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Day: June 15, 2021

By Catholic InsightPosted on June 15, 2021Posted in Quotes

Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they will differ enormously in what evils they will call excusable (G.K. Chesterton)

Recognizing Lies and Truth

By John Paul Meenan, EditorPosted on June 15, 2021Posted in Editor's Corner

There are different ways to lie. The classical definition is ‘to enunciate a falsehood with the intent to deceive’, derived from Saint Augustine, adopted by Saint Thomas (I-II, 110, 1-2), who draws from this the criteria for a full-blown lie: Falsehood in what is spoken, awareness that such is false and the deception. There can[…]