Thursday, Oct 11, 2007

The Devil Unchained: The Ten Deaths of Rasputin

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Founding President Warren Carroll delivered an intriguing talk on the infamous Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin entitled "The Devil Unchained: The Ten Deaths of Rasputin."

Rasputin influenced the later days of the Russian Tsar Nicholas II, his wife the Tsaritsa Alexandra, and their only and sickly son Alexei and helped to discredit the tsarist government, leading to the fall in 1917 of the Romanov dynasty.

Because he helped alleviate the pain of her ailing son, Tsaritsa Alexandra saw Rasputin as a saintly mystic and healer, while many others saw him as a debauched satanic deceiver.

"Pope Leo XIII warned us in 1897 that in the 20th century the devil would be unchained and let loose upon us to do his worse. As part of the wages of sin, the devil also acts in history," Carroll said. "The best example--the most thoroughly established historically--is the fantastic story of Rasputin.

"I think in the end, the Archangel Michael, who had been fighting the devil for eons came down from heaven to kill the devil that had possessed Rasputin when men were unable to do so," he said.

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Monday, Oct 01, 2007

The Recrudescence of Modernism and Christendom

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Dr. William Marshner addressed the Senior Class and fellow faculty members at the annual Senior-Faculty Dinner, held October 1. Marshner's talk delved into the true definition of modernism and its roots.

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