tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593520416078776027.post5796358439265487561..comments2023-03-28T14:51:32.074-06:00Comments on Man of the West: WormsMatt Beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18243180819805009566noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593520416078776027.post-18554287041813734352009-05-21T17:10:37.554-06:002009-05-21T17:10:37.554-06:00I enjoyed WORMS. It made me smile, it brought the ...I enjoyed WORMS. It made me smile, it brought the worms to life, and your conclusion took my breath away! You have such a concrete understanding of our Faith and our Salvation. <br />Thanks for sharing.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01716972087322718228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593520416078776027.post-48505023015556805372009-05-11T20:09:00.000-06:002009-05-11T20:09:00.000-06:00Catholicism has a certain appeal for some. The tra...Catholicism has a certain appeal for some. The tradition and ritual offers an instant Weltanschauung for many. And, to be honest, I generally have more respect for the authentic priest than the protestant preacher (or rabbi, imam, etc.). At the same time, the catholic tradition has many negatives, some rather obvious--like clergy sex-abuse scandals--some not (say, Marianology).<br /><br />The Feserian-like worship of tradition, Aquinas, Aristotle should itself not just be accepted as the correct religious path. While I am agnostic, I do read the gospels from time to time, and am quite sure that JC was no Aristotelian--Ari. of course an arch conservative, probably closer to like Nietzsche, if not Caesar in his thinking. <br /><br />The priest (or preacher, really) who becomes infatuated with rational theology thus seems to miss the point. That's not to suggest believers must embrace anti-rationalism, or zealous, baptist-like faith, but at some point, rehearsing the old arguments and dogma seems to miss the point. The sort of fighting Irish priest (perhaps a sentimental myth at this stage), never lost sight of ethics, justice, and pointing out hypocrisy and corruption, especially among the rich and powerful. <br /><br />The contemporary theologian, on the other hand, or religious philosopher ala Feser does not seem too preoccupied with ethics but obsessed with winning a chess match (though, really, Bertrand Russell does not appear to have been defeated...)Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-593520416078776027.post-31202465985940041642009-05-11T20:06:00.000-06:002009-05-11T20:06:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.com