Podcasts about certitude

Scripture: Genesis 28 "From about half-past ten in the evening until about half-past twelve, FIRE. God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, not of the philosophers and scholars. Certitude. Certitude. Feeling. Joy. Peace. God of Jesus Christ." – Blaise Pascal, November 23, 1654. + An Encounter with God is always by the Grace of GodI am the LORD God and I will be your God…  I will include you in my deepest purposes…  I will always be with you, and I will never give up on you…  Philippians 1:6 NIV+ An Encounter with God creates the Fear of GodJeremiah 10:7 NIV Psalm 112:1 NIV Jeremiah 5:22 NIV+ An Encounter with God leads to Transformation by God John 1:49–51 NIV 

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Vérité et certitude Raymond Perron

Read Online“Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and drink his Blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my Flesh is true food, and my Blood is true drink.” John 6:53–55Human reason and free will are the most precious natural gifts God gave us. They are what separate us from every other animal. Human reason enables us to think critically, understand concepts, and arrive at conclusions. Central to our human reason is our free will, which enables us to act upon the conclusions we reach or to reject them, choosing instead to follow our disordered appetites and misguided desires. Though human reason was wounded by Original Sin, it was not completely destroyed. We must diligently strive to act rationally and in accord with our common sense, adhering to the natural law that God has written on our souls. However, even though a rational approach to natural law will bring us a long way toward right living, it is not sufficient to lead us into the deeper truths of eternal salvation, promised to us in Jesus' discourse on the Bread of Life, on which we have been reflecting.By natural reason alone, the Eucharist makes no sense. How could that which appears to be a piece of bread be the “Flesh of the Son of Man” and a cup that appears to be wine be His Blood? Yet when we incorporate divine revelation into our reasoning, the Eucharist as the Flesh and Blood of Jesus, the Son of God, makes perfect sense: “...my Flesh is true food, and my Blood is true drink.” The Eucharist makes sense, but only when we listen with faith to the revelation Jesus gave to us. Today's Gospel provides the clearest teaching we have ever received on this Precious Gift.Today's Gospel begins by relating that “The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, ‘How can this man give us his Flesh to eat?'” (John 6:52). They were quarreling because they were not opening their human reason to the light of Jesus' revealed truth. In this exchange, the Eternal and Incarnate Son of God was speaking a divine truth to them. Jesus spoke clearly and plainly, but their minds remained closed. They heard His words, but they closed themselves off to the Father's Voice, which testified on Jesus' behalf that all He said was true. It seems that some who listened began to understand and believe, prompting the quarrel among them.When you read our Lord's words, what do you hear? Do you hear the Father's Voice in the depths of your conscience, confirming the truthfulness of what you read? Do you hear the Living Word of God echoing within your mind and soul? Do you allow that Word to inform your human reason so that you can conclude that the Eucharist is real, that it is the Flesh and Blood of the Son of God, offered to you so that you can share in eternal life? No amount of human study or intelligence alone will ever convince us of divine truths. God alone can convince us, but only if we listen to His Voice.Truths of faith, such as our belief in the Eucharist, must be more certain than any other natural truth we believe. No rational person would deny the reality of the physical world we see with our eyes or touch with our hands. The noises we hear, the food we taste, and the aroma we smell are all judged as real because we believe what our five senses perceive. When our consciences perceive divine truths, those truths are more certain than all sensory knowledge. Why? Because God is the one directly communicating to us. Reflect today on Jesus' crystal-clear teaching on the Eucharist. We must hear and understand what He said. Our faith in the Eucharist must become certain. Allow the Father's Voice to resonate within your mind so that you are more certain that the Eucharist is the Flesh and Blood of the Son of God than anything else you believe. Strengthen your faith, knowing that His Flesh and Blood bring you to eternal life. My Eucharistic Lord, I believe that You gave Your life for the salvation of all and that the gift of eternal salvation is given to us through the Sacraments. I believe that the Eucharist is Your Flesh and Blood, Your Divine Essence. Please strengthen my faith so that I am more open to the abundant grace You wish to bestow through this Precious Gift. Jesus, I trust in You.  Image: The Feeding the Multitude by S. G. Rudl.Source: Free RSS feed from catholic-daily-reflections.com — Copyright © 2026 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. This content is provided solely for personal, non-commercial use. Redistribution, republication, or commercial use — including use within apps with advertising — is strictly prohibited without written permission.

