Ethereal Insights

Depiction of  the "Whore of Babylon" From Martin Luther's translation of the Bible To be Ugly | Saturday – October 3, 2026 F or some people it is actually the case that being ugly is a good thing, and I believe that we are prudent in understanding that beauty is not always necessary in people. You see, by being beautiful a woman, for instance, says to herself and to the world that she is good enough, and perhaps this is a good thing, but why is she good enough? Is she good enough in and of herself? Hardly, a beautiful woman is really nothing more than an extension of the social mores of the day, of the moment, which is why it is true that beauty standards tend to vary across time and culture, but this is only true for beauty standards, and perhaps we should also separate beauty standards from true beauty or core beauty.      If a woman is beautiful today because she is naked, or almost naked, she would have been considered hideous not that long ago, and so these so...

A close-up of the Catalan Atlas Depicting Marco Polo The Age of Exploration | Friday – October 2, 2026 T o think that the world has gone from the vast and unending frontiers of Marco Polo and the age of exploration, empire and glory, to this homogeneous corporate landscape. Sad story indeed, but a true story indeed.      Yes, these are the facts of history that we must confront, facts that may upset us, and facts that may evoke strong emotion and sentimentalism . From the perspective of the old world, Marco Polo was a hero, but in our world, in modernity , Marco Polo is considered a villian and a monster, a monster because he discovered another part of the world, another part of the world from the point of view of Medieval Europe, read " The End of History ". Of course, this sentiment is nothing new, and is being felt when many historical persons are being considered, but it is important to understand that without Marco Polo the age of exploration would not have been poss...

Biblical ( תַּנַ״ךְ ) depiction of the flight from Sodom and Gomorrah Leaving Your Wife | Thursday – October 1, 2026 I n this installment , if you will, of this series , I have been asked by a person whether or not he should leave his wife and his family behind, in order to pursue a new life, and perhaps an alternative lifestyle. Yes, I take this letter at its word and I feel that the author of the letter really is struggling here, and I suppose as well that the letter concerns a rather sensitive topic within the Catholic community. Yes, should you be able to divorce your wife, if you are a catholic? Now, before I can proceed to answer any of these questions, allow me to make it perfectly clear that I am not someone who is qualified enough to provide any definitive answers about questions like this, and really, above all I believe that you must seek some kind of contact with your clergy, but still I am delighted to be able to provide some advice .     Now, as I typically do ...