Aug
24
Est vir qui adest
August 24, 2008 | 3 Comments
Unfortunately in our day philosophical truth, objective truth, has been replaced by psychology and the relativism of perception and sentiment. Some people even get PHDs in psychology, which rightly cannot be considered a Doctoris Philosophae, since psychology and philosophical study are epistemologically separate and ontologically opposite approaches towards objective Truth. One approach is epistemologically sound, [...]
Aug
17
The Monastic Office
August 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I am currently exploring the monastic office, that which was before Vatican II and those forms after.
As a lay Cistercian affiliated with the oblate program of a Trappist abbey, saying the office is a central part of my vocation. While there is no fixed minimum to the parts of the office one must say, a [...]
