tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938769129965974572.post6743743017349929367..comments2015-06-13T20:08:58.585-07:00Comments on De Bellis Stellarum: Still in development: The Tree of VirtuesPete Florianihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12143365979540316124noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938769129965974572.post-20076615830500801442012-07-20T12:00:05.607-07:002012-07-20T12:00:05.607-07:00Thanks, Banshee! I am glad you are enjoying the S...Thanks, Banshee! I am glad you are enjoying the Saga. <br /><br />Yes, this tree comes up elsewhere, though I cannot give other citations just now. Eventually SOMEONE will commission an updated one which will contain all the new fields which have sprung up in the last 300-500 years... for all those too will give glory to God. It's our job to make sure that happens.<br /><br />And as I pointed out, the Ambrosian uses an updated version for the cover of their course catalog, which is annotated so you can actually see where the courses you are taking fit into the Tree... they are very serious about such things there. And once I get finished with the main sequence of the Saga, I hope to produce a handful of short stories to give some more details about that great school. Newman took a different approach in his <i>University Sketches</i>, but there's nothing wrong with using a piece of fiction to explain complex ideas. (Jesus used that technique often.)Pete Florianihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12143365979540316124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938769129965974572.post-40462842189660346372012-07-19T15:47:35.199-07:002012-07-19T15:47:35.199-07:00I just got my copies of your books, and am enjoyin...I just got my copies of your books, and am enjoying all the new material! Very fun, thought-provoking, and good for "the refreshment of the spirit."<br /><br />Re: Tree of virtues, I think I found one today in St. Cyprian's treatise on the unity of the Catholic Church. He is talking about how the Church is like one tree with many branches, and I think there's sort of a pun on "robur" meaning oak and strength both. (Nobody seems to translate it that way, so maybe I'm wrong; but it's in section 5 of "De Catholicae Ecclesiae Unitate" if you want to look.) <br /><br />Thank you again!Bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594214770417497135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938769129965974572.post-38049322993942055712012-07-18T18:50:11.432-07:002012-07-18T18:50:11.432-07:00I am trying to figure how to leave you comments......I am trying to figure how to leave you comments... Previous ones never went through. <br /><br />I very much enjoy your series. They do remind me of the Hardy Boy books (the old ones) which I very much enjoyed!<br /><br />Keep up the good work, and I look forward to the next installment!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03854244845653939419noreply@blogger.com