1. By hypothesis, we would expect there to be many difficulties and seeming inconsistencies involved in God's existence. The idea of God is of One who is all-powerful, all-good, all-knowing, and all-wise. Such a Being would necessarily have a vastly different perspective from us, meaning that much of what He would do would seem strange … Continue reading Saturday Flotsam: God’s Existence and Miscellaneous
Philosophy
Feast of St. Boethius
There are a surprising number of people whom even knowledgeable Catholics don't realize are Saints, and Boethius is one of the more prominent. While secular scholars loftily debate whether he was even Christian (which seems to me absurd given even a cursory reading of De Consolatione), the Church has recognized him as a Saint and … Continue reading Feast of St. Boethius
Detective Philosophy at ‘The Everyman’
My latest essay (first in a little while) is now up at The Everyman, this one critiquing our tendency to insist that this, that, or the other fact 'doesn't matter' by applying the analogy of detective literature. I read a lot of detective fiction (I also write it, though I’ve written much less than I’ve … Continue reading Detective Philosophy at ‘The Everyman’
Reflections: First Principles
Note: I've been toying with the idea of putting together a series of essays of my worldview and thoughts on different subjects. Partly as a way of working them out myself, and partly just for the interest. Below is a draft of the first installment. No one starts from first principles when developing a worldview; … Continue reading Reflections: First Principles
Fr. Ripperger on Brainwashing
A very interesting and instructive series on the truth and how we know it and how brainwashing works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCnPhQjVyZM&ab_channel=SensusFidelium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN-XM2qUKjM&ab_channel=SensusFidelium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJUt7uOLw94&t=125s&ab_channel=SensusFidelium
RIP Prof. Alice Von Hildebrand
I just learned that Prof. Alice Von Hildebrand, the Catholic philosopher and speaker and the second wife of the great Prof. Dietrich Von Hildebrand (who is one of my intellectual touchstones) has passed away at the age of 98. I actually had no idea she was still alive: I would have sworn that I'd heard … Continue reading RIP Prof. Alice Von Hildebrand
Friday Flotsam: The Feast of St. Joseph
1. A blessed Feast of St. Joseph to you all! May the foster father of Our Lord Jesus intercede on behalf of everyone who reads this and for the Church and our nation as a whole. 2. A thought occurred to me this morning, listening to a sermon on St. Joseph (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OXUfeFFjXg). The priest points … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: The Feast of St. Joseph
Sunday Thoughts: 1-5-20
Feast of the Epiphany Reading 1: Isaiah 60: 1-6 Arise, be enlightened, O Jerusalem: for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For behold darkness shall cover the earth, and a mist the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon … Continue reading Sunday Thoughts: 1-5-20
Serpent's Den 