Thanks for writing your post! Little glimpses like this into prison life is fascinating to me. Your warden sounds very progressive and the pizza program is a big hit, I'm sure!
Perrie, Thanks for taking the time to write this letter to our youth! You speak the truth. Prison is not a good place for anyone, and most people don't realize how horrible it is. I'm sure at least one person will be helped by your letter. Hang in there, j.
Hello. I've been reading a lot of your blog entries about life in the California prisons. This is the first post I've read that makes mention to how you ended up in your current situation. Would you share your story?
Hi Milo, How tough it must be to be going through the aftermath of a stroke in prison! I hope you are feeling better by now and getting stronger each day.
HEY IM SORRY TO HEAR ALL THAT I CAN JUST IMAGINE WHAT YOUR GOING THROUGH. IM REALLY UPSET BECAUSE MY MAN IS IN AD SEG IN HIGH DESERT, AND IM JUST SO CONCERNED AND WORRIED ABOUT HIM KEEP YOUR HEAD UP
I spoke about seg with mr.Korte. He says there is more to it then the newspaper alone.And you could send me the copy of the whole report.Can you do so? Your dad's phone was disconnected... :o Hope he's all right? I contacted John about it.Not an answer yet. Jessica should contact you.Hope she does this time!
Article 1. Whether it is natural for man to possess external things?
Objection 1. It would seem that it is not natural for man to possess external things. For no man should ascribe to himself that which is God's. Now the dominion over all creatures is proper to God, according to Psalm 23:1, "The earth is the Lord's," etc. Therefore it is not natural for man to possess external things.
Objection 2. Further, Basil in expounding the words of the rich man (Luke 12:18), "I will gather all things that are grown to me, and my goods," says [Hom. in Luc. xii, 18]: "Tell me: which are thine? where did you take them from and bring them into being?" Now whatever man possesses naturally, he can fittingly call his own. Therefore man does not naturally possess external things.
Objection 3. Further, according to Ambrose (De Trin. i [De Fide, ad Gratianum, i, 1) "dominion denotes power." But man has no power over external things, since he can work no change in their nature. Therefore the possession of external things is not natural to man.
On the contrary, It is written (Psalm 8:8): "Thou hast subjected all things under his feet."
I answer that, External things can be considered in two ways. First, as regards their nature, and this is not subject to the power of man, but only to the power of God Whose mere will all things obey. Secondly, as regards their use, and in this way, man has a natural dominion over external things, because, by his reason and will, he is able to use them for his own profit, as they were made on his account: for the imperfect is always for the sake of the perfect, as stated above (Question 64, Article 1). It is by this argument that the Philosopher proves (Polit. i, 3) that the possession of external things is natural to man. Moreover, this natural dominion of man over other creatures, which is competent to man in respect of his reason wherein God's image resides, is shown forth in man's creation (Genesis 1:26) by the words: "Let us make man to our image and likeness: and let him have dominion over the fishes of the sea," etc.
Reply to Objection 1. God has sovereign dominion over all things: and He, according to His providence, directed certain things to the sustenance of man's body. For this reason man has a natural dominion over things, as regards the power to make use of them.
Reply to Objection 2. The rich man is reproved for deeming external things to belong to him principally, as though he had not received them from another, namely from God.
Reply to Objection 3. This argument considers the dominion over external things as regards their nature. Such a dominion belongs to God alone, as stated above.
(Continued from before) I think your recommendation for law enforcement is spot-on. It does seem like we have the resources to stop these recent terrorist attacks: we just need to better understand and process the information. Perhaps better computer programs or organizing can help us make sense of the red flags that go up left and right. Plain old experience and discernment is key as well. I’ve heard a big problem in Europe is that the countries don’t have as coordinated an intelligence-gathering community as we do. I remember they were talking about that following the Brussels bombing. The recent tragedy in France is another knife in the heart. We need to pray for protection over all of us – not just the potential terrorist victims, but those who might be easily led to and manipulated by terrorist propaganda.
