The Conservative Case for Remote Work
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If conservative organizations want to promote an economy that centers
around the family, one that rebuilds the small town and restores a healthy
culture, t...
Reality is Not What it Used to Be
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Where do we go from there? -- in reference to the previous post, which took
the telovator to the top floor and concluded that
In everything that is true ...
Simplicity and Newton's inverse square law
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When I give talks about the way modern science is based on beauty, I give
the example of how everyone will think Newton’s Law of Gravitation
1. *F* = ...
We’re in an Anti-Family Age
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The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing
editor Mark Bauerlein. Timothy P. Carney joins the podcast to discuss his
new boo...
The metaphysics of individualism
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Modern moral discourse often refers to “persons” and to “individuals” as if
the notions were more or less interchangeable. But that is not the case.
In...
Note on Divine causality
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God infallibly knows my future free acts, but he does not know them as
necessarily contained in my present states. God causes my future free acts,
but not ...
How Christina Grimmie Has "Impacted" My Life
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*Team Grimmie Worldwide* is celebrating this whole month of March in honor
of what would have been Christina’s 30th birthday. The last count I heard
abou...
Raining on the righteous and the unrighteous
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3rd Week of Lent (S)
Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP
St. Albert the Great, Irving
A Pharisee and a tax collector go to the temple to pray. The Pharisee
march...
A lecture at Hillsdale College
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I have been asked to give a talk — a couple of talks, actually — on John
Bekkos at Hillsdale College in Michigan next month. The talks are scheduled
for Ma...
Laurence Fox & the little spheres
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Aristotle's idea of the magnanimous, or great-souled, man is not an easy
one to accept ("the great-souled man is justified in despising other
people"). O...
The Obscurity of Scripture
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Earlier this year, Called to Communion editor Casey Chalk published his
second book, The Obscurity of Scripture, a critical assessment of the
Protestant ...
The Bonding (TNG) – The Secrets of Star Trek
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Tragedy, loss, and alien trickery. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss
this TNG story of loss and grief and what makes us human in dealing with
the death...
Smith on "Christians and/as Liberals?"
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Friend of the Show Prof. Steve Smith (San Diego) has posted the
article-version of a talk he gave at a Notre Dame conference last fall on
"Liberalism, Chri...
Being Surprised by Christ
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Some people hate surprise parties. There are those who are uncomfortable
with a last-minute vacation or even an unexpected travel upgrade. If it
wasn’t par...
Lessons From the Peace Emperor
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What lessons can we learn today from the Peace Emperor?
The post Lessons From the Peace Emperor appeared first on Eric Sammons.
The Four Horsemen of Palamism
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There are many interesting things taking place in academia right now
regarding Orthodox history and theology, beyond the usual faddish
expressions of “theo...
Muslim Converts to Greek Orthodoxy
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I am greatly looking forward to reading this new study which will begin
filling a very considerable gap in the literature on conversion:*
Proselytes of a...
Using Night Sounds and the Sound of Rain for Sleep
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Using a set of wind chimes to create beautiful music is a great way to
relax, alternatively use the sound of rain for sleep. You can play a simple
melody o...
How Wonderful a Thing it is to be a Catholic
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Remember “My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Heaven Comes with a Price.”
by Fr. Daniel E. Doctor:
Starting with Palm Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week...
Upton Sinclair...
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He was an incredible author, but, at bottom, a boob.
I recently began reading his 1927 *Oil!* and instantly fell in love.
I have never read anything by him...
20220510 Song
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https://english.clonline.org/cm-files/2021/05/03/istherehope-chapter-1-2-english.pdf
Ballad of the Old Man (Ballata dell’uomo vecchio)
All the sadness...
A Letter to TAI’s Subscribers and Readers
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Dear TAI readers,Due primarily to financing difficulties, The American
Interest is taking a hiatus from publishing new material.We are glad that
there is...
The Mystery of Suffering
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In one of her letters, St. Catherine of Siena said -- well, she said
basically the same thing in more than one letter, but I'm quoting Letter
T5/G225 to...
Farewell!
