The 10-Point Plan to Overcome Hyperactivity...
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An amusing Jewish-mother joke worthy of a Seinfeld episode goes like this:
A mother telegraphs her daughter with an urgent message. “Bad news coming
tomorr...
The Bookshelf: Don’t Immanentize the Eschaton!
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[image: The Bookshelf]
Voegelin was capable of striking turns of phrase and bold arguments. It is
easy to see what was attractive about his work for a Chris...
With My Every Breath, You Are Near...
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God gives us everything. Right now, we exist because *He is* *giving us the
very reality of ourselves*.
His love gives me each breath that I take. Even i...
What Columbia’s Settlement Stipulates
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What Columbia’s Settlement Stipulates
[image: A photo of Columbia Acting President Claire Shipman.]
Josh Moody Thu, 07/24/2025 - 06:00 PM
Columbia Univer...
A postliberal middle ground on trade
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In my latest article at *Postliberal Order*, I defend a postliberal middle
ground position on tariffs and other aspects of trade policy that avoids
both ...
Hard Problems and Impossible Solutions
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For reasons of housekeeping, I want to get The Catholic Case for
Intelligent Design off my desk, because I'm eager to move on to the next
subject, which ...
The Dome of Florence, Pensive and Alone
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*At Florenceby William Wordsworth*
Under the shadow of a stately Pile,
The dome of Florence, pensive and alone,
Nor giving heed to aught that passed th...
Math Is Erotic
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Another Sort of Mathematics:Selected Proofs Necessary to Finally Acquire an
Education in Mathematicsby j. jacob tawneyencounter books, 328 pages,
$34.99 ...
Church in a Time of Brain Rot
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Jeffrey Bilbro, Christianity Today
More of a good thing is not necessarily better. And what starts as a good
thing may not stay that way.
This is a lesso...
You have no power here
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16*th* Week OT (W)
Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP
St. Albert the Great, Irving
Parables usually have a villain – a character or character-type who
exemplifie...
Pure act and us
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What is not pure act stands to it as potential, and potential is desire for
act. For us, therefore, pure act is is the purely desirable. Potency is
brought...
Aristotelianism and transformative technology
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The Aristotelian picture of us is that like other organisms, we flourish in
fulfilling our nature. Our nature specifies the proper way of interacting
wit...
Call For Papers: Thomas Aquinas & Sin
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Ave Maria University and the Thomistic Institute have issued a call for
papers for the conference Thomas Aquinas & Sin to be held at Ave Maria
University f...
A brief notice
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This is to notify readers that I have decided to publish to this blog my
full translation of John Bekkos’s work De pace ecclesiastica, or On Peace.
A link ...
Marcuse's Utopia
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In 1971 John Lennon released his famous song Imagine. It is a song that
calls on us to imagine a certain kind of utopia, one in which there are no
nation...
Redemption Before Christ
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The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing
editor Mark Bauerlein. Gerald R. McDermott joins in to discuss his recent
book, *...
Thứ 7 nên đánh con gì dễ trúng, nhận thưởng lớn
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Bạn đang tìm kiếm số đánh cho ngày thứ 7? Bạn chưa biết thứ 7 nên đánh con
gì là tốt, dễ trúng? Hãy cùng Courageouspriest.com tìm hiểu những gợi ý số
đánh ...
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...
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...
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 ...
Lessons from Erdoğan’s Victory
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The mighty Turkish army foiled by the cast of Les Miz? That seems one
likely takeaway from the military coup attempt that crashed and burned last
Friday. A...
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...