Month: July 2010

Piety and Death “It is difficult to fear death if one is very pious.” Alas, KL has made me take spiritual stock of myself again. I never used to …

The Robotic Soul “There is little doubt that atheism, agnosticism, and the denial of the other world are partially responsible for the rapid technological development which gave us, apart …

Cash for Souls “Facing the choice of cash or liberty human beings will always choose the former because it spells safety.” How else can you explain the popularity of …

Authority “Ochlocrats who never tire of accusing conservatives and Catholics of superstition, illogical traditionalism, and ‘unscientific’ procedure make an act of faith in the inner illumination of the individual …

Egalitarianism in the Hierarchy “The nonchalantly polite but nevertheless free interclass manners in the Catholic world are the natural consequence of a conventional (nonideological) egalitarianism, based on the profound …

“All our learning should consist of finding out what God has planned for us at each moment.” de Caussade, Abandonment.

The Herdist and the Romantic “Only the select can be closely confronted with the Absolute without taking flight. Only the saints, but not the ‘commonsensical’ herd, can and will …

Random Tuesday “President Barack Obama took aim at Republican lawmakers Monday, accusing them of holding the public hostage to Washington politics by blocking extended unemployment benefits for millions of …