@M_Rothaus_Moser “St. Thomas is, properly speaking, a metaphysical poet, taking the word in its broadest sense to signify one who interprets the universe: a prophet of being—of God, humanity, nature.” A. G. Sertillanges, O.P.

"a virtual transubstantiation of language" Hugh Kenner, on the poetry of St. Thomas Aquinas

When a society embraces reductive views of human beings, terrible atrocities can follow. John-Paul Heil explains, through the lens of Dietrich von Hildebrand's newly-discovered work on this subject, Law & Liberty: lawliberty.org/book-review/ev…

Josh Hochschild

Zena Hitz Deep in academe’s gloam—mist swirling around me, a Thom- ist—a non-rhym’ng poet sneered like a know-it- all, as if I’d no right t’ roam.

High Kenner on Rhyme, an argument culminating in an analysis of Thomas Aquinas’s Pange Lingua (Yes this is a subtweet) mtw160-198.ippl.jhu.edu/article/171399…

What God’s Son has told me, take for truth I do; Truth Himself speaks truly or there’s nothing true.

Mira, Gema Pérez (más bien, oye). Vale la pena podcast.thomisticinstitute.org/becoming-human…

Zena Hitz Ok, fixed the line break and beat issues: Wand’ring in academe’s gloam— mist swirling ‘round me, a Thom- ist—a non-rhym’ng poet sneered like a know-it- all, as if I’d no right t’ roam.

This morning vs. this afternoon!

The death of bullfighting is inevitable, and something else dies with it: our ability to face reality with honesty. My latest for First Things. firstthings.com/a-eulogy-for-b…

MacIntyre helps us to see that ethical reflection, properly conducted, leads to theological reflection, and so any ethical reflection that excludes any reference to divinity must fail at its task. --Joshua Hochschild hubs.la/Q03w_Hf70

Happy feast of St. Bonaventure, the great Franciscan philosopher. For his feast, the Church bids us read Wisdom 8:2-7, 16-18, a beautiful meditation on the love of Wisdom and its benefits. It was written probably in Alexandria 50 years before the birth of Christ.

The Unsettling of America, cont.

I don’t think I have ever heard of the recently disgraced “Catholic influencers” and I question the judgment of anyone who previously found them at all relevant to spiritual growth, fellowship, faith formation or evangelisation.

“Everyone knows that if you want to find a Shakespeare-hater, the first place you look is in an English department—so also with Plato and philosophy departments.” acton.org/religion-liber…

Two things can keep one from falling for trendy “academic fields” that cloak activism: 1. Regular contact with the natural world. 2. Thoughtful study of intellectual history. Few modern academics, decision-makers, or “thought leaders” have either.

The next installment of the Catholic Handbooks Series, Natural Philosophy: An Introduction, is now available for pre-order! Congratulations, John G. Brungardt! shop.ect.org/products/natur…

Good taste here of why I like reading The Lamp