Category Archives: Philosophy

What Do You Want? BY: Frater Bovious (CARROLLTON, TX, Cradle of Civilization) This is a follow up to the previous post, The Truth About Willpower. In that post I argue that our wills function as designed, and that when we … Continue reading →

The Pursuit of Happiness BY: Frater Bovious (CARROLLTON, TX, Cradle of Civilization) Writing in the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson pens these famous words: We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are … Continue reading →

Morning Prayer BY: Frater Bovious We have acquired two Great Pyrenees, both still puppies, though one is at least 70 pounds and 24 inches tall at the withers (withers – strange word, that). Mostly because we complained so much about … Continue reading →

Some Late Thoughts on the Election BY: Frater Bovious (CARROLLTON, TX – Cradle of Civilization) I have been reading a book by Rev. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P., titled, REALITY, A Synthesis of Thomistic Thought. He was examining Aquinas’ review of Aristotle’s Politica. Lagrange comments … Continue reading →

The Unjust Steward This past Sunday, the Gospel reading was Luke 16:1-13. In this reading, a steward, (a trusted servant responsible for the household of his master), has wasted his master’s goods. He is told to prepare an accounting, as … Continue reading →