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With this post I bid Patheos farewell, but not you, gentle reader! All you
need do to continue our warm relationship (or start a warm relationship if
this ...
The Roots of Our Partisan Divide
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*Reprinted by permission from Imprimis, a publication of Hillsdale College.*
American society today is divided by party and by ideology in a way it has
p...
My Blog and Planned Parenthood
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As readers of this blog will know, my main blog and website is now here. I
have kept this blog open because it provides a platform to speak to a wider
audi...
Defending Devotion to the Sacred Heart
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Defending Devotion to the Sacred Heart | Timothy T. O'Donnell, S.T.D. |
Introduction to Heart of the Redeemer I have attempted not so much to speak
with au...
My Mom’s Funeral Homily
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My mother, Evelyn Donnetta Geiger, passed at the age of ninety-one on July
18. We just celebrated her funeral today. Thanks to everyone who has been
so k...
Commonweal Local Communities, Since You Asked...
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You’ve heard of Commonweal Local Communities, if not weeks, months, or
years ago, perhaps just recently in the comment section regarding the
launch of o...
Scrutinizing “Resisting Happiness”
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Matthew Kelly sent me a copy of his new book Resisting Happiness, and I
recently read it. New Words, Old Meanings This book is about the perennial
human ...
An Open Letter to the Editor Who Fired Mark Shea
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Dear ____: Several days ago, National Catholic Register announced that it
had dismissed Mark Shea, the blogger, pundit and apologist. As a faithful
Catholi...
Ten Years is a Long Run…
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… Ten years ago I sat down and wrote my first blog post. My intended
audience was simply a few family members who had questions about
Catholicism as I went...
ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END - MY LAST BLOG POST
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Brethren, Peace be with you.
Well, after 11 years and two months I've decided to call it quits. It's
been a good run and we'd been together throughout many...
Do You Need God to Know That Abortion is Wrong?
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*The New Republic's *latest “contribution” to the abortion debate is
remarkable, in that, despite getting virtually everything it says factually
wrong, it ...
Catholic Revert: Tom Ponchak
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[image: Catholic Revert: Tom Ponchak]
Catholic Revert Tom Ponchak
*Tom Ponchak earned a degree in theology and was involved in ministry in
the Catholic Ch...
Call for Papers-Logos 2015: Religious Experience
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May 7-9, 2015 at the University of Notre Dame Religious experience is
central to religious faith and practice. It often serves as evidence for
belief; it c...
Seven Ways to Get Over an Infatuation
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“Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered am I” wrote US songwriter Lorenz Hart
about the feeling of infatuation. It’s blissful and euphoric, as we all
know. ...
Temporarily – No Comment
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God willing, the content of this blog will be migrated to its new site,
starting sometime after midnight (here in East Coast America). I have been
asked to...
I want to go to this VBS
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I'll give up my aversion to skits to see this slightly Monty Python-esque
version of the book of Esther.
http://www.ironiccatholic.blogspot.com
Abby Johnson - Pro-Life Advocate
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[image: Abby Johnson IP#78 Abby Johnson unPlanned on Inside the Pages]*An
ordinary woman who has experienced extraordinary grace and wow, look what
God has...
"They Moved My Blog Without Telling Me!"
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For those of you devoted souls who have been coming to *High Concepts* in
the last few weeks ravenous for some fresh material, I have some good news
and ...
Biological Sponges Could Prevent Battlefield Deaths
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Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies The Institute for Soldier
Nanotechnologies may sound like an organization right out of a Tom Clancy
novel, but it's ...
Sarah Palin and the GOP
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One way or the other, Sarah Palin will have the biggest impact on the GOP’s
chances to win the presidency in 2012. Her recent editorial in the Wall
Street ...
A new home for Morning Catholic Must-Reads
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From today, Morning Catholic Must-Reads has a new home on The Catholic
Herald’s new website. Thank you for reading the blog here. I look forward
to seeing ...
Roman Catholic Arch / Bishops of the USA
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Besides regularly updating my Roman Catholic Arch / Bishops of the USA
page, I have recently been improving the layout of and links offered on the
page. No...