I see nothing quite conclusive in the art of temporal government,
But violence, duplicity and frequent malversation.
King rules or barons rule:
The strong man strongly and the weak man by caprice.
They have but one law, to seize the power and keep it.
And the steadfast can manipulate the greed and lust of others.
The feeble is devoured by his own.
Those words are from T. S. Eliot’s play “Murder in the Cathedral,” the story of tSt. Thomas Becket's martyrdom. Becket was King Henry II pal who he appointed Chancellor and then Archbishop of Canterbury. As Chancellor, Becket was Henry’s man to do the king’s will. But when he became Archbishop, something changed. He realized that he now needed to be God’s man, a decision that—given the outcomes—enraged Henry.
Prof. Kyle Washut discussed Eliot, Thomas, and what he called “Perfected Courage” at the 2018 Wyoming School of Catholic Thought. Prof. Washut is our guest this week on The After Dinner Scholar.
The Consecrated Life with Dr. Jeremy Holmes
Laughing at Perfection with Mr. Kevin Milligan
Horsemanship: An Art to Aid the Restoration of Fallen Man with Miss Amanda Johnson
Rhetoric and Senior Orations with Dr. Virginia Arbery
Dante: "The Infinite Beauty of the World" with Dr. Jason Baxter
In a Snow Cave in the Shadow of the Grand Teton with Bob Milligan
The Ancient City and the Modern State with Dr. Pavlos Papadopoulos
On the Anointing of the Sick with Dr. Kent Lasnoski
Lifting Our Eyes to the Hills and Studying the Rocks with Prof. Lauren Heerschap
"Shakespeare's Rome": The 2021 Wyoming School of Catholic Thought with Dr. Glenn Arbery
Taming the Christmas Rush with Fr. David Anderson
Time, Space, and Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity with Dr. Michael Bolin
"This Holiday of Spirits": Jane Austen, Courtly Love, and Happy Endings with Dr. Tiffany Schubert
Fear and Kingship: The Life of Saul with Dr. Jeremy Holmes
Advent: Season of Waiting with Msgr. Daniel Seiker
The Civic Virtue of Thanksgiving with Dr. Pavlos Papadopoulos
Carpe Diem: The Poetry of Horace with Prof. Eugene Hamilton
Euclid: From a Point to "The Death Star" with Dr. Henry Zepeda
Hospitality in Homer's "Odyssey" with Prof. Adam Cooper
Why Sacred Art is Necessary to the Faith with Prof. David Clayton
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Visualize Meditations
The Meaningful Life with Andrew G. Marshall
Heal, Survive & Thrive!
BPLUS بیپلاس پادکست فارسی خلاصه کتاب
The Jordan Harbinger Show