Pascal on human life
And this excerpt from Pascal, an avowed and forced intimacy: "When I consider the short duration of my life, absorbed in the eternity preceding and following, the...".
Category: Modern World
Tolstoy on human life
This morning, I stumbled* — literally — upon this passage from Tolstoy's Confession which is a pure marvel and which so aptly foreshadows The Death of Ivan Ilyich...
The abandonment of Benedict XVI
“Eli, Eli lama sabachthani?” 1 When Benedict XVI signified, in a few simple words, that he was renouncing the office of pope, it was a trembling of...
The death of intimacy
Everywhere, on the internet, in newspapers, or on television, personal experience is displayed, exhibited, and presented as the gold standard. This indecent...
A short history of Envy, from hero to scapegoat
The modern world constantly presents us with scapegoats. Lance Armstrong, Richard Millet, Jérôme Kerviel, John Galliano, to name just a few, each of them...
Christian testimony
When I started this blog, the idea of writing about liturgy came to me very quickly. Not to claim the status of a specialist...
In the heart of darkness, life
After seeing "Tree of Life," I for a long time forbade myself from writing about the film. Two forces clashed within me. Captivated by the poetry, by the state...
What does Steve Jobs stand for?
"Steve Jobs 1955-2011," read the Apple website on October 5, 2011. Right to the end, this unique, minimalist, elegant, and effective signature. His...
Another year comes to an end…
As the year draws to a close, we often only glance at it briefly. We shouldn't dwell on it too much. We never know how many things we've forced ourselves to bury...
In the shadow of Ernesto Sabato
When Ernesto Sabato passed away on April 30th at the age of 99, he repeated to himself the words of Maria Zambrano: "To die, this elusive act that...".
Priest of the "Benedict XVI generation"
Dear Father, It is with great pleasure that I bid you farewell. Not that I am happy that you are leaving the Notre-Dame du Lys chapel, but...
Newman and Socrates
The links between ancient Greek philosophy and Christianity are numerous. The most famous of the Greek precepts: Gnothi Seauton, "Know thyself,"...
Commemorative phrase
A friend contacted me to ask for the exact quote from Ernst Jünger (from Storm of Steel) that we officers used to repeat...
And by Saint Anthony… (Death of General Antoine Lecerf)
Antoine is no more. He passed away on Good Friday, April 22, 2011. He is in the house of the Father. Antoine is Antoine Lecerf, the general of...