Thomist Tacos for the Soul

We've Moved

2006-07-15T17:11:00.000-07:00

Actually its hosted on another server. To many problems with blogger + templates + firefox. So, in a day you should land at http://thomisttacos.valenhome.com by clicking http://www.thomisttacos.com. You should also see a new design.

Hypothetical Scenario: Faith and Evidence

2006-07-14T18:28:00.000-07:00

The following conversation took place between FRANK who has properly understood the relationship between faith and evidence and EDWARD who has struggled to see that there is no mutual exclusivity between the two. EDWARD = Would you still believe in Christianity if the body of Jesus were to be found?FRANK = Of course, I would. Wouldn’t you?EDWARD = No, I wouldn’t.FRANK = Well, if you stopped

Thomist Tacos for the Soul

2006-07-14T10:55:00.000-07:00

Firefox + Blogger templates = Not fully functioning. Not sure why the backgroung images are not showing but I will take a look at it this weekend. If anyone has any resources as to better blogger templates plz let me know. :(

Resource: European Leadership Forum

2006-07-13T18:32:00.000-07:00

This ministry in Europe has some great material in relation to everything apologetic, scientific, philosophical, leadership, etc. Here is a taste of what you can listen to:William Lane Craig's Arguments for God's Existencepowered by ODEO

The Trivium : The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric: Books: Sister Miriam Joseph,Marguerite McGlinn

2006-07-13T07:58:00.000-07:00

One of the lost arts of our times is the art of communication. And communication is:com·mu·ni·ca·tionn. 1. The act of communicating; transmission. 2. The exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, signals, writing, or behavior. However, as simple as the above definition may be there are so many assumptions that we take for granted when we try to communicate that we

Battle for God - Calvinism and Foreknowledge

2006-07-11T06:50:00.000-07:00

One In a while I'll post Max Herrera's work at the Battle for God wesbite. He has an incredible insight into the philosophical underpinnings of free will and predestination while maintaining a healthy dose of biblical exegesis. Enjoy!Free Will/ PredestinationPosted: 10 Jul 06 6:59 PM (United States) Hey Max, I recently had a new believer ask me this question and I would love to be able to give

bethinking.org | Engage with Culture | UCCF's Apologetics Website

2006-07-10T15:43:00.000-07:00

bethinking.org | Engage with Culture | UCCF's Apologetics WebsiteBe a BeThinker!!!!!Please take some time and apoloducate yourself with this incredible site!Introductionbethinking.org is a website that aims to put the best Christian thinking and communicating resources right into your hands. Whether you are a student, at home or at work we want to help you to talk about the Christian gospel in a

Thomist Spotlight | Josef Pieper (1904-1997)

2006-07-07T13:46:00.000-07:00

Philosopher of Virtue | Josef Pieper (1904-1997): "Click above for the original article. Once in a while I'll highlight mentionable thomists.Josef Pieper was born on May 4th, 1904, in the small Westphalian village of Elte, Germany. At that time not even a local train connected the isolated spot in the middle of the heath with other towns of Westphalia; whoever wanted to reach the next station had

Godblogcon

2006-07-06T11:20:00.000-07:00

GodblogconEven though adaptability and christianity have at times been seen as mutually exclusive (and with good cautious reasons), there are ways that we can learn from adapting to modern technological marvels and conveying old truths through new means. Well, like the printing press of old now we have an amazing medium for disseminating information: blogs. Although a bit overdue, this

Biola > Summer 2006 : Biola Connections

2006-07-05T10:20:00.000-07:00

Biola > Summer 2006 : Biola Connections: "The D-WordHas Doctrine Become the New Dirty Word?by Holly Pivec"In his book A Generous Orthodoxy (Zondervan), Brian McLaren makes a piercing assessment of evangelicals. He says they have focused on having all the right doctrinal beliefs, but they lead lives that, often, don’t match those beliefs.He sums up their mindset like this: “[O]ne could at least be

Ray Ciervo's Apologetic Ministry

2006-06-29T17:26:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Ray Ciervo.comIf anyone out there wants to check out Ray's ministry he is a great resource for any church or college group. His apologetic and cultural accumen is very insightful and many people have already benefited from his seminars and articles. Lemme give you a snippet of what he did in regards to the Da Vinci madness.As you can see, high quality stuff there. Again, his website is

Thomism - What is it?

2006-06-29T14:13:00.000-07:00

Since this site does say Thomist Tacos I feel as though I do need to give you at least a small primer on what Thomism is as a philosophy. Since I'm a lazy amateur tha-mist, I will go to my ever trusting resource and thomistic expositor Joseph M. Magee for a quick and concise answer:Thomistic Philosophy is inspired by the philosophical methods and principles used by Thomas

Holy Spiritual Insurance Batman!

2006-06-28T07:43:00.000-07:00

What I am about to tell you reminds me of the old quip "If you dont want to go to hell buy life insurance." Well, I visit this site once in a while to see what they are up to and usually its business as usual. However, I recently dusted off the "things of interest" bookmark and I landed at the church of Mission Divina again. You see, I first stumbled upon this website when I heard that there

Ha, proof that Thomas and myself have much in common.

