Category: News
Gurdjieff: Mysticism, Contemplation, and Exercises
Someone has asked me whether my forthcoming book, Gurdjieff: Mysticism, Contemplation, and Exercises, is entirely new, or whether it is made up of my posts on this site. It is […]
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On the Canonisation of John Henry Newman
At every Maronite Mass I have celebrated, I add the names of St John and (Blessed) John Henry Newman, after that of St Maroun in the remembrance of the saints. […]
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Humanity and its Cultures
God is divine, we are human, animals are sentient, plants are organic, and minerals are matter. This is the hierarchy or sacred order of existence, and so the peak of the […]
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Porn Suicide
This matter is quite sad, almost heart-breaking. Read the material at these links. It speaks for itself. https://www.dailywire.com/news/24423/porn-star-kills-herself-after-being-bullied-amanda-prestigiacomo https://www.dailywire.com/news/25728/tragic-lonely-porn-star-dies-age-20-fourth-dead-amanda-prestigiacomo I did not immediately post them when I first read of […]
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Which Religious Orders Are Growing?
A friend has drawn my attention to this remarkable article: “The Data on the Death of Religious Orders”, by two academics, Jack P. Oostveen and David L. Sonnier, at https://onepeterfive.com/data-death-religious-orders/ That […]
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Jordan Peterson and the so-called Right not to Be Offended
There was food for thought in Jordan Peterson’s recent interview by an English television journalist who was woefully out of her depth. She spent the entire interview misrepresenting him in […]
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The Sexualisation of Culture
I shall be updating this piece from time to time. However, it will be a useful resource as this tragic sexualisation of culture continues. It is not that sexuality has […]
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Three News Items on Nature
Here are three news items: first, Noam Chomsky being interviewed on the topic: “What We Really Want” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CFwSQiTu3I The interviewer begins saying, in a very self-satisfied way, that he and […]
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“Put not your trust in princes …”
The Psalmist had it right in Psalm 146: place your most profound trust in God, not in princes or politicians, or indeed any human being. It does not mean that […]
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