slicingly

“...only faith gives us access to theological truths.
The ways of God are not open to reason,
for God has freely chosen to create a world
and establish a way of salvation
within it apart from any necessary laws
that human logic or rationality can uncover"

William of Occam  (1285-1349)

he is said to be the source of "nominalism"
the instinct to name everything

just thinking

if we acknowledge that some people will travel
at 600 mph for a period of time
each day
then
does that make us more susceptible
to moving fast in general?

what would happen if everyone all of a sudden
had to move no faster than 3 mph
walking pace?

would life change?

like deer eyes in the headlights

“What is frightening
is the conjunction of massive technical power
and the spiritual surrender to nihilism.
A panic-stricken refusal to glance,
even furtively,
in the only direction where meaning could still be found
dominates our intellectual life.”

 – René Girard

when we think of anger

A calm sea is a delightful sight,
but there is nothing more delightful than a peaceful soul.


Dolphins swim in a calm sea,
but thoughts worthy of God swim in a soul at peace.

     -Evagrius of Pontus