“The misconception which has haunted philosophic literature throughout the centuries is the notion of ‘independent existence.’ There is no such mode of existence; every entity is to be understood in terms of the way it is interwoven with the rest of the universe.” ― Alfred North Whitehead
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This guy discovered a lot of things – because he didn’t rely on what he already knew to be true, but investigated, continuously. All true already exists — we just have to investigate it, to discover it… in all sciences, even biblical studies.
(W)e can walk as much we want, we can build many things, but if we do not confess Jesus Christ, nothing will avail. We will become a pitiful NGO, but not the Church, the Bride of Christ.
via The Sacred Page: Pope Francis’ First Homily.
You can read the entire first Homily at The Sacred Page. Let’s let the Cardinal who became Bishop of Rome pastor as he is known for.
While I do not agree with some of his past statements, I cannot judge him as Pope because he hasn’t been Pope. I see many of my friends do this, judging, and it troubles me. From what we understand, Pope Francis is a pastor at heart. So, let’s see.
It is impossible to make a man understand something if his livelihood depends on not understanding it. – Upton Sinclair
”I anticipate the day of the domination of Western evangelicals coming to a close–if it has not already happened. My prayer is that this will happen not because of Western evangelical decline, but because the exponential growth in vibrancy and contextual energy of our Majority World sisters and brothers simply–and wonderfully–eclipses ours.” – A. Scott Moreau (Contextualization in World Missions)
“Some people have an instinctive itch of irritation against the word ‘authority.’ Either they suppose that authority is a pompous name for mere bullying, or else, at the best, they think that mere bullying is an excess of authority. Tyranny is the opposite of authority. For authority simply means right; and nothing is authoritative except what somebody has a right to do, and therefore is right in doing. It often happens in this imperfect world that he has the right to do it and not the power to do it. But he cannot have a shred of authority if he merely has the power to do it and not the right to do it…. To abuse authority is to attack authority. A policeman is no longer a policeman when he is bribed privately to arrest an innocent man; he is a private criminal. He is not exaggerating authority; he is reducing it to nothing.”
—From the essay, “True and False Comparisons”
This essay can be found in the newly released Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton Vol. 37, available here: http://goo.gl/pvJyC
Ignorance is dangerous, but knowledge without responsibility is more dangerous. - Bruce B. Clark
“The Last Supper is what transforms Jesus’ execution into a sacrifice.”
via The Sacred Page: The Last Supper and the Forgiveness of Sins.
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