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Dec 3, 20232 min read
Is Pain “Good”?
There is a commonly held view, particularly amongst christians, that “pain is good”. Whilst suffering has value, the view that “pain is...
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Nov 17, 20232 min read
A Refutation of Moral Relativism by Peter Kreeft
Relevant. Easily accessible. Not as fun as his other Socratic dialogues but it’s far from boring or dry.
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Aug 1, 20237 min read
Does God Change His Mind?
This is a classic question to which finding a basic answer is actually not difficult. But since many confuse issues, this article will...
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May 15, 20233 min read
Summa of the Summa, Edited and Annotated by Peter Kreeft
An abridged version of St Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologica with helpful annotations by Peter Kreeft. A nice reference to have.
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Jan 7, 20234 min read
Ratzinger Was No Traditionalist, He Was a Humanist
There are plenty of articles floating around painting Joseph Ratzinger (Benedict XVI) as a traditionalist. He was merely a...
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Oct 31, 20225 min read
The Fundamental Flaws of the Debt-based Economic System – Part 2
This will address some common criticisms of what was discussed in Part 1 which is assumed that one has read.
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Oct 31, 20225 min read
The Fundamental Flaws of the Debt-based Economic System – Part 1
This article will examine the flaws conceptually.
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Oct 26, 20225 min read
On the Concept of Penance – Part 3
Part 3 continues to examine a few scriptural passages regarding the concept of penance.
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Oct 26, 20224 min read
On the Concept of Penance – Part 2
Part 2 examines a few scriptural passages regarding the concept of penance.
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Oct 23, 20225 min read
On the Concept of Penance – Part 1
As usual, the concept is not that complicated. It is only made complicated by over-simplifications, deliberately or otherwise.
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Sep 16, 20223 min read
Ubi Primum by Pope Leo XII
Pope Leo XII’s first encyclical warns of modern humanist ideas such as “tolerance” and “religious indifference”.
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Sep 4, 20227 min read
The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis
The Abolition of Man: Reflections on Education with Special Reference to the Teaching of English in the Upper Forms of Schools was a...
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Jul 21, 202210 min read
On Church & Salvation – Part II
It is assumed that one has read the argument(s) posed in Part I . This analysis is organized into five sets of “clues”. Clue 1: Wording...
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Jul 21, 20227 min read
On Church & Salvation – Part I
What if a person dies without accepting Christ because said person never had a reasonable opportunity to do so?
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Jul 6, 20221 min read
Georgia Guidestones Going Down?
Georgia Guidestones partially blown up, then subsequently demolished.
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May 19, 20222 min read
Christianae Reipublicae: On the Dangers of Anti-Christian Writings by Pope Clement XIII
Bad writing has been around for as long as writing utensils. As for anti-Christian writings, they have been around since the time of the...
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Jan 24, 20229 min read
On the Three Determinants of Morality – Part II
Part II examines the common arguments regarding the three determinants and their implications.
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Jan 12, 20224 min read
On the Three Determinants of Morality – Part I
Although I would like to think it is commonsense, it is my observation that there is often some confusion on how to judge particular...
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Sep 10, 20219 min read
Are COVID Jabs “Mark of the Beast”?
It may be worth making a few comments given the observation that the currently available COVID “vaccines” may be the “mark of the beast”,...
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Feb 16, 20212 min read
Marx & Satan by Richard Wurmbrand
This book is an overview of the posited connection between Karl Marx and satanism. And although Wurmbrand is brief—the book being...
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Jan 15, 20213 min read
Response to “Conspiracy, Theory”
A reader asked something like the following in regards to the article “Conspiracy, Theory” published on 20 November 2020: Why are some...
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