Dechristianisation
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The Lost Piety of Catholic France—Paray-le-Monial and More . . .
For years, I have been grieving the Lost Piety of Catholic France. Truly, the title of this entry is euphemistic. Because when one knows the history of post-revolution Catholic France and when one has faith, it is hard to avoid stronger titles, such as the Destroyed or Murdered Piety of Catholic France. Still, I let…
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A Secular Age – Charles Taylor’s Acceptable Loss?
Looking at A Secular Age. Too, too much loss would seem acceptable to the brilliant Charles Taylor …
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New Age Denial of the Fall
Living with family at the moment in this Spanish town, filled with New Age oriented folk, means that I am being repeatedly confronted with New Age ideologies. In this world I am experiencing, is a powerful sense of idealising the positive and undermining the negative. Recently, I heard two people talking, about some very painful…
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The Global Tragedy of Demythologisation
Some time ago, I stayed with a friend who is studying Catholic Theology at a Swiss university. We had some difficult conversations about the Faith. Difficult because we once shared many beliefs, but now stand in very different places. Our current differing perspectives clashed. Something my friend said to me, still rings in my ears.…
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Just the Facts, Ma’am
When I was a teenager in America, an evangelical Christian friend tried to convert me. He assured me that heaven would be made of gold. A city literally made of gold … I pressed him. What would we be living in? Golden houses came the reply. What would we travel in? Golden cars. Everything would…
Foreword for Monarchy by Roger Buck
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