durée : 00:58:59 - Avec philosophie - par : Géraldine Mosna-Savoye - Que puis-je espérer connaitre ? Cette question a traversé toute la philosophie antique, au moins depuis Socrate et les premiers philosophes. Inspiré de l'académie platonicienne, Cicéron développe une théorie de la connaissance qui jette le doute sur la possible certitude. - réalisation : Carla Michel, Axel Dubois, Antoine Ravon, Corinne Amar, Riyad Cairat, Nassim El Kabli, Luna Hadjla - invités : Carlos Lévy Professeur émérite de littérature et philosophie romaines à l'université de Paris Sorbonne, Jeanne Ravaute Docteure en Sciences de l'Antiquité Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

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Aujourd'hui, Abel Boyi, éducateur, Emmanuel de Villiers, chef d'entreprise, et Laura Warton Martinez, sophrologue, débattent de l'actualité autour d'Alain Marschall et Olivier Truchot.

Aujourd'hui, Élina Dumont, intervenante sociale, Antoine Diers, consultant auprès des entreprises, et Charles Consigny, avocat, débattent de l'actualité autour d'Alain Marschall et Olivier Truchot.

Dans cet épisode, nous entrons dans l'un des moments les plus bouleversants de la vie d'Ibrahim (ʿalayhi as-salâm).Un jeune homme se lève face à son père.Puis face à son peuple.Puis face à tout un empire.Babylone est puissante.Les statues sont sacrées.La tradition est intouchable.Mais lorsqu'Allah ouvre un cœur à la certitude, le silence n'est plus possible.Des étoiles à la rupture intérieure,du dialogue douloureux avec son père au bris des idoles,de la solitude du croyant au feu qui devient paix…Cet épisode raconte le prix de la vérité.Nous découvrons comment un homme rejeté devient Khalîl Allah — l'ami intime d'Allah.Et comment, derrière le feu, commence déjà l'exil…accompagné de Lût, le neveu fidèle,et de Sârah, la femme courageuse qui quitte tout pour l'invisible.Un épisode sur la certitude.Sur le courage solitaire.Sur ce que signifie choisir Allah quand tout un monde s'y oppose.Car on peut brûler un corps…mais on ne brûle pas une conviction.

Aujourd'hui, Fatima Aït Bounoua, prof de français, Antoine Diers, consultant, et Emmanuel de Villiers, chef d'entreprise, débattent de l'actualité autour d'Alain Marschall et Olivier Truchot.

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Aujourd'hui, Sandrine Pégand, avocate, Jean-Loup Bonnamy, professeur de philosophie, et Didier Giraud, éleveur de bovins, débattent de l'actualité autour d'Alain Marschall et Olivier Truchot.

Today on Ascend: The Great Books Podcast, Deacon Harrison Garlick and Dr. Donald Prudlo explore the intricate relationship between Plato and St. Thomas Aquinas, examining how Aquinas's thought is influenced by Platonic philosophy while also being rooted in Aristotle. We are reading the PURGATORIO for Lent!Check out our LIBRARY OF GUIDES TO THE GREAT BOOKS.See Dr. Prudlo's books on St. Thomas, administration, and more!They discuss the nuances of Aquinas' understanding of universals, the nature of evil, and the significance of the body in Christian anthropology, highlighting the complexities of Aquinas's intellectual context and the historical development of these philosophical ideas. They discuss how Aquinas synthesized various philosophical traditions, particularly in his understanding of existence and essence, the role of beauty, and the moral implications of his metaphysics. The dialogue also touches on the early church's reception (or rejection) of Aristotle, the influence of Islamic philosophy, and the evolution of Aquinas' thought throughout his life. Ultimately, the conversation highlights the richness of Aquinas' philosophy and its relevance to contemporary discussions on faith and reason.Chapters00:00 Introduction to the Great Books Podcast03:11 Experiencing the Papal Conclave06:34 Plato and Aquinas: A Complex Relationship12:43 Aquinas' Intellectual Evolution17:02 The Importance of Reading the Great Books24:25 Platonic Thought in Aquinas' Philosophy34:48 The Quest for Certitude in Philosophy37:20 Realism and the Nature of Universals40:56 Mind-Body Dualism and the Significance of the Body47:36 The Reception of Aristotle in Early Christianity54:09 The Distinction Between Essence and Existence01:04:53 The Role of Beauty in Aquinas' Philosophy01:06:38 Exploring Beauty in Philosophy01:11:23 The Role of Beauty in St. Thomas Aquinas01:13:44 The Ladder of Love and Its Implications01:19:18 Essence and Existence in Thomistic Thought01:21:41 The Hierarchy of Being and Divine Wisdom01:25:22 The Evolution of Aquinas' Thought01:27:35 Understanding Aquinas Through His Influences01:30:17 Final Thoughts on Faith and ReasonTakeawaysAquinas is often mischaracterized as purely Aristotelian.The relationship between Plato and Aristotle is more complex (and harmonious) than often portrayed.Aquinas' thought is enriched by both Platonic and Aristotelian influences.Evil is understood as a privation of the good in Aquinas's philosophy.Aquinas' understanding of universals differs from both Plato and Aristotle.The concept of exitus and reditus is a key Neoplatonic idea in Aquinas.The mind-body dualism presents challenges for Christian thought.Aquinas retained Platonic emphasis on the...

