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The Meaning of Life, by Michael Pakaluk – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

The Meaning of Life, by Michael Pakaluk

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God the Geometer (God as Architect/Builder/Geometer/Craftsman. This is the Frontispiece of the Bible Moralisee, c. 1220–1230 [Austrian National Library, Vienna]

By Michael Pakaluk, The Catholic Thing, July 17, 2025

Michael Pakaluk, an Aristotle scholar and Ordinarius of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas, is Professor of Political Economy in the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America. He lives in Hyattsville, MD with his wife Catherine, also a professor at the Busch School, and their children. His collection of essays, The Shock of Holiness, is forthcoming August 25 with Ignatius Press. …

What is the meaning of life? I shall tell you.

That life should have “meaning” is a distinctively modern concern. In the classical world, it was enough if a life were good, successful, and reasonable. We all strive for happiness, it was said: what could “meaning” possibly add?

In the classical outlook, however, it was taken for granted that any natural reality, such as human life, inherently has a telos (i.e., an end towards which it tends). Take away that telos and one looks for a meaning distinct from that thing. In a Christian culture, testimony to the truth becomes paramount, and therefore signs, such as the crucifix. …

The Meaning of Life, by Michael Pakaluk

There Is No Doubt About What the Libraries Are, by Scott McKay

Israel Strikes Syrian Military Headquarters, US Calls for De-Escalation, by Elise DeGeeter

By Michael Pakaluk, The Catholic Thing, July 17, 2025

What is the meaning of life? I shall tell you.

That life should have “meaning” is a distinctively modern concern. In the classical world, it was enough if a life were good, successful, and reasonable. We all strive for happiness, it was said: what could “meaning” possibly add?

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