Finally, I have an article from Thomas Aquinas on property. As you might know, Aquinas is a famous philosopher and theologian from the Middle Ages. He was a Dominican friar living in France. In this article, Aquinas explores whether it is natural and right for a person to possess material things. His famous format is to ask a question, state a couple objections, answer to the contrary, and then respond to the objections. I hope you have fun with this! It’s good to keep the brain active. Take care now.
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Thanks for taking the time to write this letter to our youth! You speak the truth. Prison is not a good place for anyone, and most people don't realize how horrible it is. I'm sure at least one person will be helped by your letter.
Hang in there,
j.
How tough it must be to be going through the aftermath of a stroke in prison! I hope you are feeling better by now and getting stronger each day.
I send you my best well-wishes,
j.
I spoke about seg with mr.Korte. He says there is more to it then the newspaper alone.And you could send me the copy of the whole report.Can you do so?
Your dad's phone was disconnected... :o
Hope he's all right? I contacted John about it.Not an answer yet. Jessica should contact you.Hope she does this time!
xxx from Rita
Objection 1. It would seem that it is not natural for man to possess external things. For no man should ascribe to himself that which is God's. Now the dominion over all creatures is proper to God, according to Psalm 23:1, "The earth is the Lord's," etc. Therefore it is not natural for man to possess external things.
Objection 2. Further, Basil in expounding the words of the rich man (Luke 12:18), "I will gather all things that are grown to me, and my goods," says [Hom. in Luc. xii, 18]: "Tell me: which are thine? where did you take them from and bring them into being?" Now whatever man possesses naturally, he can fittingly call his own. Therefore man does not naturally possess external things.
Objection 3. Further, according to Ambrose (De Trin. i [De Fide, ad Gratianum, i, 1) "dominion denotes power." But man has no power over external things, since he can work no change in their nature. Therefore the possession of external things is not natural to man.
On the contrary, It is written (Psalm 8:8): "Thou hast subjected all things under his feet."
I answer that, External things can be considered in two ways. First, as regards their nature, and this is not subject to the power of man, but only to the power of God Whose mere will all things obey. Secondly, as regards their use, and in this way, man has a natural dominion over external things, because, by his reason and will, he is able to use them for his own profit, as they were made on his account: for the imperfect is always for the sake of the perfect, as stated above (Question 64, Article 1). It is by this argument that the Philosopher proves (Polit. i, 3) that the possession of external things is natural to man. Moreover, this natural dominion of man over other creatures, which is competent to man in respect of his reason wherein God's image resides, is shown forth in man's creation (Genesis 1:26) by the words: "Let us make man to our image and likeness: and let him have dominion over the fishes of the sea," etc.
Reply to Objection 1. God has sovereign dominion over all things: and He, according to His providence, directed certain things to the sustenance of man's body. For this reason man has a natural dominion over things, as regards the power to make use of them.
Reply to Objection 2. The rich man is reproved for deeming external things to belong to him principally, as though he had not received them from another, namely from God.
Reply to Objection 3. This argument considers the dominion over external things as regards their nature. Such a dominion belongs to God alone, as stated above.
I think your recommendation for law enforcement is spot-on. It does seem like we have the resources to stop these recent terrorist attacks: we just need to better understand and process the information. Perhaps better computer programs or organizing can help us make sense of the red flags that go up left and right. Plain old experience and discernment is key as well. I’ve heard a big problem in Europe is that the countries don’t have as coordinated an intelligence-gathering community as we do. I remember they were talking about that following the Brussels bombing. The recent tragedy in France is another knife in the heart. We need to pray for protection over all of us – not just the potential terrorist victims, but those who might be easily led to and manipulated by terrorist propaganda.
Finally, I have an article from Thomas Aquinas on property. As you might know, Aquinas is a famous philosopher and theologian from the Middle Ages. He was a Dominican friar living in France. In this article, Aquinas explores whether it is natural and right for a person to possess material things. His famous format is to ask a question, state a couple objections, answer to the contrary, and then respond to the objections. I hope you have fun with this! It’s good to keep the brain active. Take care now.
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