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The Flat Earth is Not What We Think
On Conspiracies, Cosmology, and the Cross “Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord, Lord my God, as you were very great. You wore thanksgiving and dignity, Throwing off light as a garment, stretching the heavens as a cloak; The one who covers his upper parts with waters, The one who places clouds as his…
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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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Under the Paschal Light
Revolt: In Light of the Resurrection “So many today ask themselves: how can a physical man become a spiritual man? How can a sinner become a righteous one? How can the grace of God teach a man to supersede human reason and human will? How can the Holy Spirit illuminate the heart of man? How…
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Against Algorithms
The Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt Epistle: Hebrews 9:11-14 Gospel Mark 10:32-45 St. Anthony once told his disciples, Live as though you were not of this world, and you will have peace. His poignant words echo today, confronting a culture that roots identity in the shifting sands of the digital world and societal performance.…
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Meaning in Virtue
The Sunday of St. John of the Ladder “Above nature are chastity, freedom from anger, humility, prayer, vigil, fasting, constant compunction. Some of them men teach us, others angels, and of others the Teacher and Giver is God the Word Himself” – St. John Climacus, the Ladder My Theories of Religion course had us analyze…
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Crossing the “I”
The Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross Epistle—Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-6 Gospel—Mark 8: 34-38; 9:1 In addition to the Gospel readings for the Lenten Fast, I have been reflecting on the Gospel of St. John. This week’s Gospel passages naturally intersect with those reflections. After a weeklong break from screens, as a form of…
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Reaching Out into Infinity
Trading enlightenment for illumination “And Jesus, having seen their faith, saith to the paralytic, ‘Child, thy sins have been forgiven thee” (The Gospel According to St. Mark 2:5). Epistle — Heb. 1:10-14;2:1-3 Gospel — Mk. 2:1-12 St. Gregory Palamas lived in the 14th century and was one of the last witnesses of Christ before the…
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The Canon of Truth
Another historical essay Well, turns out keeping up with weekly posts during mid-terms and the start of Lent is a tall order. So, here is what has been keeping me busy lately—an essay from my History of Christianity to 1517 class. I, for one, oppose the rational skepticism that underlies the course’s material, but I…
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