Month: May 2012

                              The “central” position of Aquinas’s prima secundae is on the subject of virtue (49-89) This follows the subject matter of happiness (1-5) the voluntary human (6-17), good and evil in these acts (18-21), the passions (22-48). Virtue is followed by… Continue reading AQUINAS ON VIRTUE IN RELATION TO LAW

                                The year I graduated from high school, in 1999, there a young man in Raleigh, North Carolina, who was regarded by far the best high school baseball player in the country, named Josh Hamilton.  Hamilton was drafted straight from high… Continue reading JOSH HAMILTON’S FAILURES CAN TEACH US HUMILITY…AND SECOND CHANCES

    Let’s look at the dialogue between Jesus and His disciples recorded by one of Jesus’ closest disciples, John, right before Jesus is about to be turned over to the Roman soldiers to be put on trial, brutally beaten, mocked, and then executed. Jesus knows that He is about to die, and He treasures… Continue reading One of Christ’s last conversations dealt with….

The other day, I was talking with my friend Ian Webb. We discussed sharing the Christian faith, dealing with doubts and writing for skeptics. Today, I would like to share with you a piece that my friend Ian wrote. Ian is a brilliant young businessman. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and is active… Continue reading The Precipice of Doubt by Ian Webb