The Loneliness Industry – “’What do loneliness and transhumanism have in common? They are built from the same foundation.” ”The loneliness industrial complex: How transhumanism profits from our isolation (Refine)
Selective Synodality – “Why is it that those who vociferously praise and promote the post-2015 version of synodality—supposedly marked by listening, accompaniment, walking together, dialogue, diversity, and experience—seem to demonstrate little to no interest in those actual characteristics in their words and actions?” The Future of Synodality (What We Need Now – Substack)
Tolkien & Literary Creation – “Much has already been written about the author of Lord of the Rings trilogy, but little on his creative process. As we’ll see, there’s always more to learn.” J.R.R Tolkien: Writing as Discovery (Acton Institute)
Accusations and Tensions in Detroit – “A leaked faculty letter is accusing Detroit’s archbishop of violating the seminary handbook, and even of breaking civil law. Faculty are also noting a ‘climate of fear and uncertainty’ at the seminary.” Leaked Letter Accuses Detroit Archbishop of Breaking Civil Law (Stella Maris Media)
Mimetic Desire and Life Behind Bars – “I had no idea my work had made its way behind prison walls—let alone that it had touched someone’s life so deeply, and that he’d taken such bold action to pursue the ideas.” I’m Going to Prison (Luke Burgis)
Balthasar Diagnoses the Spirit of the Age: – ” An incarnational anthropology which attends to the messy and gritty details of life (perhaps ironically) distinguishes human intelligence from artificial intelligence.” Balthasar and the Machine (New Polity)
China’s Relentless March Against Christianity – “One old Shanghai Catholic told me that they had a new ‘god’ in China. I knew what he meant: that god is Xi. And this was a man whose life had been forever marked by contemporary China’s other god: Mao.” China’s Divided Church Under Pope Francis (Church Life Journal)
Art as Longing – “Cosmic Loneliness is an inexplicable longing for companionship that can’t be satisfied by even the closest human friendship or the most intense romance.” The World Is Not Enough, Part V: Cosmic Loneliness in Modern Art (Magis Center)
Students’ First Teacher – “Step inside St. Benedict Classical Academy, an ambitious project — which ultimately cost $20 million — to create a new pre-K-to-grade 8 school building.” Beauty and Order: New England Catholic School Uses Classical Architecture to Form Students (National Catholic Register)
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