
Seek What Is True, Not What Is New — and Don’t Be a Chronological Snob
The best way to avoid being pulled into the maelstrom of the world is to be anchored in the wisdom of the ages.
The best way to avoid being pulled into the maelstrom of the world is to be anchored in the wisdom of the ages.
The Crucifixion, when men killed God, was the worst thing humanity has ever done.
Clear thought demands clear definitions.
“And when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to myself.” (John 12:32)
“Christ, the Son of God made man, is the Father’s one, perfect and unsurpassable Word. In him he has said everything; there will be no other word than this one.” (CCC 65)
“To be always seeking after the useful,” said Aristotle, “does not become free and exalted souls.”
“Christ assumed a body,” said St. Macarius, “and using the cross as his plowshare, cultivated the barren soul of man.”
An out-of-tune instrument cannot produce beautiful music, and an out-of-tune soul cannot live a beautiful life.
God is patient in his work of breaking up the hard soil of our souls.
“We cannot educate without leading a person to beauty, without leading the heart to beauty. … An education is not successful if you do not know how to create poets.” —Pope Francis, Feb. 7, 2020
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