We have come to the end of our journey with Pascal. I hope that you are as encouraged by the words of the great mathematician and theologian as I am. Pascal’s text Pensees concludes with a focus on miracles, and a recapitulation of our journey: I prefer to follow Jesus Christ than any other, because […]
The Church has been made by Christ and must live according to Christ. [Christ] comes to destroy [sinful passions], and give [men] His grace, so as to make of them all one Holy Church. (Pascal, 783) As Pascal reminds us, our passions keep us apart from God. It is through the death of these passions,
Our posts may seem a long way off of the road of Mathematics. Let us not forget that we got here from seeking the eternal through His language. Mathematics points us to the Redeemer. Christ redeemed man -> Christ is worthy of worship The Old Testament prophets continually spoke of a coming redeemer. One who
Let’s take a minute to recap. What is Mr. Blaise Pascal teaching us this winter? Man is made to think -> he should think as he ought. Man is unable to think as he ought without help outside of himself -> man searches for the truth. Man is limited in finding all of truth because
Our journey with Pascal continues… …it is equally dangerous for man to know God without knowing his own wretchedness and to know his own wretchedness without knowing the redeemer, who can free him from it. (Pascal, 556) Over Christmas, we delighted in the sending of a savior to free us from our wretchedness. For we
