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Indigenous-origin historian Maher Sabarino: Sabarino is an Ecuadorian historian who focuses on debunking common narratives regarding Latin American independence movements, specifically the role of Indigenous populations. YouTube YouTube Key Perspectives and Research Independence Movements: Sabarino argues that contrary to popular narratives, many Indigenous populations in Latin America fought against Simón Bolívar and the independence movements, rather than with them against Spanish forces. Impact of Republics: He contends that the situation of indigenous populations worsened significantly following independence and the establishment of subsequent republics. Collaborative Work: He has worked with journalists such as Miguel Gutiérrez to recount the lives of indigenous populations in the Spanish viceroyalties. YouTube YouTube +1 Note: The search results identify him as an Ecuadorian historian active in 2026. YouTube YouTube +1

Maher Sabarino is an Ecuadorian historian who focuses on debunking common narratives regarding Latin American independence movements, specifically the role of Indigenous populations.   YouTube Key Perspectives and Research Independence Movements:  Sabarino argues that contrary to popular narratives, many Indigenous populations in Latin America fought against Simón Bolívar and the independence movements, rather than with them against Spanish forces. Impact of Republics:  He contends that the situation of indigenous populations worsened significantly following independence and the establishment of subsequent republics. Collaborative Work:  He has worked with journalists such as Miguel Gutiérrez to recount the lives of indigenous populations in the Spanish viceroyalties.   YouTube  +1 Note: The search results identify him as an Ecuadorian historian active in 2026.   YouTube  +1

Jaki’s Criticism of "Pure" Subjectivism Jaki, in his 1998 work Means to Message: A Treatise on Faith, along with his many lectures, likely opposed any reduction of faith or grace to mere personal experience or "subjective personalism". The Pontifical Academy of Sciences The Pontifical Academy of Sciences He defended the metaphysical matrix of faith, which hinges on objective, historical events (like the Incarnation). His perspective holds that if grace is only a subjective, internal feeling, it loses its power to transform reality and cannot serve as a foundation for understanding a rational, orderly universe. Wiley Online Library Wiley Online Library +4

AI Overview Based on the work of Fr. Stanley Jaki (1924–2009), a Benedictine priest and physicist, a profound understanding of grace—both in its ontological reality and personal application—is central to his theology of science and creation. Jaki generally emphasized a realist, Thomistic perspective that viewed grace as an objective reality impacting the cosmos, rather than merely a subjective feeling.   Stanley Jaki's View: Sanctifying Grace and "Full of Grace" Ontological Reality of Grace:  Jaki’s work, particularly his focus on the Incarnation, emphasizes that grace is not just a psychological or subjective experience, but an  ontological  reality—a real participation in the divine nature. Grace sanctifies the soul, affecting its "substance" or being. "Full of Grace" (Kecharitomene):  While Jaki did not focus extensively on Mariology in his scientific writings, his theology of the Incarnation—which he considered the turning point of history and scie...

Might not agree with everything but interesting: Everything is still fake and gay

Hi  family,  friends  and acquaintances , Ave Maria, Christ is King!  Happy feast of Saint Isaac Jogues and companions (Mass propers on page 1853 in Saint Andrew’s Missal) and today marks the 1,000th day that Pope Benedict XVI died and the See has been vacant. Alright, here we go: everything is not only STILL fake and gay, as I titled a former email, but it’s fake and gayer. It’s faker and gayer than ever. I try to only send out emails like this when it’s really important:  the   current DISASTROUS state of religious life,   Prevost being a fake, Trump’s creepy relationship with Israel ,  the bombing of Iran, and now, the chaos, yes CHAOS, surrounding Charlie Kirk.  I’ll probably get a lot of hate for my opinion on this topic, but I’m kind of learning to expect emotional reactions from people who don’t want to behave like mature adults when truth, the noticing of patterns and the connecting of  the  dots  happens . I will first...