The language of eye contact
Communication and recognition beyond words
One night over the Christmas break I found myself at a small saloon with a few friends in Eden, Utah. We had left...
Paul, Parnassos and the hills between
A tale of two hills
Cynic that I am, I’ve always been wary of the universal claims about the power of the University of Dallas’ Rome semester.
The misguided writings of Jordan Peterson
Thoughts on the ironic shortcomings of the Canadian psychologist
Postmodernism fractures Truth itself into endless half-certainties phrased as fact, yet rooted in the depleted soil of the subjective.
Structures of sin, not exclusion
Opinions on exclusion as a tool
In Dostoevsky’s masterwork “The Brothers Karamazov,” as Father Zosima recounts his life’s history, he describes, in particular detail, the day of his...
The death of Socrates and the birth of UD
In 399 BC, the democratic citizens of Athens sentenced the philosopher Socrates to death by poison for corrupting the youth and not believing in the gods of the city.
On giving up one’s sword
Remembering not to succumb to the temptations of pride
In June of 1864, the CSS Alabama, one of the most infamous crafts of the American Civil War, sank...
The upturned gaze of UD lectures
Subsidiary of thought against the cult of prestige
It takes little courage to criticize a group you aren’t a member of. An honorable man will instead, as Dante...
The truth about love and gender ideology: A response
Remarks on the nature of biological sex
In her critique of Dr. Richards’ lecture on “Gender Ideology and the Threat to Religious Liberty,” published in the Feb. 22...
Choosing to live in gift
Reflections of a senior English major
Sometimes when I jumble my words in conversation, my noble-hearted and sharp-witted friends in the politics department will comment that I don’t...
Fast kaputt
The German bishops on the brink of schism
Unity of church and state has spelled destruction for Catholic communities for millenia, and now the specter of schism looms...
Life through death
Ever since high school, one of the best parts of my day has been when unconnected classes and occurrences coincidentally cover similar concepts within the same time frame. Though I now forget...
Truth, love and gender ideology
A response to Richards' lecture
One of the reasons I chose the University of Dallas to finish out my degree was that I wanted to be challenged —...
A cure for Romesickness
Readjusting to life in Irving
For those who have returned from a semester abroad, it is sometimes difficult not to yearn for Rome. After the joy of trotting...
Texan precipitation preparedness pales to Indiana
Texan infrastructure turns brittle in frigid temperatures
While I was never a stranger to snow growing up in northern Indiana, snow days and I rarely met. My high...
The infinite ‘Seinfeld’ problem
How should we approach artificial intelligence?
Around the midway point of 2021, I remember having my first experience with true, widely-available “artificial intelligence” through DALL-E. The app’s promise...