The Philosopher and the Poet – Siblings in Intuition
Aristotle teaches that the philosopher and the poet both attend to the marvelous, and thus enjoy an occupational kinship. We might expand upon his observation by identifying the effects of
Protology and Eschatology in Miniature
(Portuguese original here: Protologia e escatologia em miniatura) Many today, even those otherwise sympathetic to Christianity, find the Bible simply unbelievable. Foremost among the reasons are that its beginning seems so
Apocalypse Recordings in New Home
My 1990 recorded meditations on the Apocalypse are no longer in separate posts, but rather brought together under a new menu (above, at the right): “Eschatology.” A duplication of the
Empirical Easter 2021
A common misconception about Christianity tells us that it consists in believing a series of abstract truths regarding a God who is one and three, a person who is God
First or Only? (the battle between the ordinal and the cardinal in the Reformation) updated for 2021
As this year marks 500 years since the excommunication of Martin Luther in 1521 – a declaration that still resonates today – I decided to reread the documents of that
Onde começa a Filosofia… (Where philosophy begins…)
…nem precisa de palavras… (…no words are needed)
Introducing Richard De Smet SJ
I have been reading Richard De Smet’s work for years and have found him to be the deepest and most erudite interpreter of Indian thought from within a traditional, Christian
7 Islands revisited and revised (2021)
For anyone who read, downloaded, or is interested in reading, my English travelogue, 7 Islands, there is now an updated, corrected version of the text. The original was first written
O único rito que sobrou (The Only Rite That Remains)
Sobre o meticuloso ritual do Ano Novo On the Meticulous Ritual of New Year
On the Feast of the Holy Family (na Festa da Sagrada Família)
Festa da Família Inquieta Feast of the Restless Family
Some Christmas posts (alguns posts natalinos)
FELIZ NATAL ! MERRY CHRISTMAS ! A noite silenciosa da fecundidade The Silent Night of Fecundity Et Verbum infans factum est (e o Verbo se fez infante) Et Verbum