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December 2019

December 19, 2019

Apologists Should Not Be Sophists

It is common in the modern field of apologetics to be promoted by debates, and...

November 2019

November 26, 2019

Interpreting Scripture

St. John of the Cross, with great wisdom, warned people against following simple explanations of...

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...

March 2019

March 08, 2019

The Puzzle of God

Several theological and philosophical paradoxes emerge as we try to deal with and contemplate the...

February 2019

February 14, 2019

A Lesson We Can Learn From Reuchlin’s Defense of the Jews

In the sixteenth century, accusations against the Jews led to the confiscation and examination of...

January 2019

January 29, 2019

The Way of Truth

Jesus told his disciples that he was going to go and prepare a place for...

January 28, 2019

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

Marsilio Ficino, in the opening of his commentary to the Mystical Theology, understood the point...

January 21, 2019

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Conclusion. Part Ten

In the Mystical Theology, Dionysius explained how we must take away all that we hold...

January 07, 2019

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Conclusion. Part Eight

The truth is something which is revealed, and not something which we create or establish...

December 2018

December 31, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Conclusion. Part Seven

We can speak of the truth, because the absolute truth is indeed true. But when...

December 24, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Conclusion. Part Six.

We must transcend ourselves. There are many ways in which we are to do this,...

December 17, 2018

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

In the Mystical Theology, Dionysius taught us about our apprehension of the truth, reminding us...

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...

December 10, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Conclusion. Part Four.

Kataphatic theology, when done right, offers up an approximation for the absolute truth by rendering...

November 2018

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,...

September 2018

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...

August 2018

August 27, 2018

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

Dionysius, continuing with his apophatic denials, purifying us from the limitations which would be imposed...

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...

June 2018

June 07, 2018

To Help People, We Need to Meet Them Where They Are At

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep”...

May 2018

May 28, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter Three. Part Six

Positive theological reflection, kataphatic theology, begins with foundational declarations about God, such as statements which...

May 03, 2018

Fascination With Evil

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

April 2018

April 17, 2018

St. Athanasius?

Arians questioned the divinity of Jesus Christ. They said that the Son, by being begotten,...

April 16, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter Two. Part Three.

As we seek after the truth, we normally try to explain it to ourselves in...

April 04, 2018

Painting the Truth of God

Three painters come together to paint a beautiful landscape. Each of them paints with a...

February 2018

February 26, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter One. Section Two. Part Two

But, if the Divine initiations are above such, what would any one say respecting those...

February 19, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter One. Section Two. Part One

SECTION II. But see that none of the uninitiated listen to these things----those I mean...

February 08, 2018

Fasting, A Tool for Our Own Good

Consume. Consume this, consume that. Consume. Consume all you want. And then consume some more...

January 2018

January 11, 2018

Plurality In Catholic Thought Allows For Radical Changes In Theological Understanding

Catholicism, despite its dogmas, allows for a great variety of theological opinions. This is important...

December 2017

December 11, 2017

Weaponized Orthodoxy Is Far From The Truth

Sophism and rigid fundamentalism represent two extremes in regards in truth and goodness, and following...

October 2017

October 02, 2017

Dionysius and the Transcendent Truth of God

This is fundamental to all proper theology: God remains the unknown God who reveals himself...

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