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God and Philosophy

I try to be judicious in my book annotations, but every so often, I find a book that has more passages underlined than not. Schumacher's A Guide for the Perplexed probably holds my library record in this regard, but Etienne Gilson's God and Philosophy isn'

Easter

"When the disciples saw the risen Christ, they beheld him as a reality in the world, though no longer of it, respecting the order of the world, but Lord of its laws. To behold such reality was different and more than to see a tree or watch a man

Holy Saturday

Nyssa, Tolkien, and Gibson By killing Jesus, Satan had swallowed God's bait. He didn't know he had swallowed the Godhead, thereby inviting Full Being into his fortress of nothingness and bringing about the ontological fall of his nothingness. In the words of St. Gregory of Nyssa:

Good Friday

“The Son of God suffered unto the death, not that men might not suffer, but that their sufferings might be like His.” George MacDonald "The cross cannot be defeated. . . For it is Defeat." G.K. Chesterton On those who hate Christianity: "They do not dislike the Cross

Thursday

Francis I A Jesuit that was at least mildly endorsed by the National Catholic Reporter [http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/papabile-day-men-who-could-be-pope-13]? An announcement that such a man is Pope normally would've sent a chill down my spine, but not with this man. Francis I looks awfully solid, as

Something for Sunday Morning

"'Be perfect' . . . This is not just advice from the master, but an imperative command." Francis Fernandez

Something for Sunday Morning

"Without patience our expectation [of the spiritual life] degenerates into wishful thinking. Patience comes from the word 'patior,' which means 'to suffer.' . . . What seems a hindrance becomes a way; what seems an obstacle becomes a door." Henri J.M. Nouwen

Resignation Question and Answer

From my priest friend in Rome: A little question and answer about the Pope's resignation. Yes, I am sad; I love Benedict XVI dearly. Has this ever happened before? Yes, in 1415, Pope Gregory XII resigned from Office to end the Western Schism. Can the Pope still do

The Resignation

From a Good and Reliable Priest (currently stationed in Rome): "With regards to the present moment I would also want to encourage. The Holy Father said on Saturday evening the following words: "There is a false pessimism that says: the time of Christianity is over. No: it begins

Something for Sunday Morning

"'Jesus was the only One that ever raised the dead,' The Misfit continued, 'and He shouldn't have done it. He thrown everything off balance. If He did what He said, then it's nothing for you to do but throw away everything and