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The Buddha Who Weeps
“Sometimes I think of how, at this moment, there is someone suffering somewhere in the world, who is malnourished, who is poor, who is being killed, who is far more hard up than I am in this moment; and it’s hard to bear it.” Someone I know As a kid I had this little wood…
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Conquering Evil 101
I don’t know if any of you have seen the movie Joker, but there’s this one line from it—just before he murders a talk show host—that the Joker laments that “nobody’s civil anymore,” and that people will walk past their fellow man’s suffering. The movie came out in 2019, and boy, oh boy, did we…
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Time Lords from Galilee
Without a doubt, my favourite TV show of all time is Doctor Who. I’m not shy about it, either: I even own a 12-foot scarf that I’ll don from time to time. At any rate, I’ve loved that show since I was a kid and first saw the TARDIS graced with the likes of Christopher…
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Duel of the Fates
“Do you believe in fate, Paul?” Not as such, no. If by fate you mean this idea that certain things are destined to happen no matter what we do, then I do not believe in it. For instance, perhaps it was fated that I would always study philosophy or convert to Catholicism, or that I…
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Ineffable Love
A friend of mine went through a breakup recently, and when I asked what happened, he told me that—among some concerns about how compatible they are (e.g., sense of humour, etc)—she said that she was looking for someone who would inspire her to love the Lord in everything that they do. I’ll translate for any…
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variations on a coronation
Earlier today, the UK and the British Commonwealth of Nations—in fact, the whole world—witnessed the first coronation of a British monarch in 70 years. With the rest of my family here, in Canada, I woke up at an ungodly hour to watch the historic event. I was initially expecting all the pomp and circumstance that…
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“God … calls people to die.”
“God is someone who calls people to die.” This may be a tad hyperbolic, but it’s what a very dear friend of mine told me when I myself was confronted by a difficult choice. What he said was shocking, and it perhaps offends our modern sensibilities, however I do believe there is some truth in…
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White Bear
If you know me, you would know that Black Mirror is one of my favourite shows on Netflix. Recently, I’ve begun rewatching some old episodes, and I came across one in particular that really got me thinking: “White Bear”. Go on YouTube, and find a newsreel about the worst criminal you can think of. Now,…
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Fear and Trembling
If you’ve ever been to Southern Ontario in the middle of July, you would know how disgusting our summer humidity can be. Just over a year ago now, there was this one day that was particularly bad, and as I walked into a Fish n Chips shop near my work, I said to a man…
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Χριστός ἀνέστη
To those of you using the Gregorian calendar, happy Easter! Χριστός ἀνέστη! “Christ is risen!” I was initially planning to write about the reason for the season—the significance of Easter, why we celebrate, and so on—but if I’m honest, I don’t have it in me to write a Sunday School lesson. I’d much rather talk…
El Filósofo
Think Deeply, Feel Fully