Aujourd'hui, Fatima Aït Bounoua, prof de français, Bruno Poncet, cheminot, et Antoine Diers, consultant, débattent de l'actualité autour d'Alain Marschall et Olivier Truchot.

Aujourd'hui, Emmanuel de Villiers, entrepreneur, Antoine Diers, consultant, et Sandrine Pégand, avocate, débattent de l'actualité autour d'Alain Marschall et Olivier Truchot.

Aujourd'hui, Bruno Poncet, cheminot, Antoine Diers, consultant, et Fatima Aït Bounoua, professeur de français, débattent de l'actualité autour d'Alain Marschall et Olivier Truchot.

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Aujourd'hui, Yves Camdeborde, Joëlle Dago-Serry et Mourad Boudjellal débattent de l'actualité autour d'Alain Marschall et Olivier Truchot.

Aujourd'hui, Barbara Lefebvre, Emmanuel de Villiers et Bruno Poncet débattent de l'actualité autour d'Alain Marschall.

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LE SUJET DU JOUR: La certitude de la seconde venue. 2 Pierre 3:18A-18BJOYEUX ANNIVERSAIRE DE NAISSENCE À NOTRE CHÈRE SOEUR SOPHIE J VICTOR.Psaumes 139:13-14C'est toi qui as formé mes reins, Qui m'as tissé dans le sein de ma mère. Je te loue de ce que je suis une créature si merveilleuse. Tes oeuvres sont admirables, Et mon âme le reconnaît bien.

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Aujourd'hui, Didier Giraud, Barbara Lefebvre et Emmanuel de Villier débattent de l'actualité autour d'Alain Marschall et Olivier Truchot.

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Aujourd'hui, Charles Consigny, Emmanuel de Villiers et Flora Ghebali débattent de l'actualité autour d'Alain Marschall et Olivier Truchot.

Pastor Mattie Kahn from Northbrook Church visits with a message from John 18:28-40, where Pilate and the crowd at Jesus's trial reveal common barriers to recognizing the reality of what God is doing and intends for us to experience in relationship with Him.

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In this series Fr. Donald Haggerty and Kris McGregor discuss the depths of prayer as explored by St. John of the Cross, the Mystical Doctor of the Church.   The post SJC6 – Intense Certitude of Love – St. John of the Cross with Fr. Donald Haggerty – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

 Contemplative Faith: Certitude in Darkness – St. John of the Cross: Master of Contemplation with Fr. Donald Haggerty Fr. Haggerty and Kris McGregor discuss the interconnectedness of saints, using examples like St. Thérèse of Lisieux, who embraced St. John's teachings, influencing others like St. Teresa of Calcutta. Pope St. John Paul II's deep engagement ... Read more The post SJC3 – Contemplative Faith: Certitude in Darkness – St. John of the Cross with Fr. Donald Haggerty – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

