Sayings

The Hiddenness Of God

It would be impossible to ‘love’ anyone or anything one knew completely. Love is directed towards what lies hidden in its object. -Valery

Where That Movie Title Comes From

“Set a thief to catch a thief.” -Callimachus

The Lord loves a cheerful giver, but He’ll take a reluctant one.

Proverbs Of Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

“No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.” “In a war of ideas it is people who get killed.” “He had a clear conscience. Never used it.” “When smashing monuments, save the pedestals. They always come in handy.” “An empty envelope that is sealed contains a secret.” “Do not ask God the way to heaven;Continue reading “Proverbs Of Stanislaw Jerzy Lec”

Sayings

“A brother offended is not easily won,” and a brother easily offended is never won.

Sayings

A prudent man with a backbone will always be a wild card.

Sayings

Any government conceived of as a necessary evil will slowly make itself both more necessary and more evil.

It Is The Responsibility Of Every Classical Christian Educator

It is the responsibility of every reasonable, courageous classical Christian educator to ensure that classical Christian schools do not simply become “Montessori schools for Republicans,” as a friend recently put it.

Anything Less

“What is Christian Culture? It is essentially the Mass. That is not my or anyone’s opinion or theory or wish but the central fact of two thousand years of history.” -John Senior, The Restoration of Christian Culture (1983)

Sayings

The slag heaps of history are littered with “the future,” but the past springs eternal.