Archive for August, 2007

God’s discipline

From St. Paul’s Letter to the Hebrews 12:5-13:
And have you forgotten the exhortation which addresses you as sons? — “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor lose courage when you are punished by him. For the Lord disciplines him whom he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.” It [...]

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Madness, Love, and Sanctity

From The Praise of Folly (p. 128 of the Penguin Classics edition), by Desiderius Erasmus:
To sum up (or I shall be pursuing the infinite), it is quite clear that the Christian religion has a kind of kinship with folly, though it has none at all with wisdom. If you want proofs of this, first consider [...]

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