In Idylls of the King, the state of romance is the omen of civilization. If pure love is sought, society is healthy; if not, it wanes. The Round Table's failure to uphold it destroys the kingdom.
“Then loudly cried the bold Sir Bedivere:
Ah! my Lord Arthur, whither shall I go?”
Thomas Paine publishes an open letter in the Pennsylvania Evening Post, under the name “Republicus,” which advocates for the name “United States of America” for the new nation now emerging.
This is the first time such a term has been used.
Freedom, the lack of restriction to act with the positive power of deliberation, is not superior to love. Freedom is essentially ordered by the Good. It's fulfilment consists in placing itself voluntarily at the disposal of, and in losing itself in, love Divine and human thereby.
Beauty is an innately delightful form or exemplarity. Cuteness is the species of beauty pertaining to the dainty. The small and delicate. Thus 'moe' 「萌え」is a subspecies of cuteness pertaining to a peculiarity of appearance or habit that sincerely expresses one's personality.
@_bonaventurian You have always been a Shirou avi in my heart and mind. I remember previous pfps and now St. Bonaventure, but not a single one of them ever changed my mental image of you. A return to form is a return to coherence here as far as I'm concerned.
It's almost like human law has a didactic function and once a change is made people follow along, rather than the law being a simple expression of the people's will. For better and for worse.
Communion is never an achievement acquired once and for all. It requires a daily conversion, taking shape in prayer and through concrete attitudes, relationships of trust, and a willingness to listen to one another. #ExtraordinaryConsistory