The question then becomes, What is it that we owe to Caesar? What kind of obligations do we have toward the political community to which we belong and the government that guides and directs it?
A popular distinction is stating you are not “religious,” but you are “spiritual.” How is this distinction to be understood, from the point of view of those who propound it and presumably guide their lives by it?
How do we define God’s immanence? The immanence of God refers to the fact that He is present in a very special way in everyone who is in the state of sanctifying grace.
We can never live fully in the present unless we live in such a way that we are always carrying the past along with us.
We are constantly being reminded how important it is to be tolerant of one another. And, negatively, we are regularly warned of the evils of intolerance…
One question which is often raised regarding free will is this: How is our free will to be reconciled with God’s foreknowledge?
In the second part of this series, Dennis McInerny discusses the philosophical error of “Deconstruction”.
Of all the books that have ever existed in the world there are two categories: the Bible and all other books.
It is sometimes no easy matter to see the truth, even when it is right in front of us, nor is it easy steadfastly to adhere to the truth.
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Politics and Virtue – Dennis McInerny Series
By The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter on July 1, 2010
In this article Dennis McInerny looks at politics from the perspective of St. Thomas Aquinas.
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