Robert Kraynak: "Maritain...Paul VI, John Paul II...synthesis of Thomas & Kant... Instead of emphasizing virtue...teaches'...rights & dignity of human person'... '[Vatican II] Council also speaks of ...' human person...stands above all things'". (Christian Faith & Modern Democracy, page 156) Did Vatican II teach ambiguously that the "human person...stands above all things " even God?
"We can & must hang onto hope, because real end of the story doesn’t take place here, in this world...this isn’t a reason to press the eject button on this untidy and broken world...Christmas celebrates the moment that came to be true, in the person of a newborn baby both fully human, & fully divine"
This Broken World Is Holy On the end of progress, and the return of hope Mary Harrington Dec 24, 2025