Whatever Happened to Sin? Part 2
In Part 1 of this essay, I noted that the Catholic hierarchy is attempting to straddle two incompatible views: the modern pagan view [...]
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04, 2023
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03, 2023
Whatever Happened to Sin?
Original Sin as depicted by Brueghel and Rubens Whatever happened to sin? For the answer to this perplexing [...]
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03, 2023
Is Our Civilization Collapsing?
In recent decades, the study of history has lost its former place of honor in U.S. education. That is unfortunate, [...]
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03, 2023
A Cardinal’s Proposal for Changes in the Church
Several centuries ago Francis Bacon (1521-1626) offered this sage advice on thought and discussion: “Read not to contradict and confute; [...]
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03, 2023
Inspiration for This Troubled Time
In February, 2023 in the midst of a variety of troubling events in the nation and the world, a group [...]
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02, 2023
Understanding Anti-Social Behavior
“Why?” “What could possibly explain this behavior?” “How did we get to this state of affairs?” These questions and a [...]
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02, 2023
Insights from Our Ancestors
Bust of Socrates In the late 1980s I was invited to Singapore to help their Curriculum Development Institute [...]
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02, 2023
Dangerous Developments in American Education
The concept of academic freedom is centuries old and has been modified over time. Since 1940 it has had these [...]
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02, 2023
Bishop Fulton Sheen’s Message to Us
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1971) is best remembered for his incisive and witty television presentations, but he was also a [...]
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01, 2023
America’s Epidemic of Foolishness
Watching the news these days calls to mind the old Jewish adage, “Send a fool to close the shutters and [...]