The Finger of God

Parts of P.Oxy. LII 3679, 3rd century, containing fragments of Plato’s Republic.

27th Week in Ordinary Time, Friday (Year II)

Luke 11:15-26

Suppose there was a perfectly just man. Would he be loved, ignored, or hated?

Plato proposed a thought experiment around 360 B.C.… Read the rest

Language and Religion

20th Week in Ordinary Time, Wednesday (Year II)

โ€œThus, the last will be first, and the first will be last.โ€

Matthew 20:16

What is the foundation of the concepts โ€œfirstโ€ and โ€œlastโ€?

โ€œFirstโ€ is derived from one. One is derived from two.… Read the rest