In the past, I've used this blog to post full-length, fully developed pieces. For a while, I've been wanting to make the shift to also using this blog as a developing ground for my ideas, posting reflections on articles or half-formed arguments. Today's article is in that vein. I've already posted some initial reflections on … Continue reading More thoughts on Magnifica Humanitas
Category: Augustine
Hope in Eternal Life and Being Content to be a Creature
Faith in the gift of eternal life, rather than being an otherworldly form of wish-fulfilment, is actually what allows us to embrace our mortal limits and find joy in the gratuity of creation.
Thoughts on the Charlie Kirk Assassination with help from Augustine’s City of God
For those who love the highest good that is God, there is a vertical dimension which transcends the horizontal. This makes to possible step outside of the escalation, to see the humanity in the other, and ultimately, to forgive. This allows us to acknowledge that while the goods of the earthly city are genuine goods, they are not ultimate goods.
Coffee with Kierkegaard 