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
On Visually Reading the Apocalypse
In the late 14th century, Europe had passed through the Black Death, killing a third of its population (and a full half of its doctors and priests), was in the
Wonders, Transcendences, Domains and Wisdoms
The initial concern, leading me to articulate these related but not entirely coincident triads, regarded the positioning of the love of wisdom – what we traditionally call philosophy – in
On Changing our Nature
There are things we never refer to because we presume they are settled once and for all. Nonetheless, they cast their spell over everything else we think, say and do.
Love and Union – synonyms?
It was 37 years ago that I spent two hours conversing in Kalady, India, with this monk of the Ramakrishna Mission. I had been sick for six weeks before this