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Quod Apostolici Muneris by Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical against socialism.
Apr 18, 20246 min read
On the Concept of Penance – Part 4
This article examines some common objections to penance or temporal punishment.
Apr 12, 20245 min read
Making Choices by Peter Kreeft
Making Choices: Practical Wisdom for Everyday Moral Decisions by Peter Kreeft, first published in 1990, is a text about morality and how...
Apr 7, 20245 min read
God and Goodness
Is something good because God says so or is it good because it is objectively good?
Mar 22, 20243 min read
Why the Mass is a Perpetual Sacrifice
There is the common criticism that every Mass is “crucifying Christ again”. The argument is that Jesus Christ died on the Cross, a...
Dec 31, 20236 min read
Man Wonders If “Question Everything” Includes Questioning “Question Everything”
A man who wants to be an intellectual rebel wonders how far he should go. “I can’t trust anything nowadays,” he said, “so it makes sense...
Dec 27, 20231 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...
Dec 3, 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.
Nov 17, 20232 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...
Aug 1, 20237 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.
May 15, 20233 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...
Jan 7, 20234 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.
Oct 31, 20225 min read
The Fundamental Flaws of the Debt-based Economic System – Part 1
This article will examine the flaws conceptually.
Oct 31, 20225 min read
On the Concept of Penance – Part 3
Part 3 continues to examine a few scriptural passages regarding the concept of penance.
Oct 26, 20225 min read
On the Concept of Penance – Part 2
Part 2 examines a few scriptural passages regarding the concept of penance.
Oct 26, 20224 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.
Oct 23, 20225 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”.
Sep 16, 20223 min read
Ecclesiam a Jesu by Pope Pius VII
Pope Pius VII (b. 14 August 1742 – d. 20 August 1823), born Barnaba Niccolo Maria Luigi Chiaramonti, began his pontificate on 14 March...
Sep 11, 20222 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...
Sep 4, 20227 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...
Jul 21, 202210 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?
Jul 21, 20227 min read
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