, that part might be a stretch for the logical minded, but perhaps we can suspend secular reasoning for just a moment to reflect...maybe, just maybe God did it. Ooops, I said it again. Hope I didn't offend the secular minded amongst you...:-)