It’s time once again for this annual Disputed Question of Thomistic humor: THE FIVE WAYS OF PROVING SANTA CLAUS* Whether Santa Clause Exists We proceed thus to the third article: Objections It seems that Santa Claus does not exist; because Christmas gifts are able to be given by good elves. Therefore, Santa Claus does notContinue reading “An Sit Pater Natalis? (Whether there is a Father Christmas (aka Santa Claus)?)”
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Happy Feast of Fra Angelico/Blessed John of Fiesole, OP – 2025
Today is the Feast Day of Fra Angelico/Blessed John of Fiesole, one of my favorite Dominican saints/blesseds.(See my post for his feast day from 2022 on why, and for samples of his frescos.) The artist apparently had a devotion to his confrere, Saint Thomas Aquinas, as an early work of his is a portrait ofContinue reading “Happy Feast of Fra Angelico/Blessed John of Fiesole, OP – 2025”
An Sit Pater Natalis? (Whether there is a Father Christmas (aka Santa Claus)?)
It’s time once again for this annual Disputed Question of Thomistic humor: THE FIVE WAYS OF PROVING SANTA CLAUS* Whether Santa Clause Exists We proceed thus to the third article: Objections It seems that Santa Claus does not exist; because Christmas gifts are able to be given by good elves. Therefore, Santa Claus does notContinue reading “An Sit Pater Natalis? (Whether there is a Father Christmas (aka Santa Claus)?)”
Is Halloween a Pagan Festival? – Repost
Update 2026: The article linked below has removed the worst inaccuracies I cite in the blockquotes. Alas, misunderstandings about Halloween still abound. I was not going to repost or promote my reflections on the origin of Halloween from 2021 as I did last year. I figured I had done what I could to set theContinue reading “Is Halloween a Pagan Festival? – Repost”
