Inspired by Truth, Enlightening Minds for the Church in Canada and Throughout the World
Inspired by Truth, Enlightening Minds for the Church in Canada and Throughout the World
There is no better way to solve the problem of evil than by starting with a definition of what evil is, or is not. According to the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, the universe itself is fundamentally evil. He said that those who wish to escape this evil are justified in committing suicide. For Schopenhauer evil[…]
Recently I felt really blessed going back to the catechesis Pope Benedict XVI gave on St Bernard of Clairvaux on Wednesday 21 October 2009. His first statement of that instructive and inspiring catechesis ran the following:Â Today I would like to talk about St Bernard of Clairvaux, called “the last of the Fathers” of the Church[…]
Those of sane mind know that D.E.I. is a problem, especially as mandated by faceless bureaucracies, cloaked in a veneer of goodness. After all, diversity, equality and inclusivity seem admirable, or at least not morally objectionable. The problem, of course, is that life is about much more than these three analogues to the French revolutionaries’[…]
There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is curiosity. There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is vanity. There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is Love. (Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, +1153)
