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"Hispanidad is a call to transcendence, a surrender of self and world to God. In the Escorial, the monastic palace built by King Philip II, there is a magnificent painting in which he and his father, Charles I and V, raise the crowns of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire in glory before the Holy Trinity, the social and political order at the service of its only Sovereign, Christ, Our Lord and Our King. It is to this mission that we are called"

https://caminorealdetejas.com/gallery/Hispanidad.pdf "I have not a drop of Spanish or Indian blood in my veins. I am a Danish, German, and Swiss cocktail and damn proud of it. But I consider myself a Hispano. My model is the Emperor-King Charles I and V, who was born and raised Flemish, but died Spanish. Do not tell me that today, as yesterday, many Hispanics deny their inheritance. I know all these things, and I have no time here to dwell on their betrayal. We are here to speak of Evangelization" HISPANIDAD by Frederick D. Wilhelmsen This year we celebrate the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. Five hundred years have passed since he planted the cross of Christ, the cross of Burgundy and the colors of Castile on the sands of La Española. I regret that time does not permit me to dwell on this remarkable man, so maligned today by a secular press too cheap to understand his grandeur. On a personal note, I am an amateur sailor who has had the honor of sailing twice in...
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Frederick D. Wilhelmsen’s Thomism and Leo Strauss’s political rationalism represents one of the deepest intellectual divides in 20th-century political philosophy. While both thinkers fiercely rejected modern liberalism and historicism, they did so from fundamentally incompatible foundational premises.

  Google AI Overview: The contrast between Frederick D. Wilhelmsen’s Thomism and Leo Strauss’s political rationalism represents one of the deepest intellectual divides in 20th-century political philosophy. While both thinkers fiercely rejected modern liberalism and historicism, they did so from fundamentally incompatible foundational premises. The core differences between their worldviews can be understood across four major categories: Philosophical Dimension Frederick D. Wilhelmsen (Thomism) Leo Strauss (Political Rationalism) The Nature of Truth Integral & Unified: Reason and revelation are distinct but perfectly harmonized in a single, objective reality. The Radical Dilemma: Reason and revelation are completely irreconcilable; an intellectual must choose one or the other. Role of Philosophy Ancillary to Faith: Philosophy ( ancilla theologiae ) prepares the mind to receive, defend, and deeply explore divine truth. Autonomous & Skeptical: Philosophy is a rigorous, op...
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