For the Easter Triduum, Father David Bellusci, OP, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Catholic Pacific College visited the Carmelite community in Armstrong, which he calls “a hidden treasure … Continued
In 2011, I was in Venice where I had given a conference paper on the Venetian spiritual revival of the 16th century. Afterward, I made arrangements to take the train … Continued
In Managua, Nicaragua, a community of cloistered Dominican nuns offer themselves to Christ. Attached to their monastery is a chapel where the Dominican Fathers celebrate Mass, providing the opportunity for … Continued
While teaching an ethics class, the section on “conscience” came up in the prescribed text book. The emphatic presentation on conscience was somewhat problematic, as if the subjective conscience were … Continued
While I was teaching a philosophy class on Boethius (477-524 AD) and his Consolation of Philosophy, a student asked me if this was the same Boethius who was a saint. … Continued
The notion of “fake news” has received considerable attention since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump and his repeated references to “fake news.” But “fake” information is nothing new. … Continued
When I was visiting Cartagena, Colombia, in the summer months, appearing in front of Iglesia San Pedro Claver (St. Peter Claver Church), the children were all dressed in first Communion suits and … Continued
At death the human soul separates itself from the body; death, is due to original sin. Death was never part of God’s plan for his human creation. Death involves a … Continued
Should our Lord have suffered death on the cross? St. Thomas Aquinas asks the question in the Summa Theologiae Part I, question 46, article 4. This question elicits two other … Continued
Catholicism represents one of the numerous spiritual traditions that invites its adherents to a period of purification. Hinduism, Buddhism, the pre-Socratic Greek philosophers, and the Roman Stoics would all have … Continued