“For Plato, the realm of the Forms would not have been material, tangible, or dense with molecules. Rather, Plato was thinking of an upscale Euclidville.”
The Light Behind the Sun, p. 26
Invest Elsewhere
“What is someone to do, if they find their identity in beauty, in a world where beauty fades?”
The Light From Behind the Sun, p. 21
Maybe Letters Will Flatten the Curve
Letter to the Editor: "This is no longer November, but I believe he was wishing that the spirit of November might still be lingering a bit. Maybe it is, just a bit. Still there, but ...
The Mandatorians
Introduction: I have a faithful reader who has urged me to say something about some of the doings over at Relevant magazine. This is no longer November, but I believe he was wishing that the spirit ...
Audio Reading of Post
A Chalcedon Christmas #2
Sermon Video Introduction: As we reflect on the mystery of the Incarnation, we have to recognize that we are dealing with a staggering miracle. And the miraculous aspect of it has to do with what ...
Book of the Month/December 2021
In Tolkien’s great masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, we certainly know who the bad guys are. Orcs are hard to misidentify, as are the Nazgul, or Gollum, or Sauron. The bad guys are straight up bad. In a similar way, we know who the good guys are. We know that Sam is good, and …
And Barbed
Understandably So
“Most of them [chapters] were written for the blog Blog and Mablog. Special thanks should go to the owner of that blog, a fellow who has always treated me like a true gentleman.”
The Light From Behind the Sun, p. 2
Content Cluster Muster Template [12-02-21]
Beowulf Reduced: BRECUNG! If you couldn’t get through all 3k lines of Beowulf, I give you a world-exclusive ‘nano-translation’ from its greatest living interpreter, Professor Michael Alexander (dad). It’s 15 lines long. pic.twitter.com/sUv80lVraP— Patrick Alexander 🏴 (@i_padawan) November 27, 2021 Open Road, Across the Water or Into the Sky: As per our custom, more here. …
More Like Tumult and Convulsions
“Reformation and revival will not happen to the background noise of polite golf applause.”
Let the Stones Cry Out, p. 150