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August 2013

August 06, 2013

“I AM” is not “Is”: Nihilism

“Nihilism stands at the door: whence comes this uncanniest of all guests?” -Nietzsche (The Will...

July 2013

July 29, 2013

Saved from Sin or From God

I have written before on the typical Protestant concept of “Life Boat” salvation. However, upon...

July 19, 2013

Upholding the Sabbath

We’re all aware of the commandment to “remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” ...

July 08, 2013

Some Wisdom From Optina

The following is a letter from Elder Macarius of the Optina monastery in Russia to...

June 2013

June 19, 2013

“I AM” is Not “Is”: An Introduction to Ontotheology

I would be hard pressed to find someone who wouldn’t agree that there is something...

June 08, 2013

How Your Work-Out Might Be Destroying Your Destiny

Work-out mania has always disturbed me. Perhaps it is my inherent fear of people too...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

Subjectivity, Truth-Relation, and Learning to Be Charitable

There is a problem I have found within the climate of American Catholics (I'm sure...

May 16, 2013

The Despair of Greeting Cards

I have what one may describe as an aversion to cards. I never know quite...