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For the Lord Himself, with a word of command, with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God, will come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first . . . (1 Thessalonians 4:16). A foreboding pressure - like an ominous, palpable presence - spread over me. It pressed against my chest like a vise. I tried to push it away, but couldn’t move my arms. I tried to scream, but couldn’t open my mouth. I fought to force air through my lips, but my body refused to respond. I tr... Read More
One of the things which never ceases to amaze me is the number of sincere Christians who are down on what they call "religion." This is especially true for the non-practicing Christians, which is not surprising; they may or may not think that their faith is particularly important, but they evidently do not see it as a thing which ought to be joined to community in any way. Some simply don't like the sacrifice involved in going to church on Sunday, however small that sacrifice of time may be; f... Read More
Professors Mortimer J Adler and Charles Van Doren stated that a truly great book merits re-reading this several times in their How to Read a Book. Father James Schall also makes this point in his On the Unseriousness of Human Affairs, itself a delightful book which I've enjoyed reading. To paraphrase Fr Schall, one of the advantages of teaching about Plato is that while his students are reading the Republic for the first time, he is given the opportunity to read it for the fiftieth, and he is... Read More
Plato, The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro wrote:
Socrates: Now, does holiness, which is to be a kind of ministering, benefit the gods? Does it improve them? Would you agree that when you do something holy you are making the gods bette... Read More
Note: this post was originally published on my Equus nom Veritas blog. It can be read in its original format, with all relevant links and a prefatory rant there. The recently written letter by VOT"F"C to the Holy Father is smarmy, arrogant, and filled with distortions, half-truths, and outright heresies. However, the p... Read More
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