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  • The Night is Far Spent pt. ii

    The Night is Far Spent pt. ii

    A rant, the fruits of fracture, and unholy patterns My capstone course for my history degree, historiography, is making me realize how abstract and nonessential much of what passes as academically rigorous is essentially, myth-making. Myth in this case means a narrative construction supported by meaningful frameworks and prior commitments.   Not only that, but…

  • The Night is Far Spent

    The Night is Far Spent

    The files, Fractals, and fighting evil “And let us strive that wrath rule us not nor lust overcome us, for it is written, ‘The wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. And lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin, and the sin when it is full grown bringeth forth death.’ Thus living, let…

  • The Flat Earth is Not What We Think

    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…

  • Under the Paschal Light pt. iii

    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…

  • Under the Paschal Light pt. ii

    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…

  • Under the Paschal Light

    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…