2006-06-21T09:21:00.000-07:00

"These people all came from cold climates. I mean, would Kierkegaard have been Kierkegaard if he had been born and lived in Santo Domingo and played a great game of baseball? Did these guys ever truly enjoy a pizza? Can you have faith and love to dance the merengue? What would they have thought of an incarnation if they loved salsa, or swayed to the exquisite melody of the Puerto Rican danza?

Pentagon: Homosexuality Is a Mental Disorder

2006-06-20T12:13:00.000-07:00

Pentagon: Homosexuality Is a Mental Disorder A Pentagon document classifies homosexuality as a mental disorder, decades after mental health experts abandoned that position. The document outlines retirement or other discharge policies for service members with physical disabilities, and in a section on defects lists homosexuality alongside mental retardation and personality disorders. Critics

The return of metaphysics

2006-06-13T12:49:00.000-07:00

Annoying words to a naturalist:DOCUMENT ON THE FAMILY AND HUMAN PROCREATIONVATICAN CITY, JUN 6, 2006 (VIS) - The Pontifical Council for the Family, founded 25 years ago by John Paul II with the Motu Proprio "Familia a Deo Instituta," and presided by Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, today published a document entitled: "Family and Human Procreation."The text, according to an explanatory note

Good Points from Ethics Scoreboard

2006-03-23T12:48:00.000-08:00

September 2004 Ethics Dunces 64 Debra Lafave SupportersRobert Novak 64 Debra LaFave Supporters Who is Debra LaFave? She is the Playboy Channel version of Mary Kay Letourneau, a middle school reading teacher who has the face and figure of a Baywatch life guard, and whose student seductee wasn't 12,

Finally a Spine from Down Under

2006-02-23T07:39:00.000-08:00

I will just say that this is exactely the problem the US is infected with - "mushy multiculturalism." I think that if we return back to calling things as they are we are bound to grow as a nation. Imagine a father telling his child: "you are not misbehaving, you are just displaying age appropriate behavior that misses the mark for adequate role modeling." God forbid we tell that kid is a brat.I

Found in Translation? : Lectura romana in primum Sententiarum Petri Lombardi

2006-02-22T08:40:00.000-08:00

From Thomistica.NETThe Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies is proud to announce the publication of a previously lost work of Thomas Aquinas: the Lectura romana in primum Sententiarum Petri Lombardi, edited by † Leonard E. Boyle, OP and John F. Boyle. Ptolomeo of Lucca, the friend, confessor, and biographer of Aquinas, uniquely reported that Thomas, while in Rome, had written a second

Legal Protection for Immigrants

2006-02-22T08:20:00.000-08:00

Even though I dont agree with everything Southern Poverty Law's protects in the name of "tolerance" kudos for them for standing up for our hard workers.

Busting the Immigration Myths

2006-02-20T08:21:00.000-08:00

It is interesting to note that there has been a lot of controversy regarding the proposed amnesty reform with the intent of issuing guest worker visas. The fact of the matter is that whenever the issue of immigration comes up there is a always a terse "get rid of them" reaction that prompts us to ask are we throwing out the illegal baby back out with the river water? The LA Times published an

El Gran Yo Soy - Reflexiones sobre la existencia de Dios

2006-02-08T16:12:00.000-08:00

Yo Soy¿Alguna vez se ha puesto a pensar acerca de la existencia del Gran YO SOY de acuerdo con la declaración eterna y presente de Éxodo 3:14? El filósofo Wil Durant dijo en cierta ocasión que la pregunta más importante a través de los siglos no es ¿existe Dios? Sino ¿de dónde vino Dios? ¿Cómo creó él todo esto? En otras palabras, ¿si el universo es un efecto, entonces cuál fue su causa?

Piper on the Cartoons of Mohamed

2006-02-07T20:23:00.000-08:00

An incredible observation from and incredible man. I think that in an incredibly hostil and intolerant scoiety towards what they consider intolerant, backward, backward thinking, inept, funny-mentalist there was one who dared utter the obvious.From: http://theologica.blogspot.com/2006/02/piper-on-muslim-outrage-over-cartoons.html"John Piper writes in: 'Am I missing it, or is there an unusual

Get Rich or Die Trying - Reviews In

2005-11-09T07:54:00.000-08:00

Well, some of the early critics have spoken and yet again we have he case of a auto portrayal + good director + don't care because I'm stinkin rich + I smile throughout the whole movie = bad production. Here are the comments: "On one hand you've got Tupac Shakur, Will Smith, Ice Cube, Mark Wahlberg, Ice-T, LL Cool J, Sean Combs and Andre Benjamin. On the other you've got 50 Cent. This kid stinks!

After the Dust Settled: Post Considerations on Kill Bill

2005-10-18T20:20:00.000-07:00

The Spill on Kill Bill There are few movies that glorify gore for the sake of cultural expression such as Kill Bill. Quentin Tarantino whose credits include Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown has made modern inroads with his glorification of a variety of mediums and genres sutured with violence in Kill Bill. The following is not intended to give a full blow by blow analysis or