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02/09/2019
To war on God, men suffocate their reason.
But still it teaches, in and out of season.
To war on God, men suffocate their reason.
But still it teaches, in and out of season.
It is not unjust for a soul’s eternal fate to depend on its brief life on earth. God spoke to it constantly.
For any human being to achieve eternal salvation may be a hazardous undertaking, but free choices greatly increase or decrease the hazards.
Free-will’s inclination to sense delights accounts for the damnation of numberless souls, but also for God’s Paradise being no little reward.
Modern art is ugly because it is out of tune with the great order of harmony established by God throughout creation.
Religionless religion makes the painter Van Gogh popular with the crowds today, but to be happy himself he needed the true religion.
To a doubting French journalist the author of “Eleison Comments” expresses confidence that the imminent Motu Proprio will do much good.
Indeed, it both declares that the Tridentine Mass was never banned, and permits Latin rite priests to use it, whenever and wherever.
By overloading our eyes and ears, said Kafka, the cinema overwhelms our minds. Minds being overwhelmed means that lies triumph.
In his outstanding Encyclical of 100 years ago, Pius X nailed the deadly error of modern times: minds’ independence from their object.
Despite many Catholics’ reservations as to the content and motivation of the Motu Proprio, one may still believe it will do good.