If you are looking for a retrograde dictionary of Ancient Greek, Paul Kretschmer has you covered: archive.org/details/ruckla…

The best evidence points to Dionysian authenticity. The second best evidence points to a very late second century dating. There is *zero chance* the corpus postdates Proclus of the 5th century as he explicitly quotes the work as that other than his own.

I’m with Thomas Cranmer—Psalm 95 is the best opening Psalm to enter God’s presence & preparation to hear the Word

Needed at times

“You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love with which we do them.” St. Thérèse of Lisieux

H. Pearl Davis Porn is absolute poison to the soul of a man.

Here's my translation of Giorgio Agamben's recent text, "On Artificial Intelligence and Natural Stupidity." Agamben suggests that imagination is the key to the present situation, as it is the critical bond linking individuals with separate intelligence. But he asks, what happens

I don't think people know what all Albert Einstein did in his 20s > proved molecules exist > explained why light can knock electrons off metal (photoelectric effect) > came up with special relativity > gave us E = mc² > married the only girl in his class > did all this while

Mary is described as the new Ark of the Covenant because she bore the living God within her, just as the original Ark carried the presence of God. The Ark was a holy vessel containing the Word of God, while Mary carried the Word of God made flesh, Jesus.

Excellent piece on UChicago's crisis by Arjun Appadurai and Sheldon Pollock

H. Pearl Davis I'm going to need some proof. This indicates the opposite. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

As you may have noticed, many among this new breed of right-wing influencers are real clowns.

Catholic monks eradicated leprosy in Europe before we knew about germ theory

I don’t think it’s likely that Jesus taught absolute pacifism. His command to “turn the other cheek” urges patient non-retaliation, mercy, and readiness for suffering, but it’s primarily about renouncing vengeance and personal hostility, not forbidding all resistance to evil.🧵

“They didn’t do it through prayer though” Congratulations on either failing to recognize or choosing to ignore the false dichotomy presented by the original tweet Hope you feel smart, because you don’t look it

Aquinas treated Aristotle as a brilliant but fallible philosopher whose tools could clarify reality while his errors required correction. Aquinas takes Aristotle’s metaphysical instruments and extends them beyond the limits Aristotle set.