has now begun in earnest:
And there was me wondering why "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" was going through my head all morning!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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What does it mean to be human?
Tertio modo inest homini inclinatio ad bonum secundum naturam rationis quae est sibi propria . . . utpote quod homo ignorantiam vitet, quod alios non offendat cum quibus debet conversari (Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, 1a2ae. q.94, art.2).
In brief: don't be ignorant, be polite.
In brief: don't be ignorant, be polite.
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