Hold tight to the light in the new dark ages The situation is hopeless; we must take the next step — Pablo Casals Over 40 years ago, renowned Scottish-American philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre said that the modern world had entered a new dark age. An age characterized by incoherence, partisan divides, and unbridgeable ethical disputes. This […]
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To recap on my previous post. Our hopeless romantic, love struck poet, hermit, and radically inclusive author activist was for a few brief moments sailing in the exhilarating waters of starry-eyed bliss. But whether he knew it or not, heading straight for the wrong side of the abyss. Perhaps this wild love affair could have
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To pick up where we left off in the previous post. Yep, you heard it right, our beloved book writing, beer drinking, champion of inclusion, and non-violence, fell head over heels in love aged fifty-three, with a nineteen-year-old nurse who had cared for him while he in hospital. After he recovered, the completely smitten Merton
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Just a quick recap from the previous post on our man, Merton. So, he’s about and about amongst the people one day when he gets zapped by the living God and realizes that all the decidedly ordinary folks around him have the light of the Spirit shining out from them like the sun. This experience
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