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.
Giving Thanks with President Kyle Washut
Captain Ahab and ”Moby Dick” with Dr. Virginia Arbery
”The Merchant of Venice” with Dr. Adam Cooper
”Leisure the Basis of Culture” with Dr. Michael Bolin
Science and Scientific Knowing with Dr. Scott Olsson
Teaching the Old Testament with Dr. Jim Tonkowich
Learning to Write Well with Dr. Tiffany Schubert
Homer’s ”Iliad” with Dr. Glenn Arbery
Fall Outdoor Week and Rafting the Canyon of Lodore with Mr. Paul Milligan
Aristotle’s ”Nicomachean Ethics” with Dr. Pavlos Papadopoulos
Wyoming Catholic College’s New President with Pres. Kyle Washut
”Be Transformed”: Matriculation Address by President Kyle Washut
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The Ancient and Modern Challenges of Technology--Wendell Berry by Dr. Daniel Shields
The Ancient and Modern Challenges of Technology--Heidegger’s ”The Question of Technology” by Dr. Glenn Arbery
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”Nature and Nature’s God” with Dr. Daniel Shields
The Ancient and Modern Challenges of Technology--Early Moderns by Dr. Paul Giesting
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