Lesser Feasts — Thomas Williams

Martin Professor of Medieval Philosophy

The daily grind is not very grinding

The daily grind is not very grinding

In which I rediscover my lower register and (independently of that) do a lot of praying

Thomas WilliamsJuly 12, 2023

Once more unto the breach

Once more unto the breach

Thomas WilliamsJuly 11, 2023

And there was evening and there was morning, the first blogpost

Thomas WilliamsJuly 10, 2023

In Santa Croce with no (need for a) Baedeker

Thomas WilliamsMarch 5, 2023

Scenes from "Happiness, Vice, and Virtue in Medieval Italy" (PHIL 097)

Scenes from "Happiness, Vice, and Virtue in Medieval Italy" (PHIL 097)

In which we discuss vice, virtue, horoscopes, and mukbang

Thomas WilliamsFebruary 7, 2023Comment

Scenes from my first full day back in DC

Scenes from my first full day back in DC

Thomas WilliamsJanuary 13, 2023

2022: A retrospective

2022: A retrospective

A thankful look back at the best things of 2022

Thomas WilliamsDecember 28, 2022Comment

Lament for a friendship unhappily lost

Thomas WilliamsDecember 13, 2022friendship

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end

Thomas WilliamsDecember 1, 2022DC, Daily Office, Diocese of Southwest Florida, Georgetown, Real Presence, church music, episcopacy, teaching, thankfulnessComment

Musings upon (or at least adjacent to) the Feast of John Duns Scotus

Thomas WilliamsNovember 8, 2022Anselm, Duns Scotus, John Duns Scotus, Tess, dogs, teachingComment

Introit for Sunday, 30 October

Thomas WilliamsOctober 30, 2022All Souls Day, DC, Georgetown, church musicComment

The Georgetown Chronicles continue

Thomas WilliamsOctober 17, 2022DC, Daily Office, Georgetown, church music, teachingComment

A tale of three cities (Part Two)

Thomas WilliamsSeptember 13, 2022COVID, DC, Georgetown, John Henry Hobart, church music, teaching, thankfulnessComment

A tale of three cities (probably Part One)

Thomas WilliamsSeptember 12, 2022DC, Georgetown, Paris, church music, medieval philosophy, teachingComment

The Georgetown Chronicles: First Day of Class

Thomas WilliamsAugust 30, 2022Georgetown, medieval philosophy, teachingComment

A homily for what would otherwise be St Augustine's Day

Thomas WilliamsAugust 28, 2022Comment

The Paris Chronicles: Days Three through Seven

Thomas WilliamsAugust 27, 2022Anselm, Georgetown, Highlands, Paris, Seven Hills of Edinburgh, medieval philosophy, walkingComment

The Paris Chronicles: Days One and Two

Thomas WilliamsAugust 21, 2022Anselm, Georgetown, Paris, Tess, food, medieval philosophy, teaching, walkingComment

The Georgetown Chronicles: Days Two and Three

Thomas WilliamsAugust 18, 2022DC, Daily Office, Georgetown, Tess, dogs, priesthoodComment

The Georgetown Chronicles: Day One

Thomas WilliamsAugust 16, 2022Daily Office, GeorgetownComment