First or Only? (the battle between the ordinal and the cardinal in the Reformation)
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
RICHARD DE SMET (1916-1997) 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
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
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. These tacit convictions cast their spell over everything else we think, say and
Love and Union – synonyms?
Some 40 years ago I spent two hours conversing in Kalady, India, with this monk of the Ramakrishna Mission. I had been sick for six weeks before this meeting, so
Coda to the Apocalypse
As vital as it is to our basic sanity to honor our senses’ report regarding the centrality of our Earth – both in our daily experience and as concerns our
On Binary Boors
C.S. Lewis once commented that a language was losing its heart when more and more adjectives became mere synonyms for “good” and “bad.” It is tiresomely well documented in digital