Let’s talk about the root cause of bird poop and how it can help us understand your actions. Let me explain. In Environment, Health, and Safety circles there is a common procedure called “Five Whys.” A real life example involving the Jefferson Memorial is often used to explain it. The monument was deteriorating and those…
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Christ at the Endgame
Spoilers for Marvel’s Avengers Infinity War and Endgame It’s common for Catholic commentators to look for “Christ figures” in superhero movies (Bishop Barron, I’m looking at you!). Often this takes the simple route of looking for a character who makes “the heroic sacrifice.” This can lead to a whole set of superhero figures being baptized…
The Standard and Cause of Goodness
The fourth way is taken from the gradation to be found in things. Among beings there are some more and some less good, true, noble and the like. But “more” and “less” are predicated of different things, according as they resemble in their different ways something which is the maximum, as a thing is said to be…
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This blog is still under constructions, but I am hoping to to have posts up soon. On a regular basis I hope to probe questions of faith and philosophy. Coming soon… Reflections on Aquinas Explorations of Dante’s Divine Comedy Ways of Prayer The Modern World and Ethics