Category: opl
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Gus and his pears
How does Augustine’s discussion of space and time fit into the theme of his Confessions? Are these extraneous to his argument? No.
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Why is there Something?
THE PROJECT was a conversation/presentation for our local chapter of the Dominican lay fraternity on Chapter 12 of The One and the Many: A Contemporary Thomistic Metaphysics by Fr W. Norris Clarke, SJ. The chapter was on Efficient Cause, which is one of the four causes of Aristotelian and Thomistic philosophy. Here follow the notes…
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Mystical Evolution
The Daily Office Propers for the Dominican Order contain some very interesting texts, indeed. Yesterday was the feast of All Saints of the Order of Preachers. I found this reading as the 4th or 5th alternate for the Office of Readings: From the Mystical Evolution of our brother, John Arintero. “Through new saints and prophets…
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Consider What You Say
From the letter of Blessed Humbert of Romans On Regular Observance (Opera de Vita Regulari). This is the alternative Second Reading for the Office of Readings on the Memorial of Bl Mannes, the brother of St Dominic (18 August). This is from the Daily Office propers of the Order of Preachers. A brother should never…
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Stanley & Becoming a (Lay) Dominican (Tertiary)
+JMJ+I’m too old. Roman Catholic orders want young men. They all seem to max out at guys 15 years younger than me. Some don’t want guys more than 20 years younger than me. This is a sad reality for me. For while my experience in a monastery proved to me I wanted to try in…
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