St. Bonaventure on Freedom, Free Will, and Love
High school boys are full of bravado, but often have clear insight into the truth.
Tommy Humphries
St. Thomas Aquinas on Freedom, Free Will, and Willing
I can never spell “choose” and “chose” correctly. It’s one of my many weaknesses. It’s not that I’m lost in time, I just can’t spell. But it’s also ironic that I have a hard time spelling words for choice. I also have a hard time with the difference between “willing” and “free will,” between wanting … Read more
St. Benedict and the Freedom of Obedience
Who is more free, the olympic athlete or the couch potato? The guitarist who plays 8 hours a day and has all scales memorized, or the guy who’s fingers obey only two chords? The woman who has learned a dozen languages, or the guy who can barely hold a conversation in one?
The Trinity is a Mystery
“The Trinity is a Mystery!” We hear it said all the time. We believe it most of the time.
Returning to the Altar of the Lord
As we approach Pentecost, the faithful are being invited to return to Mass under various protocols released by our Bishops. In many ways, this return has been like first Communion a second time. Perhaps an adult version of second grade Sunday School is needed.
Rule of 9’s
I like to think of myself as a manly man, doing carpentry, driving fire trucks, running a triathlon, reading ancient languages, and defending the weak. But, I also recognize that temptation to have a myopic view of my own sexuality as essentially only expressed with 1% of my body surface area.
My Adam to Your Eve
The first chapter of Genesis finds it impossible to imagine humanity without masculinity and femininity. It finds it impossible to think of a solitary human, either male or female, without the other.