The myth of modernity coheres the seemingly disparate threads of reality into some semblance of a systematic whole. It propels the modern imaginary into the unknown, to boldly go where no man has gone before. The desire to solve the unifying theory of the universe, or to reach back in […]
Little children, keep yourselves from idols 1 John 5:21 There is a direct connection between ideas and conceptual idolatry. In order to be better aware of the dangers of ideology, one must understand this relationship. In an age when ideology has shaped the social construct and led to history’s worst […]
Put not your trust in princes, in sons of men inwhom there is no salvation.When his breath departs he returns to his earth; onthat very day his plans perish.The Lord will reign forever; Your God, O Zion, toall generations. Second Antiphon from the Divine liturgy (Ps. 146) Closing out my […]
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given […]
If you have not done so already, I recommend reading the previous two posts. Here and here. Levels of Being Reality is structured as multiple levels of being, or one can say, the cosmos is structured as multiple levels or reality. Each level can be seen as a reflection of […]
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I […]
As a child I would imagine that Eden was a lush, verdant garden nestled away somewhere, like a secret garden or a glade in an overgrown jungle or forest. This depiction was more than likely influenced by the “lost city” tales of books and shows. All we had to do […]
The Holy Apostles brought the Gospel to the four corners of the earth fulfilling Christ’s command in their time and place.