Crowdstrike releases a postmortem. LoanDepot puts a multimillion dollar price tag on their ransomware incident. RHADAMANTHYS info stealer targets Israelis. Zola ransomware is an advanced evolution of the Proton family. Firefox fixes several high-severity vulnerabilities. Researchers at Certitude uncover a vulnerability in Microsoft 365's anti-phishing measures. Threat actors exploit legitimate anti-virus software for malicious purposes. Samsung's new bug bounty program offers rewards up to a million dollars. Guest Adam Marré, CISO at Arctic Wolf, joining us to share his observations on the ground at Black Hat USA 2024. Ransomware gangs turn the screws and keep up with the times.  Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest Adam Marré, CISO at Arctic Wolf, joining us to share his observations as our man on the street from Black Hat USA 2024. Selected Reading CrowdStrike Publishes Technical Root Cause Analysis of Faulty Falcon Update (Cyber Security News) Ransomware Attack Cost LoanDepot $27 Million (SecurityWeek) RHADAMANTHYS Stealer Weaponizing RAR Archive To Steal Login Credentials (Cyber Security News) New Zola Ransomware Using Multiple Tools to Disable Windows Defender (GB Hackers) Firefox Patches Multiple High Severity Vulnerabilities (Cyber Security News) Exploring Anti-Phishing Measures in Microsoft 365 (Certitude Blog) Hackers Hijack Anti-Virus Software Using SbaProxy Hacking Tool (Cyber Security News) Samsung to pay $1,000,000 for RCEs on Galaxy's secure vault (Bleeping Computer) Turning the screws: The pressure tactics of ransomware gangs (Sophos News) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Radio Foot avec à la Une ce mercredi 16h10-21h10 T.U. : - Les SkyBlues bientôt au 7è ciel ? ; - Liste Deschamps pour l'Euro, faites vos jeux ! ; - Le Parc Lescure sur son 31. - Les SkyBlues bientôt au 7è ciel ? Manchester City repasse en tête après avoir remporté son match en retard face aux Spurs à Londres, en battant Tottenham pour la 1ère fois depuis l'inauguration de son nouveau stade (2019). Le coup de pouce des rivaux du nord de Londres n'est pas arrivé pour Arsenal, les Gunners ont-ils dit adieu au trophée de champion ? Vers un 6è titre en 7 ans, et un 4è d'affilée, City, machine à gagner, club argenté, va-t-on finir par se lasser ? -- Ça sent bon la C1 pour Aston Villa ! Les Claret and Blue d'Unai Emery de retour dans l'élite européenne, une 1ère depuis plus de 40 ans.- Liste Deschamps pour l'Euro, faites vos jeux ! Certitude : l'absence de Lucas Hernandez, doutes : Coman, Tchouameni, Maignan seront-ils aptes ? Des rappels possibles ? Chr. Nkunku, Ferland Mendy ? Jean-Clair Todibo rappelle qu'il aimerait être du voyage en Allemagne ! Le sélectionneur tricolore avec une liste de 23, 26 joueurs ? Des surprises ? Bradley Barcola, Michael Olise ?- Le Parc Lescure sur son 31. Le site qui comprend le stade d'architecture avant-gardiste emblématique des Girondins de Bordeaux célébrait hier (14 mai 2024) son centenaire et organisait un match de gala, avec des légendes du club (heureusement plus jeunes). Zidane, Giresse, Lizarazu, Pauleta, face à Blanc, Karembeu, Pires et Barthez, une formation teintée de Marseillais. Score final 5-3, des buts et des gestes techniques à gogo, beaucoup de plaisir pris dans les tribunes et sur le terrain !Avec Annie Gasnier : Dominique Sévérac, Philippe Doucet et Nabil Djellit. - Technique/réalisation : Matthieu Degueldre - David Fintzel/Pierre Guérin.

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This lecture discusses the 19th-20th century philosopher and psychologist, William James, and focuses on his essay, "The Will To Believe". Specifically it discusses the relationship between certitude or certainty and truth. James distinguishes two different orientations towards these, which he calls empiricism and absolutism. Absolutism holds that we can attain some absolute certainty, and that we can know with certainty that we know the truth. Empiricism about philosophy notes that there is no criterion for truth about which there has been a consensus. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 3,000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Purchase The Writings of William James - amzn.to/2X4J9kY

Even in the most uneventful of human lives, uncertainty and doubts will inevitably intrude. When faced with those, what can you do to steady yourself? One suggestion: Turn to the poem “When in Doubt” by Sandra Cisneros, where she generously shares some of the wisdom that she's gleaned over the years. Sandra Cisneros is a poet, short story writer, novelist, essayist, performer, and artist. Cisneros's most recent collection is Woman Without Shame (Knopf Publishing Group 2022). Her numerous awards include NEA fellowships in both poetry and fiction, a MacArthur Fellowship, national and international book awards, including the PEN America Literary Award, and the National Medal of Arts. More recently, she received the Ford Foundation's Art of Change Fellowship, was recognized with the Fuller Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature, and won the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. In 2022, she was awarded the Poetry Foundation's Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. In addition to her writing, Cisneros has fostered the careers of many aspiring and emerging writers through two nonprofits she founded: the Macondo Foundation and the Alfredo Cisneros del Moral Foundation.Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org. We're pleased to offer Sandra Cisneros's poem, and invite you to read Pádraig's weekly Poetry Unbound Substack, read the Poetry Unbound book, or listen back to all our episodes.

