Sep 25, 2024 | Wednesday Quotes
One of the most memorable and significant stories from ancient philosophy is that of the ring of Gyges: the original ring of power. In it we have occasion through reflecting on the experience of invisibility to think about the importance of being seen by others in our...
Feb 28, 2024 | Wednesday Quotes
I have discovered an arresting reference to how the drama of the soul is even better than the drama of the soil. Usually, we see how life is like cultivating the earth. Here, we have the joy of seeing how in a pivotal way it is significantly better. In examining the...
Sep 20, 2023 | Wednesday Quotes
There are important analogies between a father in a family and a ruler in a nation. This is perhaps especially clear in the consequences of their failure. Aquinas writes that “royal dignity is rendered hateful to many people on account of the wickedness of tyrants.”...
Mar 26, 2014 | Aleteia, Articles, Man of the Household
An experience that my wife had driving through Washington, D.C. a couple of weeks ago led to a remarkable epiphany for me. Here is my account of this at Aleteia. “My wife was making a right-turn on red. The crosswalk actually had a red hand since the street into...
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