Sunday, April 9, 2017

"When one believes something to be true [simply] because God is Truth itself[,] . . . one begins to know in a way similar to the way God knows."

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" When one believes something to be true because God is Truth itself, one begins to know all the rest in virtue of one’s knowing God.  ...

"we do not merit it by our own works"

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"Through the Passion of your Only Begotten Son, O Lord, may our reconciliation with you be near at hand, so that, though we do not meri...

Creation straining

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"the reality infinitely outstrips the figure:  the lengthy germination of wheat and vine [(including, I would add, the fermentation ...
Saturday, April 8, 2017

"Whither, also, all we mortals wend our way, making of our funeral dirge the song: Alleluia."

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"Thou only art immortal, the creator and maker of mankind; and we are mortal, formed of the earth, and unto earth shall we return.  For...
Wednesday, April 5, 2017

perfectae vitae tolerantia

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By your help, we beseech you, Lord our God, may we walk eagerly in that same charity with which, out of love for the world, your Son handed ...
Sunday, April 2, 2017

Putnam on the challenge posed by diversity

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robertdputnam.com "It would be unfortunate if a politically correct progressivism were to deny the reality of the challenge to soc...
Saturday, April 1, 2017

An honest liberal

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Al-Jazeera "over the past 200 years we liberals have, ironically, played a major role in ushering in an age of immuration."   ...