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“There is that in the Notre Dame fan which makes him intolerable to others, namely, his unassailable confidence that in a well-ordered universe Notre Dame is meant to win all of its games.”
Ralph M. McInerny, Lack of the Irish
“When you have got a new idea, read Aristotle to find out what's wrong with it.”
Ralph McInerny
“The young see things in black and white while the favorite adverb of the aged is "perhaps.”
Ralph McInerny, A Student's Guide to Philosophy
“Mad Thomist's Syllogism: All wisdom is in the mind of the Angelic Doctor. I know the mind of the Angelic Doctor.”
Ralph McInerny
“What a mystery the human person is. Sometimes horrible effects of our choices come that we in no way intend. Sometimes the difference between what we think we are doing and what we are actually doing is total. But it is the inner intention that then characterizes what we do or do not do.”
Ralph McInerny, The Wisdom of Father Dowling

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Her Death of Cold (Father Dowling, #1) Her Death of Cold
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Bishop as Pawn (Father Dowling, #2) Bishop as Pawn
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Ethica Thomistica: The Moral Philosophy of Thomas Aquinas Ethica Thomistica
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Abracadaver (Father Dowling, #13) Abracadaver
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