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November 2018

November 08, 2018

On Fittingness

When theologizing and philosophizing, we like to use reason to produce unconditional results. We gravitate...

November 07, 2018

Now Is Not The Time To Become Complacent

In the early years of the Christian faith, Christians found themselves in a rather unusual...

November 05, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter Five. Part Twenty

When we seek after God, we must realize that we can never comprehend him. Then,...

October 2018

October 31, 2018

The Alt-Right Fascist Pathogen

In the reflections recorded in his book, My Life in Christ, St. John of Kronstadt...

October 30, 2018

Monsters in the Night

In Dostoevsky’s Brothers Karamazov, Ivan Karamazov was the cool, intellectual brother whose nihilistic rationalism provided...

October 29, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter Five. Part Nineteen

God, being beyond all exiting things, transcends human reason. Any attempt to define God using...

October 24, 2018

Christians Must Be Universal (Catholic) and Not Nationalistic In Their Engagement Of The World

This week, Trump declared himself to a nationalist. “America First” is, as many have known...

October 23, 2018

Moral Horror

Scripture warns us that those who do evil make for and establish the means by...

October 22, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter Five. Part Eighteen

Since God transcends all things, Dionysius explained that nothing is able to know God as...

October 17, 2018

Christians Must Back the Homeless and Other Poor In the Elite’s War Against The World

There is a war being waged on the poor throughout the world. And the more...

October 16, 2018

The Kingdom Of The Dead

“The last enemy to be destroyed is death” (1 Cor. 15:26 RSV). Death is said...

October 15, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter Five. Part Seventeen

Dionysius, continuing with his presentation of the transcendence of God, explained neither is It [God]...

October 11, 2018

The Eternal Dance With The Divine

God’s potential is fully active and realized in his one simple eternal action. While we...

October 09, 2018

Pride Boasts In Evil, Humility Gives In Love

One of the great problems of our age, and indeed, of every age, is the...

October 08, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter Five. Part Sixteen

Dionysius, having explored many important names and titles traditionally used to describe God, finished off...

October 04, 2018

Creation From Nothing

Creatio ex nihilo, creation out of, or from, nothing, was an important theological point made...

October 02, 2018

Do Not Accept False Piety

Lactantius, an educated convert to the Christian faith around 300 CE, made such a great...

October 01, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter Five. Part Fifteen

The Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, represent three relative relations in God; they do...

September 2018

September 28, 2018

The Babylonian Exile and the Church

Baruch ben Neriah, the friend and secretary of the prophet Jeremiah, found his prophetic mission...

September 26, 2018

Faith Without Works Produces Scandals

One of the appalling factors in modern Christian life, Catholic or otherwise, is the great...

September 24, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter Five. Part Fourteen

One of the preeminent names for God is “Goodness” or “The Good,” indicating by such...

September 20, 2018

The Trinity and Subordinationism: The Intent Matters

Because of the incomprehensible nature of God, our talk about God, even when relying upon...

September 18, 2018

Trump Administration To Drastically Reduce Refugee Resettlement in 2019

On Monday the 17th, the Trump Administration announced that they would be drastically reducing the...

September 17, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter Five. Part Thirteen

The First Cause, the Creator of all, transcends all names and titles which we use...

September 13, 2018

Know Thyself

Know thyself. This philosophical wisdom, declared by the Oracle at Delphi and continued by Socrates...

September 11, 2018

Praxis Not Theoria

Since the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church has once again made its way...

September 10, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter Five. Part Twelve

God, as the Cause of all things, is neither one, nor oneness (οὔτε ἓν οὔτε...

September 06, 2018

One Year After Maria

It’s been nearly a year since Hurricane Maria wrecked its havoc across the Atlantic. The...

September 04, 2018

Nicolaus and Paul

Nicolaus, one of the first seven deacons, whose followers (if not himself) were condemned in...

September 03, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter Five. Part Eleven

God’s presence is manifest as the kingdom of heaven; because of this he is called...

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