Socrates, arguably the father of ancient Philosophy, was put to death by the City of Athens in 399 BC, which is almost 2,500 years ago. Last May of this year, the New Trial of Socrates was enacted in Athens and the panel of 10 judges were split evenly on the verdict, so by default he [...]
Why are a handful of Catholic bishops and college professors wringing their hands and invoking the values of the Gospel of Jesus Christ against Paul Ryan? Simple answer: because they are adherents of the politics of the far left. To be fair, lets take a closer look at what I think the dynamic looks like [...]
Mitt Romney’s VP choice, U.S. Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, has excited the Republican base and well it should. It has also raised the immediate alarm of the Democratic rank and file in the media, which isn’t too big of a surprise, and in the Church, where it should be more of a surprise but [...]
Shifting paradigms and the transvaluaton of all values
I do believe that an ancient Greek myth is playing itself out for us in our fair country these days. Some of my readers may recall the Greek myth of the god Cronus, or as he is known in Roman mythology, Saturn. Cronus has often been confused with and conflated into Chronos, the primordial Greek [...]
The Archdiocese of Washington has released a statement addressing the selection of U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius as a featured speaker at Georgetown University. The following is from their website: Statement of the Archdiocese of Washington Regarding the Selection of U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius as a [...]
