St. Justin Martyr

The Vortex of Conspiratorial Thought

For any child of Abraham, the idea that hell is in a conspiracy against heaven is a commonplace. It is in the category of “so what else is new?” Still, the privation of being that characterizes evil not only guarantees its ultimate defeat, it also makes serious study of its intrigues futile. Obeying the evangelical […]

Smart and wicked

You can be very smart and very wicked, but you cannot be wise without being good. Being smart means you have a mercurial mind – possibly a very high IQ – and can throw off syllogisms and plow through arguments with enviable dispatch. You can figure out sums and dance discursive ballet on multiplication tables […]