Pleasure and the Saint
Ambiguity is the cause of many philosophical errors. One clear example is Aristotle’s claim that all things desire the good. Apart from...
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Two Key Words of Human Existence: Love the Lovable and Hate the Hateful
Recently I was told that a particular cardinal enjoys great popularity; “He gets along with everybody.” This was meant as a compliment...
In Defense of Feeling
Anyone acquainted with the history of philosophy knows that many of the great thinkers have looked down upon feelings. Fleeting...
Joseph's Tears
The one character in the Old Testament that stands out as an unmistakable figure of Christ is Joseph, Jacob's son by his beloved Rachel...
The Eloquence of Silence
There is a Latin proverb worth meditating upon: si tacuises philosophus manssises (if you had remained silent, you would have remained a...
The Saints and Offenses
Alas, rare are those among us that have never been offended by our fellow men. The most fortunate are usually those who are in the...
Unethical Ethics
The market is flooded with textbooks on ethics. Having taught this subject for many years in a secular university, I have been struck by...
Truth or Panic
From the very moment of our birth, we have a tacit (if unconscious) awareness of the precariousness of our metaphysical situation....
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