metaphysics

A bottle of Dow's 2006 Late Bottled Vintage Porto wine next to a large, brown leather-bound book titled "S. Thome Contra Gentiles." The scene suggests a scholarly or religious context, possibly related to Catholic themes."

Port and Cookies

I have long wanted to compile a collection of anecdotes by graduates of Catholic colleges and universities from (roughly) 1967-2000 as to how they survived the reigning agnostic materialism on campus.  To what underground bunkers did they flee?  Between which dusty old stacks in the university library did they repair?  To which neighborhood bar–away from the…

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A golden censer with burning incense hangs in a richly decorated Catholic church interior. A statue of the Virgin Mary stands nearby, adorned with green foliage and dressed in white robes. The setting is ornate with warm lighting, emphasizing religious reverence.

In the Light of Reality

For all of the iPhones, iPads and modern comforts and conveniences, we all still seem to want the basics. We want something real. A good hot cup of coffee brewed on a frosty Minnesota winter morning is one of the great gifts of the earth and its Creator (couple it with bacon and eggs, and…

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A historical Catholic text page titled "Disputationum Roberti Bellarmini Politiani Cardinalis" in Latin, featuring ornate engravings and stamps. The text discusses Christian controversies and is from the 17th century, with handwritten notes. The page includes a seal of the Minim Order and a royal privilege stamp, indicating its significance in Catholic scholarship."

The State says in its heart, ‘There is no God’

I recently attended the third annual Canon Law Conference for Canonists and Civil Attorneys hosted by His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Truly, it was an excellent conference made all the more so by the opportunities for spiritual refreshment and prayer at arguably the…

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A man dressed in papal attire blesses a young child, with several people around them. The scene is indoors and dimly lit, emphasizing the solemnity of a Catholic blessing ceremony.

Metaphysics and Contraception

Recently a class of high school seniors that I teach read St. Thomas Aquinas’s “Treatise on Law” from his magisterial Summa Theologiae. The students struggled through the work and great discussion was sparked over the topic of law generally and the natural law specifically. In leading the class through the discussion with several of my…

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