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Reason Enough (II)
Continued from The Ouroboros & Philosophy (I) There is something awfully wrong in this train of thought, isn’t there? How could reason undermine itself with any integrity? It seems that it can’t: to reason that reason itself is unreasonable is absurd, thus we have no reason to believe it although reason itself may tell us…
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A Rich and Frantic Whirl
People often speak of romantic relationships as having a “honeymoon phase”. In this phase, people are so enamoured with each other’s presence and don’t possess enough shared experience for that wonderful love to be tested. There is nothing quite like falling in love, but as anyone who has been married long enough will tell you,…
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The Ouroboros & Philosophy (I)
There is a thought that stops thought. That is the only thought that ought to be stopped. GK Chesterton, Orthodoxy Why did I study philosophy? Many people have asked me this, usually accompanied with a follow-up question like, “What are you planning to do with that?” Usually when people ask me the latter, they do…
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Let your light shine forth
There was a general theme running through today’s Mass readings about a Christian’s duty towards the less fortunate. Today we heard the prophet Amos warns those who “trample upon the needy” that “[the Lord] will never forget any of their deeds,” and heard the Psalmist tell of how the Lord “raises the poor from the…
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God’s Gift to Us
Just before Mass the other day, I was sitting in the pew reading The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis when something struck me: Behold, Noah, that just man, laboured for a hundred years in building the ark, that he might be saved with the few; and I, how shall I be able in…
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Letting Yourself be Led
The Agony of Choice Lately I’ve been wrestling with many of my own choices, fearing that perhaps I’d chosen wrongly or poorly, and wondering whether the path I’d chosen is the one God would have me take. I said to my spiritual director, “I don’t feel that I’ve thought this through enough.” With such an…
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On Life Changes
It’s funny how once you feel settled and satisfied in a place or time, only then will something happen to disturb it, leaving you asking for more time. I know all I want is for my good times to go on indefinitely, but to what end? Is it not natural that in order to move…
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“Do not give it yet.”
Today, to celebrate the Feast Day of St Augustine of Hippo (my confirmation saint), I thought I would reflect on his famous words: Oh Lord, give me chastity, but do not give it yet. St Augustine of Hippo You see, I chose Augustine as my confirmation saint because I felt I could relate to him.…
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My Favourite Bible Verse
As for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. Genesis 50:20 Without a doubt, this is my favourite verse in the entire Bible. When I first read these words, I was struck dumb! There is…
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