Author: Joseph

  • The Life of Drudgery and Vanity: Wisdom from Ecclesiastes

    Ecclesiastes Vanity The life of drudgery and vanity is, according to the Wisdom of Ecclesiastes, manifold. It is all around us. It takes many different forms. In fact, it often takes form in the very lives most vehemently determined to strive for greatness. Ecclesiastes, it turns out, will argue that all human life is vanity.… Read more

  • How to Acquire Wisdom the Hebraic Way: a Prelude

    PRelude Falling in Love In yesterday’s article, we dealt with the beginning of acquiring Wisdom. It was a very technical, focused view of how to reach for that which we call “truth” and “beauty” and “goodness”. What we failed to cover was the reason why anyone would go through the trouble of reaching for these… Read more

  • How to Acquire Wisdom the Hebraic Way: Part I

    εν αρχή The beginning of Wisdom… Everything which we know has a beginning. The universe itself has a beginning, which we have recently understood to be the big bang. Similarly, there is also a beginning, as well as middle and an end, to the journey towards acquiring Wisdom. I’ve capitalized Wisdom there because in order… Read more

  • Latin pour le Nouveau Millénaire: Romulus et Remus

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    Apologia (La raison d’être) Tous ceux qui me connaissent savent que j’ai un penchant pour tout le monde antique. J’ai donc pris sur moi de rendre mon manuel de latin aussi fascinant, dramatique et passionnant que possible, tant pour moi que pour les autres. Le livre que j’utilise provient de la série « Latin for… Read more

  • Latín para el Nuevo Milenio: Romulus y Remus

    Apologia (El punto de esta locura) Cualquiera que me conozca sabe que tengo una predilección por todo lo relacionado con el mundo antiguo. Entonces me he encargado de hacer que mi libro de texto de latín sea lo más fascinante, dramático y emocionante posible, tanto para mí como para los demás. El libro que estoy… Read more

  • Latin for the New Millenium: Romulus and Remus

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    Apologia (AKA why in the world I’ve done this) Anyone who knows me knows that I have a dire proclivity for all things ancient world. As such, I have taken it on myself to make my Latin textbook as fascinating, as dramatic, and as raw as possible, both for myself and others. The textbook(s) I… Read more

  • The One Proven Goal that Results in a Spiritual Life

    “Anyone who wishes to follow Me must deny self, take up the cross, and follow Me.” (Mk 8:43) Imitation of Christ I.I Walk with Christ No one who follows me will ever walk in darkness (Jn 8:12). These words of our Lord counsel all to walk in His footsteps. Therefore, if you want to see… Read more

  • How to Treasure St. Joseph Through His Litany (Day Four)

    This is part of a series of articles that will run for 30 consecutive days! Each day, The Lord will unveil the silent beauty of St. Joseph through one line of his Litany. The Litany of St. Joseph is a stunning, illuminating prayer. In fact, the Church grants us a partial indulgence (under the normal… Read more

  • How to Treasure St. Joseph Through His Litany (Day Three)

    This is part of a series of articles that will run for 30 consecutive days! Each day, The Lord will unveil the silent beauty of St. Joseph through one line of his Litany. The Litany of St. Joseph is a stunning, illuminating prayer. In fact, the Church grants us a partial indulgence (under the normal… Read more

  • How to Treasure St. Joseph Through His Litany (Day Two)

    This is the second in a series of articles that will run for 30 consecutive days! Each day, The Lord will unveil the silent beauty of St. Joseph through one line of his Litany. The Litany of St. Joseph is a stunning, illuminating prayer. In fact, the Church grants us a partial indulgence (under the… Read more