As Is The Feeling,So Is The Result. Between February and April 2019, I produced a five-part series of posts entitled A Theology Of The Army. These are they: Introduction Liberation Perfection Absolution Conclusion The mind is made of the warp and woof of wishes. So the first thing to be conquered is the demon of…
Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT All problems are susceptible to theological analysis, and all analyses are theological in nature. The Army is a theological enterprise. Every activity, from thinking to kinetics, is a theological enterprise. Everything an Army…
Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT I have noted before this that The Maid of Orleans led her Soldiers into the Confessional before she led them onto the Battlefield. Augustine remarks that the greatest of saints dies a penitent.…
Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT A liberated person is justified freely to perfect their liberation, to make it ever more secure against loss, and to discover, flourish, and proliferate their intentions and skills. In theology this is called…
Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT For centuries, The Christian Liturgical Year as practiced in The Latin [Western] Church has followed the phenomenology of battle: 1- Into the Confessional (Advent) 2- Battle Preparation (Christmas) 3- Appearance of Battle Commander…
Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT Purpose My purpose, duty, desire is to support, foster, honor the U.S. Army by bringing, moving, pivoting the theological content, component, spirit of civilization, history, country to support the U. S. Army’s existence…
The aphorism literary form always has appealed to me as suitable for what I want to say or write. The reason why, I am not sure. The Biblical Prophetic couplet, possibly. Shakespeare, possibly. Pascal and Wittgenstein, possibly. Sathya Sai Baba, probably. Strictly and loosely, over the years I repaired to the aphorism literary form, under…
Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT Under title More Sugarcoating of Islam from Pope Francis, professor and author William Kirkpatrick summons discussion of relationships between Christians and Moslems, Christianity and Islam. He does not approve Pope Francis’ approaches to and treatments…
