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- Why Does Christ Say His Yoke Is Easy?
- Three Reasons Why Catholic Classical Education is a Tough Sell
- How to Choose the Right Catholic High School for Your Children
- Newsflash: Just Because You Know What Virtue is Does Not Mean You are Virtuous.
- Do Your Children Know the Ten Commandments?
- Pagan Greeks Saw Easter Coming 500 Years Before It Happened!
- Feasting and Easter
- Did you know that our Lord’s death was a miracle?
- Father let this chalice pass from me
- Did Jesus Really Become Sorrowful?
- Is There Such a Thing as Catholic Music?
- Is the Four-Hymn Mass What the Church Really Wants?
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Category Archives: Philosophy of Nature
My Apology to The Supreme Court of The United States of America
I meant to have written this little post several weeks ago before the Supreme Court announced its decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. Obviously, the nation had a right to know what the ancient pagan Greeks would say about Marriage, and I am … Continue reading
Posted in catholic education, classical education, Philosophy of Nature, Socrates
Tagged Berquist, Marriage, Obergefell v. Hodges
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Two Reasons Why Things Are Difficult to Understand: Wisely and Slow Part IV
As has been thoroughly set forth and expounded here in a beautiful succinct and brilliant paper on this very subject, there are seven times when we need to go wisely and slow in our path towards wisdom, that is in … Continue reading
Posted in classical education, discussion, Heraclitus, Philosophy of Nature, truth for its own sake
Tagged Duane Berquist, Heraclitus, motion, time
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The Brain: Organ of Thought? A Dialogue Part 1
Langley: Greetings Socrates, what a pleasure to meet you so early in the morning here in the Agora! Socrates: Why bless my soul! Is it morning already? I suppose I have lost my sense of time. As a matter of fact … Continue reading
Posted in discussion, Philosophy of Nature, Socrates
Tagged Duane Berquist, Friar Laurence, Hamlet, neurons, Odysseus, Socrates, The Brain
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The Elective System in Education: A Denial That Nature Acts For An End.
As we have argued elsewhere the question “does nature act for an end” is of the utmost significance for everybody. Of the important lessons to be learned from a Catholic classical education, that nature acts for an end, is perhaps the … Continue reading
Posted in education, Liberal Arts, Philosophy of Nature
Tagged elective system, Nature acts for an end, rabbits, spiders
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What Should I Do With Myself?
That title is an attention grabber isn’t it? But as you will see it is entirely relevant to our discussion concerning why the question “Does Nature Act For and End?” is a very interesting question. (See reason #2 below!) So … Continue reading
Posted in classical education, education, Philosophy of Nature, Wisdom
Tagged Ethics, farmer, midwife, Nature, Theologian
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Four Reasons Why “Does Nature Act For An End?” Is A Very Good Question
Today I mean to simply to go straight to the point. There will be no interruptions and I won’t even be taken questions! I find that this is the only way to really get things done. Sometimes we like to … Continue reading
Posted in classical education, discussion, education, Philosophy of Nature
Tagged Adler, discussion, Fort Sumter, Hibernation, Nature, Seminar
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