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If A, Then A
Law of Forgiveness “For if ye forgive men their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; but if ye forgive not men their transgressions, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions” (The Gospel According to St. Matthew 6:14-15). The Sermon on the Mount changed my life. Nothing compares. While Pentecost restored what was broken…
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A is A
Laws of Thought I haven’t been keeping up with posts recently, and I’m trying to amend that before my son is born (when I’m sure things will get backlogged again). I’ve been busy travelling to Boston, writing midterm essays, and dealing with a variety of illnesses. Now, trying to keep my sanity while studying religion…
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Untitled: C Minor
What’s interesting is madness The comic book writer, Alan Moore, on his fortieth birthday decided “rather than merely bore my friends by having anything as mundane as a mid-life crisis I decided it might actually be more interesting to actually terrify them by going completely mad and declaring myself to be a magician. This had…
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Under the Paschal Light pt. iii
The Light, Calling from the Dark Part i Part ii Liturgy brings people together where each participates in a mutual self-offering, every joy and sorrow of the week recapitulated in the eternal self-giving of Christ, caught up in His Cross and Resurrection—eros and agape—glorifying Him glorified, and partaking of His glory by the Mysteries of…
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Under the Paschal Light pt. ii
The Anti-Liturgy of Pessimism Last week we looked at philosophical pessimism in the West and how its assumptions infiltrate and shape the social imaginary, a term used by philosopher Charles Taylor to describe deep-seated intuitions of a people embedded within their culture. While philosophical pessimism remains a niche worldview, its presuppositions have broadly permeated the…
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