Regular readers of this site will have noted that friendship is a theme that has been considered in these pages from different angles. Aside from Dr. Robert Hickson’s Evil Friendships in History and Brian Kelly’s brief, The Devil Has No … Continue reading
Category: Philosophy
The Ontological Argument for God’s Existence
First, a word from me. Saint Anselm was a great theologian and doctor of the Church who was a light in the eleventh century. Let us not forget that.The argument he espoused is simple. He said it came to him as … Continue reading
What’s Wrong with Personalism and ‘Theology of the Body’? An Interview with Dom Pietro Leone
It was my great pleasure to interview the esteemed priest-theologian, Dom Pietro Leone, on the subject of Personalism and the “Theology of the Body” (TOB). The interview was carried out via email and was kindly made possible by his English-language … Continue reading
I Will Not Remember Their Sins
It is written (Ezechiel 18:22): “I will not remember all his iniquities that he hath done: in his justice which he hath wrought, he shall live.” Saint Thomas in the third part of his Summa Theologica, Q. 86, art. 1 … Continue reading
Rick DeLano on Coast To Coast with George Noory
My friend, the multitalented Rick Delano, has done something wonderful to promote the work of one of our living giants, the near-nonagenarian Dr. Wolfgang Smith. I have been privileged to watch an earlier cut of this film before the final … Continue reading
Reply to David Albert Jones on Male Infant Circumcision
This article deserves an introduction, or at least an explanation. In December of 2016, I authored “Circumcision: An Acceptable Practice?,” which was edition 283 of my fortnightly Ad Rem. Around that time, I also interviewed Dr. David Lang on the same … Continue reading
Some Modern Fallacies (Why Philosophy #XIX)
How many times have you read an article or watched the news and have been frustrated by what was an obviously incorrect argument, but you were at a loss as to what it was or how to reply? Well, wonder … Continue reading
Handy Guide to Common Fallacies
(Summarized by Br. Lawrence Mary M.I.C.M., Tert., from Logic by Fr. Bittle, Chapter XXI) Fallacies in Language Equivocation Simple Equivocation—words used in different meanings. Illicit Transition—change of supposition Example: The intellect is the eye of the soul; but the eye … Continue reading
Faith, Reason, and the Mess We’re In
Much of the talk today about “faith and reason” is sloppy and inadequate. It discounts the effects of the Fall and improperly separates the natural law from the order of grace, where it fits within a hierarchy of divine helps … Continue reading