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Orestes Brownson was mostly a kind man, his made-for-public-consumption polemics notwithstanding. He was tenderly affectionate toward his wife and children and had many friends. He was deeply devoted to God; after his conversion, always writing with a crucifix in front of him and a statue of the Virgin Mary at

"Comparison is the expedient of those who cannot reach the heart of the things compared." George Santayana

Aristotle, a pagan, placed the highest natural felicity in the knowledge of God.

Commencing with Copernicus, western culture increasingly adopted an attitude of domination, of hubris, an attitude brooking no limitation to man's effort to master the universe. We sit today in a position of health, comfort, luxuries, and increasing longevity. Before Copernicus, the chips were down, we felt insignificant and

"Satire is a glass in which we see every countenance but our own." Jonathan Swift

"Obedience is the opener of eyes." George MacDonald

Duder: The nineteenth-century Scottish fantasy writer, George MacDonald, lived in intense poverty, writing fairy tales in order to eke out a living for his family. Yet he had a peaceful mind. C.S. Lewis said of him: “His peace of mind came not from building on the future but from

Duder: Whenever you're dealing with something sinful, it is helpful to see what it really is. Strip away the props; eliminate the frills and hype; and see what you really have. If you get the time or desire, you should read Dante's Divine Comedy, especially the

"When science moves faster than moral understanding, as it does today, men and women struggle to articulate their unease." Michael J. Sandel, The Atlantic, April 2004

"The unexpressed assumption of empiricism is that experience will tell us what we are experiencing." Richard Weaver