By: Paul Murano – July, 2018 Recently a 62 year old woman was lying on her deathbed, at home, after doctors had given her weeks to live. We’ll call her Emily. She had lived a full life but cancer had gotten best of her in recent months. On one of her last days, Emily’s children […]
By: Paul Murano – April 2018 The words of Pontius Pilate on Good Friday recorded in John 18:38 echo through the centuries as the fundamental question of skeptical relativism: What is truth? It was a rhetorical question, illustrating the universal culture war present today as it was then. In the scene the representative of relativism […]
By: Paul Murano – March, 2018 We all know secular materialism has dominated the media and academia for the past half century or so. This is the philosophy that believes matter is all there is. There is no mind, no soul, no spirit, no God. Yet, despite this belief, this “progressive” mindset is wrought with […]
By: Paul Murano – Dec.17 At the local department store. An encounter at the check-out register between Guy Shoppin and Clerk Clark: Clerk: That will be $24.99. Guy: There you go. Thank you. Clerk: Thank you. Have a nice holiday. Guy: Which one? C: Huh? G: Which holiday? C: Any one you celebrate. G: If […]
By: Paul Murano – Oct. 2017 Man is the only creature who is aware of his own impending death. We all know we will die, and as we grow more mature we realize the lighting speed at which this life flies by. It may occur naturally with age, or with a man-made disaster like in […]
By: Paul Murano – Sept. 2017 As the nation begins another calendar year of academia it is a good time to reflect on the notion of education. It is notable that the first two words we humans speak after gargling ‘mama’ and ‘dada’ and parroting ‘no’, are “what?” and “why?” Notice they are questions. We […]
By: Paul Murano – August, 2017 The following is a Socratic dialogue of a typical young couple having an atypical conversation. That is because it contains wisdom, intelligence, and virtue – three things civilization is built upon but are often missing today. Common sense can seem strange to a people conditioned by false ideas and […]
By: Paul Murano – July, 2017 This month marks the 49th anniversary of perhaps the most important document written in modern times. It is a simple document, yet profound; something that can be read in less than an hour. It was written in the midst of a burgeoning movement that would later be called the ‘sexual […]
By Paul Murano – June, 2017 President Trump has withdrawn from the Paris climate agreement, asserting “I was elected to serve Pittsburgh, not Paris.” One can judge for themselves whether or not it was a good move, but no one could have been surprised. Trump continues to make good on campaign promises to nullify what […]
By: Paul Murano – May, 2017 Let’s immediately go beneath the surface on one of the biggest challenges of our time: gender confusion. A significant reason for the confusion can be explained in how modern reductionist theory has closed our minds and gutted us of our intuition. We have lost sight of what everyone used […]
By: Paul Murano – April, 2017 Modern feminism is a misnomer. It is really masculinism. This is evident from its major dogmas: be like men; do what men do; sin like men sin; and especially repress or exploit all that is uniquely female. This modern, or new wave feminism, springing from 1960s protest culture, Bouncy […]
By: Paul Murano – Feb. 2017 Each February St. Valentine’s Day confronts us with the notion of love with hearts abounding everywhere. Have you ever wondered why the heart is the symbol of love? Let us ponder the fact that, from time immemorial, the symbol of love has been an image of the heart – […]
By: Paul Murano – January, 2017 If you’re looking for a new year’s resolution I have a suggestion. Resolve to contemplate more. Busyness of life and of mind may be the biggest obstacle to inner peace. The great Aristotle once said contemplation was the highest form of happiness. It satisfies the highest part of human […]
By: Paul Murano – Dec. 2016 Christmas season brings out many timeless songs that have been sung for generations, both religious and secular, which brings warmth to the heart. I enjoy the secular side of Christmas and its mythological figures of Santa, Frosty, and Rudolph. In essence it is a celebration of winter in its […]
By: Paul Murano – Oct. 2016 There are Two truths I have concluded about this upcoming presidential election. The first is that Donald Trump has shown himself to be highly immature, self-serving, undignified, pompous, highly insulting, and a terrible candidate. The second truth is that we have a moral obligation to vote for him. Here’s […]