MARIO ARROYO
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MARIO ARROYO
Today, we apparently celebrate neither sexual modesty nor childhood.
Such exultant destruction of things once deemed sacred is a constitutive part of a Western culture that has transformed the rebel into a hero. Rebels need sacred rules to transgress, and as rebellion began to emerge as a heroic ideal in the nineteenth century—at least among the art... See more
Such exultant destruction of things once deemed sacred is a constitutive part of a Western culture that has transformed the rebel into a hero. Rebels need sacred rules to transgress, and as rebellion began to emerge as a heroic ideal in the nineteenth century—at least among the art... See more
Carl R. Trueman • Pride Month and the Infantilization of Society
What Are We Fighting For? - First Things
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The Future of Catholic Theology
The Future of Catholic Theology - First Things
As Vance implied in Munich, Europe’s drift toward so-called value-neutral security policies is actually closer to nihilism than neutrality, and has left its citizens and allies questioning what their sacrifices are for.
What Are We Fighting For? - First Things
most religions outside the Judeo-Christian tradition do not posit a creation at all. The universe is said to be eternal, without beginning or purpose, and never having been created, it has no creator. From this view, the universe is a supreme mystery, inconsistent, unpredictable, and (perhaps) arbitrary. For those holding this view, the only paths
... See moreRodney Stark • The Triumph of Christianity
In The Gay Science , Nietzsche’s Madman accuses his audience of polite atheists of having no idea of the significance of their atheism. Killing God, he points out, requires that his assassins themselves rise to the challenge of being gods, of becoming those who create meaning and value. Faced with their incomprehension, he acknowledges that he has ... See more
Abolishing Ourselves - First Things
Our Honest Opinion on Israel - Konstantin Kisin and Francis Foster
youtube.comDover BeachBy Matthew ArnoldShare thisShareThe sea is calm tonight.
The tide is full, the moon lies fair
Upon the straits; on the French coast the light
Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,
Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay.
Come to the window, sweet is the night-air!
Only, from the long line of spray
Where the sea meets the moon-bl... See more
The tide is full, the moon lies fair
Upon the straits; on the French coast the light
Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,
Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay.
Come to the window, sweet is the night-air!
Only, from the long line of spray
Where the sea meets the moon-bl... See more
Matthew Arnold • Dover Beach
The number of those who reject same-sex marriage is increasing today, especially among the young. Perhaps that’s because they have come of age in a society that promotes individual autonomy to such a degree that it undermines all forms of permanence, especially marriage. They probably do not regard Obergefell as having caused the decline of marri... See more