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August 2021

August 30, 2021

Apocalypse And History

The Apocalypse, that is, the Book of Revelation, presents to us the truth about history,...

August 23, 2021

Nothing, Not Even Hell, Is Outside Of God

Nothing lies outside of God’s presence, for God is the transcendent reality in which all...

August 18, 2021

Good Intentions Are Not Good Enough

Actions speak louder than words. Likewise, deeds are more important than intentions. A good intention...

June 2021

June 16, 2021

Avoid Calumny

Calumny is a grave sin. Everyone deserves to be treated with charity. No one should...

June 06, 2021

The Natural Good

Knowledge of right and wrong is invaluable. Revelation helps us know what we cannot figure...

March 2021

March 31, 2021

The Good Shall Be Revealed And Lifted Up

“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you...

March 03, 2021

Christ, Our Divine Mother, Overcomes Evil From Within

Good does not need evil, but evil needs the good, for goodness is ontologically connected...

January 2021

January 25, 2021

Human Nature

When we look across history, as well as in the present, we can find a...

December 2020

December 18, 2020

Following An Ideology Will Have Us Reject The Greater Good

The trouble with ideologies is that they use some element of the truth to mislead...

September 2020

September 29, 2020

Good, Evil And Neutral Beauty

St. Basil the Great tells us to glorify God as the “Master Craftsman,” for he...

September 04, 2020

Non-Negotiable Principles (Not Policies)

In 2002, The Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith said that democratic societies must hold...

June 2020

June 17, 2020

Hierarchies

God, who is all good, established his creation so that he could share that goodness...

June 10, 2020

Evil Tempts Us With Some Good

There are many goods, many virtues which we can seek after in our lives. But...

December 2019

December 02, 2019

Do The Good You Can Do

“Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in...

November 2019

November 04, 2019

To Reject Idolatry, We Must Transcend The Idols Which We Make

Therefore, my beloved, shun the worship of idols (1Cor. 10:14 RSV). Idolatry is spiritually dangerous...

August 2019

August 09, 2019

Those Who Support Justice Must Triple Their Efforts To Resist Trump And His Cruelty

Many of Trump’s policies, and the actions undertaken to enforce his policies, are cruel. There...

April 2019

April 11, 2019

The Eight Deadly Sins

In the Western tradition, the seven deadly sins are listed as pride, greed, lust, envy,...

March 2019

March 15, 2019

The Massacre in New Zealand, White Nationalism, and The Christian Response

I woke up this morning and saw, to my dismay, the horrible mass killing of...

December 2018

December 11, 2018

There Is No Truth Without Beauty

“That’s what the truth teaches. Emotion has nothing to do with it. Who cares if...

November 2018

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...

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...

September 2018

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...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

The Truth Is Found In The Promotion Of The Common Good

The news media plays an important role in that it helps form and spread public...

July 26, 2018

The Symphonic Harmony Of The Eschaton

Tolkien in the opening section of The Silmarillion, the Ainulindalë, presents an explanation for evil...

July 24, 2018

Justice Is More Important Than Civility

Silence in a time of injustice allows such injustice to continue. Silence in the face...

June 2018

June 26, 2018

Christians Must Reject Positive Law Which Violates The Common Good

Throughout Christian history, Christians have had to deal with nationalistic xenophobia. Christianity embraces universality over...

May 2018

May 03, 2018

Fascination With Evil

As the good is one with the truth and beauty, so evil, the debasement of...

December 2017

December 19, 2017

No Exclusive Claims On God

We have a tendency to try to place a hold upon God and believe he...

November 2017

November 20, 2017

Sick Pilgrim, Wounded Pilgrim

The world is full of abuse. It should not be a surprise, then, that those...

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