 relativism. Slowly I changed. The lecture hall is not a church, so I did not preach. But I began to order my courses toward a conclusion. Yes, we considered objections, historical context, and other factors. And, yes, poorly formed arguments were criticized and various errors dissected. But these elements of critical thinking became part of a semester-long argument I tried to make about what is, finally, true.
I cannot say I succeeded as often as I would have liked. Moreover, what success I had was not grand. The higher truths that illumine our lives are elusive. Often the professor and students must be satisfied with the hard task of getting Augustine right rather than settle deeper questions of whether he is right. But this is entirely fitting, for learning how to affirm a true reading of a great thinker like Augustine becomes a foretaste of what it means to use our reason responsibly to affirm the deep truths about which he writes. To teach toward assent, however modest, is to undertake a pedagogy of piety.
No student is well served by critical thinking as an end-in-itself. Unbelief may be pure, allowing us to compliment ourselves that we are undeceived, but it is finally sterile and empty. By contrast, although belief risks error, it makes an embrace of truth possible. This is why the Catholic tradition has long seen the Virgin Mary as the patroness of true philosophy. She gives herself over to the service of God’s Word, and she does so without reserve: “Let it be with me according to your word.” She ventures her entire self, which is precisely what makes the lover of truth a lover.
The intellectual life is different from the spiritual life. Our tradition has long been self-critical, and rightly so. Inspired by the examples of Socrates and the ancient prophets of Israel, we have inherited an intellectual culture that teaches us to interrogate and question rather than to abandon ourselves in perfect obedience. Yet the critical moment is not primary; it cannot be primary in a living culture of truth. Piety is more fundamental, and what we need today is a pedagogy of piety. We need something of the spirit of the Virgin Mary’s self-abandoning trust. Only a Marian spirit prepares our hearts for wisdom. Truth serves only her slaves.
About the author
R. R. Reno has served as the editor of First Things, America’s most influential journal of religion in public life, since 2011. He received his Ph.D. in theology from Yale University, and taught theology and ethics at Creighton University for twenty years. He has published in many academic journals, and his opinion essays have appeared in Commentary, National Review, the Washington Post, the New York Times, and other popular outlets. His most recent books include Fighting the Noonday Devil, Sanctified Vision, and a theological commentary on the Book of Genesis.After the explosion in captured Melitopol near the so-called commandant's office, the invaders cordoned off the area where the incident took place and blocked the exit from the city even towards Crimea.
Mayor Ivan Fedorov announced this during a nationwide telethon.
According to the head of the city, the consequences of the explosion, in particular, how many enemies are supposedly destroyed or injured, is still unknown.. At the same time, he said that the consequences of the emergency are already visible to the residents of the city, "and they are, to put it mildly, unpleasant."
Fedorov clarified that the Russians blocked the exit from the city, and at the entrance they carry out a total filtering, reaching the point that men are undressed for inspection.
Fedorov added that after yesterday's explosions, Russian propaganda television is not working.
Recall, on August 17, a strong explosion thundered in the center of Melitopol, where one of the commandant's offices of the occupiers is located.. This is the third explosion in the city captured by the Russians in the last two days.For them, I've spent a lot of time thinking about why they behave the way they do. I think it comes down to a combination of selfishness and inability to recognize the consequences of their actions because they genuinely believe everyone should accommodate them. Their behavior isn't usually malicious in origin, they just genuinely believe that their actions are justified. 

This doesn't excuse their toxic bullshit, but when I view most of their actions through this lens I find it a lot easier to predict their next moves and plan accordingly.Question:
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Он заходил в дома к своим друзьям, но там по-прежнему никого не было.

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He returned to the houses and flats of his friends, but found them empty.

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Однако основной источник власти и влияния любого канцлера Германии заключается не в правах и полномочиях, предоставленных ему конституцией, а в фактической поддержке членов его партии.

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However, the main source of any German Chancellor's strength is not to be found in the legal powers conferred upon him by the constitution; it is the actual support he holds within his own party.

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So, they are referred to in Windows XP and Vista.Vancouver-based athleisure powerhouse Lululemon Athletica Inc. (Nasdaq:LULU) impressed investors when it released its second-quarter earnings after the bell September 8.
The company's shares soared more than 13% after stock markets closed, to more than US$431 per share. The company's all-time high share price during regular trading is US$417.85.
Driving investor interest was the company's earnings report in which revenue and profit beat analyst expectations.
Lululemon's net income for the quarter ended August 30 rose to US$208.1 million, or US$1.59 per share. That compares with $86.8 million, or US$0.66 per share, in the same quarter in 2020.
Excluding one-time expenses, the company earned US$1.65 per share – far above a Refinitiv poll of analysts, which pegged per-share earnings at $1.19.
Second-quarter revenue soared 61%, to US$1.45 billion, compared with US$902.9 million in the same period a year ago.
North America was not only the company's largest source of revenue. It also was where the most growth came from. North American sales were up 63% year-over-year, compared with sales outside North America rising 49%.
"Consumers generally are being more casual in terms of what they're wearing, at least for now," retail analyst and Retail Insider Media owner Craig Patterson told BIV after Lululemon's earnings report. "Lululemon certainly addresses that trend from a fashion standpoint."
Patterson said one thing to be wary of when looking at the strong sales numbers is that many of the purchases could have been pulled forward from future quarters because so many people are working at home.
While Lululemon's clothes can be pricier than many fashion retailers offering casual wear, they enable customers to look "half-decent and presentable" in settings such as Zoom calls, he added.
Many workers are starting to return to work, but a significant number of others remain working from home, and many large global companies – Uber, Google, Amazon and Apple – have told staff that return dates to go back to the office will likely not be until 2022.
One thing in Lululemon's favour is what Patterson called its "cult following" of a customer base that has been willing to pay increasingly higher prices for clothes as inflation sets in and the company raises prices.
"When stores were closed, it was one of the few retailers that had fairly consistent lineups outside," he added.
"Our performance in Q2 was driven by a strong response to our product offering, improving productivity in our stores, and sustained strength in e-commerce," Lululemon CFO Meghan Frank said in a release.
"While we continue to navigate the COVID-19 environment, including supply chain headwinds, I'm excited with our momentum as we head into the second half of the year, and pleased to be able to increase our guidance."
Lululemon now foresees third-quarter revenue in the range of US$1.4 billion to US$1.43 billion, with adjusted earnings per share coming in at between US$1.33 and US$1.38. That is above analyst forecasts.
For the full 2021 fiscal year, Lululemon expects revenue to be in the range of US$6.19 billion to US$6.26 billion.
BIV in June published its annual list of the largest public