The word “diversity” comes from the English word “diverse,” originally meaning “different.” That word and its Italian cousin “diverso” comes from the Latin “vertere”, a word meaning basically “to turn” in the sense of changing the position of a filled jar to pour the liquid inside. Sometimes, the word “diversion” may be used diplomats or the military referring to a tactical move to distract the adversaries’ attention (i.e. “a diversionary action.”) “Diverting” is understood as taking a differen … [Read more...]
Light for a dark age
The wisdom for which all philosophers are in search is the knowledge of first principles and the causes of things.” Aristotle, Metaphysics, Book I, chapter 1. Why is the Church called “Catholic”? The usual response to that question is “Catholic means universal, the Church is neither a national church, nor some association limited in time or geographical scope.” In my view, many important parts are left out in the usual definitions. As far as time goes, the Church was founded in Calvary but was … [Read more...]
Beware of false prophets
Ever since I can remember, political leftists everywhere have been outraged. Way back in the 19th century, Marx presented the Communist Manifesto which was the model for all the leftist outrage to come. We are now in the 21st century and the leftist outrage is wearing thin. Many of us are quite tired of it. While the forces to the left of the political spectrum were creating all kinds of chaos and mayhem, the dreaded Capitalists (though no angels themselves) somehow managed to pull millions … [Read more...]
Dodging the bullet
The United States had its most recent Presidential Election last November 2016. To use a common American expression: the Western World “dodged the bullet” that night. Those following my blog may remember that several rather obvious signs appeared to announce the debacle of the Democrats. For starters, hurricane Matthew pounded South Florida about the same time President Obama and candidate Hillary Clinton were to address the masses gathered at some Dade County stadium.[1] In Puerto Rico, a coc … [Read more...]
The Restoration
The shocking news came on Holy Monday: Notre Dame de Paris was burning. In spite of a wave of attacks to Catholic Churches all over Europe, the French authorities quickly concluded that the fire was the result of an accident. No one revealed who was working on the spot where the fire began, or any other information related to how the fire started. Only hours after the disaster, President Macron announced that the French government has plans to rebuild Notre Dame in only five years —yes, five y … [Read more...]