The Fire-Flies Come Stagg'ring Down the Dark
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* A Summer's Night by Paul Laurence Dunbar *
The night is dewy as a maiden's mouth,
The skies are bright as are a maiden's eyes,
Soft as a maiden's br...
The dualism of the damned
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The Supplementum explains the punishment of the damned by fire: Now a
spirit is united to a body in two ways. In one way as form to matter, so
that from t...
The Holy Spirit and the "Groaning" of Our Times
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The wars that have intensified during this decade continue to escalate,
widening the circle of those under imminent danger, and suggesting that the
world...
How is Atheism Possible?
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Might as well ask how possibility is possible. But is it necessary?
I suppose atheism is not possible unless we have free will, or in other
words, unless...
Vatican Revamps Norms to Evaluate Visions of Mary
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Nicole Winfield, AP News
The Vatican on Friday radically reformed its process for evaluating alleged
visions of the Virgin Mary, weeping statues and other...
Why Should a Christian Study the Humanities?
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So, why should a Christian study the humanities? Because it’s what God made
us to do. Because by doing so we do participate in God’s knowing of the
world a...
Responding to the Anti-Israel Encampments
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The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing
editor Mark Bauerlein. Gabriel Noah Brahm joins the podcast to discuss the
Telos-...
The Eucharist/Lord’s Supper - Introduction
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I am currently engaged in an extensive study of the Eucharist and liturgy.
I began this study a month ago after a number of comments were posted in
two o...
Immortal Souls
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My book *Immortal Souls: A Treatise on Human Nature* will be published this
summer by Editiones Scholasticae. At well over 500 pages, it's my longest
bo...
He doesn't ask much
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6*th* Sunday of Easter
Fr. Philip Neri Powell OP
St. Albert the Great, Irving
Our Lord doesn't ask much of us. Love one another. Trust one another.
Beli...
Liberalism, Christianity & entropy
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In a recent debate on social media a woman asked the following reasonable
question:
To which she received the following reasonable reply:
A leftist tho...
A Notice
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The editors at the Catholic University of America Press are asking me to
take down the “work-in-progress” edition of Bekkos’s On the Union and Peace
of the...
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...
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...
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...