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December 2013

December 02, 2013
I had heard, mostly from the grandmas at church, of the great wisdom and gift...

November 2013

November 13, 2013
There is perhaps nothing which is more painful, and obnoxious, than someone believing that they...
November 02, 2013
In the wake of all the controversy revolving around Fr. Baron's remarks about von Balthasar,...
November 01, 2013
Personally, I think that the great wisdom of the Romanian Elders isn't common enough.  Thus,...

October 2013

October 14, 2013
It's almost certainly not gone unnoticed that I haven't written anything recently.  This is due...

August 2013

August 06, 2013
“Nihilism stands at the door: whence comes this uncanniest of all guests?” -Nietzsche (The Will...

July 2013

July 31, 2013
Once upon a time a heavily biased scholar published a work on the (scandalous) existence...
July 29, 2013
I have written before on the typical Protestant concept of “Life Boat” salvation.  However, upon...
July 22, 2013
Being raised in a Protestant home, the Scriptures were (and in many ways still are)...
July 19, 2013
We’re all aware of the commandment to “remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” ...
July 08, 2013
The following is a letter from Elder Macarius of the Optina monastery in Russia to...
July 08, 2013
In consideration of ontotheology, it is important to look into the history of it.  Heidegger...

June 2013

June 19, 2013
I would be hard pressed to find someone who wouldn’t agree that there is something...
June 17, 2013
"Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy have each become comfortable (may God forgive them!) with the...
June 09, 2013
Now that we've all gotten used to Southern Catholics, I'd like to introduce you to...
June 08, 2013
Work-out mania has always disturbed me.  Perhaps it is my inherent fear of people too...

May 2013

May 31, 2013
There is a problem I have found within the climate of American Catholics (I'm sure...
May 30, 2013
It's been said that I resemble a younger version of a certain Slovenian philosopher by...
May 16, 2013
I have what one may describe as an aversion to cards.  I never know quite...
May 10, 2013
There is an unfortunate tendency both within the Church and within society in general to...

March 2013

March 29, 2013
On this most solemn and sacred of days, the day in which the Church remembers...
March 24, 2013
Today is Entrance Sunday (or Palm Sunday, as it is more commonly known in the...
March 13, 2013
We have a pope. White smoke rises and the feast begins. Now we must wait...

February 2013

February 28, 2013
The Chair is empty. It is a somber day for all Catholics.  As the doors...
February 11, 2013
Today, for those who aren't aware, is the beginning of Lent for Eastern Christians.  Unlike...
February 08, 2013
Along with Papal infallibility, priestly celibacy, and Marian Dogmas, the veneration of saints is probably...

January 2013

January 09, 2013
After being bombarded in the wake of my earlier post on Hell, I decided that...
January 06, 2013
I know what you're all thinking, "Is he joking, or just a moron who doesn't...
January 06, 2013
Hell is one of those topics that makes people uncomfortable, like the female reproductive system,...
January 02, 2013
The Scriptures are filled with miracles, stories of great deeds being done for Israel and...
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