Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
One of our more viewed pieces is Think Before You Convert, an overview of the pros and cons of Anglicans who are thinking about "swimming the Tiber" and becoming Roman Catholics. It looks like we have yet another reason to think about it, because now we see that Rep. Mark Foley's Maltese priest at Sacred …
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Earlier this year, my wife and I got a call from an old friend who was passing through town. He wanted to meet with us, so we met him at a restaurant. He came with his wife and daughter. Things were pleasant enough until he decided to do what he liked to do best: spring …
Without a doubt one of the most hilarious pieces of literature ever written is Blaise Pascal's Provincial Letters. Written in the 1650's, it consisted of a purported series of letters written by a Parisian to his friend in the provinces. At that time the Jesuits (with the help of the French monarchy) were attempted to …
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