Empirical Easter – 2026
A common misunderstanding of Christianity views it as nothing more than belief in a series of abstract truths regarding a God who is one and three, a person who is
Face to Face with Everything — available now
Translation of blurb and description from the Brazilian edition, not used in the English version: Modern science has disclosed so many new perspectives on reality we easily lose sight
And the Word was made an infant
When you look into the eyes of an infant, you see someone who sees something you are no longer able to see. The orbs are clear, free of self-reflection, looking
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Misunderstandings of the “esoteric”
There are important differences between a philosophy, religion, or organization that presents itself as “esoteric,” and one that simply offers a pedagogical order in the appropriation of what it teaches
Thomas, Thomisms and Thomists
It was in 1966 that I first held a book by Thomas Aquinas in my hands. An Ursuline school near my house was selling old books from its collection, and
What Philosophy is not – and what it is
No other area of knowledge suffers so much controversy over what exactly it studies as does philosophy. The natural and (even more) the social sciences may harbor ambiguities in their
The Lesson We Overlook at a Solar Eclipse
Since I live in the Southern Hemisphere, I missed the solar eclipse of 2024. But today, with high definition media and thousands of cell phone cameras, I was able to
Light That Illuminates – Light That Blinds
We can measure light, to some extend control it, and for those of us blessed with sight, use it to see, to navigate through life and to shine its beams
Scholia on an Implicit Person
Scholia on an Implicit Person Explorations in Thomism, Advaita Vedanta and Buddhism Scott Randall Paine, University of Brasilia Introduction Is it a person, a place or a thing? It
Online Course on Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy
For any of my readers who might be interested, beginning on September 18 I will be giving an 8-week, online course on the thought of Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy (1888-1973), sponsored by