On August 19, 1662, French philosopher, mathematician, and apologist Blaise Pascal died at just 39 years old. Pascal, despite his shortened life, is renowned for pioneering work in geometry, physics, and probability theory. His most powerful legacy, however, involves the ways he engaged with life's biggest questions.   Pascal's intellect garnered attention at an early age. At 16, he produced an essay on the geometry of cones so impressive that René Descartes initially refused to believe it could possibly be attributed to a “sixteen-year-old child.” Later, Pascal advanced the study of vacuums in the face of a prevailing (and misplaced) belief that nature is completely filled with matter, and thus “abhors a vacuum.”   In 1654, his work on probability took a new turn when he was sent a brainteaser by a friend. Applying mathematics to the problem, Pascal laid out rows of numbers in a triangle formation, a formation that now bears his name. As author John F. Ross described,   Here was the very idea of probability: establishing the numerical odds of a future event with mathematical precision. Remarkably, no one else had cracked the puzzle of probability before, although the Greeks and Romans had come close.  In 1646, Blaise Pascal encountered the kindness of two Jansenist Christians caring for his injured father. Their love in action earned Pascal's admiration. Then, on the evening of November 23, 1654, Pascal experienced God's presence in a new and personal way, which he described on a scrap of parchment that he sewed into his jacket and carried with him for the rest of his life:   FIRE—God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob, not of the philosophers and scholars. Certitude, certitude. Heartfelt joy, peace. God of Jesus Christ. My God and thy God. Thy God shall be my God.   In his writing, Pascal's notions of probability met his faith in God. A compilation of his collected manuscripts was published after his death in a volume entitled, Pensées, or “Thoughts.” Best known is his famous “wager” that, facing uncertainty and in a game with such high stakes, it makes far more sense for fallen human beings to believe in God's existence than doubt it. “If you gain,” he wrote, “you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation that He is.”  Pascal also offered among the keenest diagnoses of humanity:   The human being is only a reed, the most feeble in nature; but this is a thinking reed. It isn't necessary for the entire universe to arm itself in order to crush him; a whiff of vapor, a taste of water, suffices to kill him. But when the universe crushes him, the human being becomes still more noble than that which kills him, because he knows that he is dying, and the advantage that the universe has over him. The universe, it does not have a clue.  Or, even better:   What a Chimera is man! What a novelty, a monster, a chaos, a contradiction, a prodigy! Judge of all things, an imbecile worm; depository of truth, and sewer of error and doubt; the glory and refuse of the universe.  He also described our moral conditions as human beings,  “[W]e hate truth and those who tell it [to] us, and … we like them to be deceived in our favour” (Pensées 100).  Apart from God, Pascal observed, people distract themselves from the reality of death. But the diversions run out, and then mankind   feels his nothingness, his forlornness, his insufficiency, his dependence, his weakness, his emptiness. There will immediately arise from the depth of his heart weariness, gloom, sadness, fretfulness, vexation, despair. (Pensées 131)  “Between us and heaven or hell there is only life, which is the frailest thing in the world” (Pensées 213 ).  With a poetic nod to his work on vacuums, Pascal concluded:  What is it then that this desire and this inability proclaim to us, but that there was once in man a true happiness of which there now remain to him only the mark and empty trace …? But these are all inadequate, because the infinite abyss can only be filled by an infinite and immutable object, that is to say, only by God Himself.   A generation later, as waves of the Enlightenment swept over Europe, the continent's most prominent thinkers could not escape Pascal's brilliance. According to philosopher Dr. Patrick Riley,  Holbach, as late as the 1770s, still found it necessary to quarrel with the author of the Pensées, Condorcet, when editing Pascal's works, renewed the old debate; Voltaire throughout his life, and even in his last year, launched sally after sally at the writer who frightened him every time he—a hypochondriac—felt ill.   On the human condition in particular, the French Revolution would prove Pascal right and Voltaire wrong. Divorced from God and instead committed to the worship of “pure reason,” France devolved into a violent, anarchic wasteland.  Even today, Blaise Pascal's intellect, passion, and eloquence have lost none of their fire, dedicated as they were to the God who claimed his total devotion. As he wrote on the parchment sewn into his jacket,   Jesus Christ. I have fallen away: I have fled from Him, denied Him, crucified him. May I not fall away forever. We keep hold of him only by the ways taught in the Gospel. Renunciation, total and sweet. Total submission to Jesus Christ and to my director. Eternally in joy for a day's exercise on earth. I will not forget Thy word. Amen.  This Breakpoint was co-authored by Kasey Leander. If you enjoy Breakpoint, leave a review on your favorite podcast app. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.