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From Plato’s Apology

From Plato’s Apology

Socrates taught Plato who taught Aristotle. Plato’s Apology is basically a transcript of Socrates speech/defense at his trial where he was found guilty and sentenced to death by drinking a cup of poison (hemlock). The following is an exert from that speech (towards...

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St. Sebastian

St. Sebastian

Fr. Cyprian couldn’t help but wonder how things would have been different if Sebastian hadn’t been named after a saint, even if indirectly. Was it all part of a divine purpose or the seed of an idea planted in Sebastian’s head at an early age by his mother in the...

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Remembering Norbert Blei

Remembering Norbert Blei

I didn't know Norbert well when I asked him to look at my first book. I never took a class from him. I can't even remember how I knew him, only that I did, and that I liked him, and that there was something about him, magnetic maybe, that attracted me to him, like...

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