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2015-12-05T12:00:24-07:00

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When Language Fails, Read the Instruction Manual

Last updated on: December 5, 2015 at 12:00 pm By Artur Rosman

“A miracle, for Aquinas, is not a special presence of God . . .” –Herbert McCabe, Faith Within Reason Sam Rocha‘s weekly monthly letter apocalypse mysteriously turned to philosophically milking the topic of cows. At the corner of 29th and Candy, while waiting for the express bus, I came across a medium-sized green box. It had no seams and was made of shells tied with ribbon. Inside it had fragments of diary entries from obscure well-known people. Here are some... Read more

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2015-12-03T15:52:25-07:00

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The Discovery of God: God IS Dead? Long Live God!

Last updated on: December 3, 2015 at 3:52 pm By Artur Rosman

Language periodically wears itself out when speaking about God. But that is not the same as losing God. Our six year old son is at the stage of spiritual development when he begins to formulate theological questions. These questions are naturally formulated clumsily. Analogies limp, as the medieval Scholastics liked to say. Dominik recently made a logical jump from something he read about the Sandman helping Santa by putting kids to sleep on Christmas Eve to the following declaration: Sandman is... Read more

2015-12-02T21:49:01-07:00

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On Noses and the Incarnation

Last updated on: December 2, 2015 at 9:49 pm By Guest Contributor

“For the Son of God became man so that we might become God.” –St. Athanasius of Alexandria, On the Incarnation Have you ever thought much about noses, and how weird we might look without them? Noses, in a sense, follow from having a human being in front of you. Case in point: Voldemort does not have a nose. Whatever he might have once been, after fracturing his soul seven times and having a metaphysical crisis, he certainly isn’t human.... Read more

2015-12-01T12:01:03-07:00

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Advent and the Pointlessness of God

Last updated on: December 1, 2015 at 12:01 pm By Artur Rosman

The helplessness and weakness of the Christ Child should be a scandal to our ears. As a believer I still have trouble swaddling my mind and life around the Pauline imperative of preaching strength in weakness. I struggle with it. Terry Eagleton–a Marxist philosopher and literary theorist who was raised Catholic, and seems to be thinking himself back into the faith in books such as Hope Without Optimism–is one important ally I’ve found in helping me think through this scandalous aspect of... Read more

2015-11-29T14:00:01-07:00

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Cosmos: Weakened Edition, 9

Last updated on: November 29, 2015 at 2:00 pm By Artur Rosman

What’s not weak this week on Cosmos the in Lost. The booklists seem to be trending this time of year. 1. Nudus Nudum Christum Sequi: On Christ’s Genitalia 2. Rod Dreher’s Scandal 3. American Conservatives Are, After All, What They Said They Were 4. Ruined by Books: My TOP10 Novel List 5. Top 10 Theology Books of the Last 10 Years (That I’ve Read) 6. EXCLUSIVE: Longtime Immigration Lawyer & Pastor Explains the Refugee Process 7. Ruined by Books 2: My TOP10 Philosophy List 8. Thanksgiving as Forgiveness... Read more

2015-11-28T14:13:57-07:00

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American Conservatives Are, After All, What They Said They Were

Last updated on: November 28, 2015 at 2:13 pm By Artur Rosman

Motto: “Please step forward to the rear!” This is an approximate translation of a request I once heard on a tram-car in Warsaw. I propose it as a slogan for the mighty International that will never exist. . . . . . So far as I can see, this set of regulative ideas is not self-contradictory. And therefore it is possible to be a conservative-liberal-socialist. This is equivalent to saying that those three particular designations are no longer mutually exclusive... Read more

2015-11-26T14:34:30-07:00

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Thanksgiving: An American Celebration of a Deadly Sin?

Last updated on: November 26, 2015 at 2:34 pm By Artur Rosman

I’m spiritual but not religious about Thanksgiving. I show up only once a year, go through the motions, and don’t really make too much of a fuss about it. However, I’ve noticed that in some Catholic quarters there is a push to make Thanksgiving Catholic. I don’t know, I could be wrong about this, but isn’t it a little blasphemous to want to appropriate the only holiday that celebrates gluttony? The last time I checked, gluttony, despite what all the... Read more

2015-11-25T10:34:05-07:00

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Thanksgiving as Forgiveness

Last updated on: November 25, 2015 at 10:34 am By Artur Rosman

“The duties of each moment are the shadows beneath which hides the divine operation.” ― Jean-Pierre de Caussade, Abandonment to Divine Providence ============= Sam Rocha is Assistant Professor of Philosophy of Education at the University of British Columbia. He is author of A Primer for the Philosophy and Education and the recently released Folk Phenomenology. He is also an accomplished musician who has two albums, Freedom for Love and Late to Love, under his belt. His upcoming third album will not have the... Read more

2015-11-25T03:22:26-07:00

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Rod Dreher’s Scandal

Last updated on: November 25, 2015 at 3:22 am By Artur Rosman

Rod Dreher has been exceedingly kind in his careful readings of Cosmos the in Lost. My respect for his journalism leaves me disappointed about his reading of the TV show Scandal in light of the Paris attacks. I waited for several days for him to reconsider. It didn’t happen. Dreher’s reading of Scandal, bearing the title Our Diabolical Culture is more than just a little bit over the top: On ABC’s hit show Scandal last night, the main character, the US president’s wife, had an... Read more

2015-11-23T14:23:19-07:00

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Profiles in Courage for a Refugee Risk-Averse America

Last updated on: November 23, 2015 at 2:23 pm By Artur Rosman

We can best memorialize the passing of John F. Kennedy by collecting and emulating contemporary profiles in courage. One day after the anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s murder I can’t help but think of the importance of his Profiles in Courage as an antidote for this cowardly moment in American politics when Americans scapegoat refugees escaping ISIS. One candidate for a Profiles in Courage in Our Time is France’s president Francois Hollande. The Daily Beast post title says it all, “François... Read more

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