And WINTER Has Come Again…
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Happy WINTER!❄️⛅️ It’s COLD in the Shenandoah Valley.🥶🥶🥶🥶 🌲🌲🌲🌲🫣
Burrrrrr!
One thing that I’ve noticed about getting older is that I’m less toler...
Plato For the Win!
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Yesterday we spoke of our inverted *Weltanschauung* and perverted
*Zeitgeist*; which is to say, our *view* of the *world* is upside-down, and
the *spirit...
When All the Stars Become a Memory
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* When all the Stars become a Memory by Joseph Mary Plunkett *
When all the stars become a memory
Hid in the heart of heaven: when the sun
At last is r...
Struggling with Sin
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Augustine, of course, was not the first to chart the cycle of lust, as
anyone for whom the body/soul connection remains a work in progress well
knows.
When Gen. George Patton Called on God
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Alex Kershaw, Wall Street Journal
On Dec. 8, an exasperated Patton asked his chief chaplain, James H.
O'Neill, to compose a prayer for good weather. He or...
Birth and return
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3*rd* Week of Advent (W)
Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP
St. Albert the Great, Irving
During our monthly lector's meeting last night, the friars discussed two ...
Gilson on philosophy and its history
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You might suppose from the title of Etienne Gilson’s *The Unity of
Philosophical Experience* that it is a book about philosophy in general.
And ultimate...
Parts of substance
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Sinawi gives to an objection to Thomist psychology. I summarize his
argument as: 1.) Thomists believe substances exist in themselves and do not
inhere in a...
Two more counterexamples to utilitarianism
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It’s an innocent and pleasant pastime to multiply counterexamples to
utilitarianism even if they don’t add much to what others have said. Thus,
if utilit...
Israel’s Total Victory
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The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing
editor Mark Bauerlein. Daniel Pipes joins in to discuss his new book, *Israel
Vi...
Parallel lives, different worlds?
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I saw the following brief exchange on social media this morning:
The idea being put forward here is that we fail to truly comprehend the
opposite sex b...
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...
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...
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...
Enjoy Calming Downtime Sports Outdoors
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Having good relationships and good memories in the 21st century have become
far more than just sitting around chatting. Predictable and boring, whereas
the...
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...
Beginnings of Christianity Timeline
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A timeline of the events and writings in first century Christianity.
The post Beginnings of Christianity Timeline appeared first on Eric Sammons.
Pachamama and the Pieta
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Those who are following the Amazonian Synod in Rome will have heard about
the furore over the feminine image first used in a tree planting ritual
when the ...
Nothing can defeat a people...
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"When men revolve to cooperate with the grace of God, the marvels of
history are worked: the conversion of the Roman Empire; the formation of
the Middle ...
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...
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...
Anonymity and Personal Responsibility
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But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall
render an account for it in the day of judgment (Mat 12:36). Obviously,
there are...
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...
A Tale of Two Linguists
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The Second Vatican Council declared the Latin language to be one of the
treasures of the Western Church, and decreed that it would remain the
official lang...
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 ...
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. ...
Lutheran Convert: Ron Doub
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[image: Lutheran Convert: Ron Doub]
Lutheran Convert Ron Doub
*Ron Doub was a life-long Lutheran but after 15 years of trying to convert
his Catholic wife...
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...