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Saturday, December 25, 2021

A Holly Folly Christmas

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Early in the morning and not a creature is stirring except me. O, and the Heart of the World. 1:  Prisons of finitude! Like every other bein...

A Holly Folly Christmas

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Early in the morning and not a creature is stirring except me. O, and the Heart of the World. 1:  Prisons of finitude! Like every other bein...
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Friday, December 24, 2021

Progressivism: Chicken Soup for the Soulless

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If nothing else, the principle of Original Sin prepares us to consider man's proposals and solutions (especially to the problem of man!)...

Progressivism: Chicken Soup for the Soulless

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If nothing else, the principle of Original Sin prepares us to consider man's proposals and solutions (especially to the problem of man!)...
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Thursday, December 23, 2021

The New World

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I was struck by the following passage from Thomistic Psychology : But now, with the advent of thinking processes, a completely new world is ...

The New World

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I was struck by the following passage from Thomistic Psychology : But now, with the advent of thinking processes, a completely new world is ...
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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Weird and Revolting

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I have a lot of catching up to do, because I must have been absent from class the day they covered the detection and eradication of demons. ...

Weird and Revolting

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I have a lot of catching up to do, because I must have been absent from class the day they covered the detection and eradication of demons. ...
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021

With Great Slack Comes a Little Courtesy

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"Do you renounce Satan, and all his works and empty promises?" Sure... I guess so... Er, like what? In other words, that's a t...

With Great Slack Comes a Little Courtesy

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"Do you renounce Satan, and all his works and empty promises?" Sure... I guess so... Er, like what? In other words, that's a t...
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Monday, December 20, 2021

How to Distinguish Your Friends from the Demons

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By way of an appetizer before we get to the main curse (did Petey actually just say deviled eggheads ?), I've been rereading Robert Bren...

How to Distinguish Your Friends from the Demons

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By way of an appetizer before we get to the main curse (did Petey actually just say deviled eggheads ?), I've been rereading Robert Bren...
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Sunday, December 19, 2021

I Saw Satan Fall Like Lightning in the Ratings

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Most of you know that before I was a critical demonologist I was a clinical psychologist.  Along the way, and to this day, I've maintain...

I Saw Satan Fall Like Lightning in the Ratings

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Most of you know that before I was a critical demonologist I was a clinical psychologist.  Along the way, and to this day, I've maintain...
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Saturday, December 18, 2021

Vertical Causation and Absolute Stupidity

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What is vertical causation, and does it exist? Defined negatively, we could say it is any type of causation that isn't horizontal. Unles...

Vertical Causation and Absolute Stupidity

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What is vertical causation, and does it exist? Defined negatively, we could say it is any type of causation that isn't horizontal. Unles...
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Friday, December 17, 2021

Many Rivers to Cross

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Every day I try to read a little Schuon in order to supplement whatever else I happen to be reading, the reason being that he never fails to...

Many Rivers to Cross

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Every day I try to read a little Schuon in order to supplement whatever else I happen to be reading, the reason being that he never fails to...
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Thursday, December 16, 2021

Spiritual Intoxication and Bibulous Bobness

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Continuing with yesterday's post, Bonaventure characterizes the contemplative life as a "twofold movement" of "ascending ...