Dwight Longenecker

1 month ago | eldebate.com | Dwight Longenecker

René Girard, el renombrado crítico literario y filósofo francés, observó que una fuerza motriz de todo conflicto humano era lo que él denominó el «deseo mimético», una especie de versión acelerada de la envidia en la que no solo queremos lo que tiene el competidor, sino que lo queremos simplemente porque él lo tiene.

1 month ago | ncregister.com | Dwight Longenecker

COMMENTARY: From the Psalms of Ascent to the Camino de Santiago, the journey of faith is a journey home — and this earth is just a stop along the way. A pilgrim approaches the end of the Camino de Santiago as he catches sight of the Basilica of St. James in the distance in Galicia, Spain.

1 month ago | lewrockwell.com | Dwight Longenecker

Now that the papacy of Jorge Mario Bergoglio is behind us, it is worth not only assessing his papacy but also the papacy itself. While conservative Catholics criticized Francis’ doctrinal ambiguity, his watered-down moral teaching, and his support for compromised prelates, it is only fair to ask ourselves what his motivations were. I think they can be summed up in his rejection of the mozzetta before his first appearance that evening of March 13, 2013.

1 month ago | brownpelicanla.com | Dwight Longenecker

Now that the papacy of Jorge Mario Bergoglio is behind us, it is worth not only assessing his papacy but also the papacy itself. While conservative Catholics criticized Francis’ doctrinal ambiguity, his watered-down moral teaching, and his support for compromised prelates, it is only fair to ask ourselves what his motivations were. I think they can be summed up in his rejection of the mozzetta before his first appearance that evening of March 13, 2013.

1 month ago | crisismagazine.com | Dwight Longenecker

Now that the papacy of Jorge Mario Bergoglio is behind us, it is worth not only assessing his papacy but also the papacy itself. While conservative Catholics criticized Francis’ doctrinal ambiguity, his watered-down moral teaching, and his support for compromised prelates, it is only fair to ask ourselves what his motivations were. I think they can be summed up in his rejection of the mozzetta before his first appearance that evening of March 13, 2013.