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First Links – 10.15.14
Having Patience for the Sausage-Making Synod Fr. Robert Barron, Word on Fire The Long Way to Liberty…
Works of Flesh/Of Law
Martinus de Boer argues in his Galatians commentary that while “the expression ‘the works of the flesh’ . .…
Elements v. Spirit
Martinus de Boer (Galatians, 372) notes that the verb “walk by the Spirit” in Galatians 5:25 isn’t…
Thomas and the East
Several times in his The Godly Image, Romanus Cessario observes how Greek patristic writers influence Thomas’s understanding of…
Slowness
We complain about speed a lot. Everything moves too fast to grasp or control. So we find…
“He Wept Tears of Blood”
A very odd thing happens in Book 16 of the Iliad when Zeus decides that Sarpedon must die.…
The Devil’s in the Detoxification
A thick haze lay over the apartment. My eyes teared as the clouds of smoke trickled slowly…
Catholicism, Sex, and Marriage
The Extraordinary Synod on the Family issued an interim “relatio” yesterday. This is a document meant to…
A Pastoral Failure
I was recently accused of (actually, praised for, but it seemed to me an accusation) supporting “marriage…
Podcast on Prison Beards Case
For those who may be interested, my colleague Marc DeGirolami and I have done a podcast on last…
First Links – 10.14.14
Dramatic Move as Synod Fathers Set Out New Pastoral Care for Gays, Cohabiting Couples and Divorcees Christopher…
Desire of the Flesh
The desire of the flesh is set against the desire of the Spirit, Paul says, so that…
Revolutionary Curiosity
The scientific revolution is often characterized as a revolution in method. In place of speculative, deductive metaphysical…
Pro
Katha Pollitt thinks that advocates of abortion rights have been cowed into meekness. In Pro, she argues that…
Teresa of Avila
Julia Kristeva’s vigorous, rambling Teresa, My Love is a very personal reaction to the life and writings of…
