Monthly Archives: May 2011

MCB&B

I’m going to be posting, from a pioneer viewpoint, about four ethnic groups in Utah. While these groups are primarily defined by their spiritual perspectives, I’ll have a view more sociological than theological. I certainly do not intend for the … Continue reading

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Church Family

He was not a Christian. He did not believe. However, just for a place to think, he started going to the Basilica. The Mass there was poorly attended, it being a weekday. However, it would have been the same on … Continue reading

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Examined Lives

James Miller describes one path through the history of ideas in his book Examined Lives: from Socrates to Nietzsche. However, as Edward Feser points out in his review in the June/July 2011 First Things, the book places more emphasis upon … Continue reading

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Godel’s Ontological Proof

A convenient place to start reading on Godel’s ontological argument is Christopher Smart’s Reflections on Gödel’s Ontological Argument.

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Social Responsibility

R. R. Reno writes: …Progressives talk about “social responsibility.” It is an apt term, but it surely means husbanding social capital just as much as—indeed, more than—providing financial resources. In our society a preferential option for the poor must rebuild … Continue reading

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New Missal Chants

Chant Settings from the Roman Missal 3rd Edition (Ordinary Form), courtesy of the CMAA. The sheet music from ICEL is here. These videos are published into the commons for purposes of evangelizing. You are free and encouraged to embed them anywhere, show … Continue reading

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