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This blog used to be hosted at Patheos, but I created my own site because I wanted to get away from the increased commercialism. I also wanted to return to the more personal and relational style that I first had when blogging. As the readership increased at Patheos we lost the personal contact. I had to close the comments box because there were simply too many comments to moderate and extremists were using my combox as their soapbox.
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Standing on My Head
“A scene is often most clearly seen when it is seen upside down.” G.K.Chesterton
Symbols of a Society in Meltdown
Nothing has revealed the parlous state of religion in America today more than the two crises we have experienced this year. When you consider the symbolic value of what we have gone through we
Resentment, Religion and Race Riots
He of the mustache--Frederich Nietzsche--has much to answer for. On the one hand the poor insane philosopher opened our eyes to some aspects of religion and human psychology we had never seen before. On
Groaning to Find the World Arian
St Jerome is often quoted as saying, "The whole world groaned and was astonished to find itself Arian" Well I think Arianism hasn't died out. It's going strong, but sadly few people are groaning
Bad Sects
I know. I know...it's a click bait headline. But there's a serious question here: Are you a member of a sect? I can remember learning the difference between a sect and a cult. A
Conversations with Joseph Pearce – Five Favorite Poems
Over at the podcast section of the blog a new podcast is posted in Conversations with Joseph Pearce. These conversations on literature, theology and culture were recorded for Augustine Institute and are available here for Donor
For St Philip Neri – My Cat Jeoffrey
A delightful detail in Catherine Rachel John's entry for St Philip Neri in Penguin Book of Saints. "St Philip was very fond of cats." So in honor of such a loveable and human saint
