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My name is Dr. Rafael Xavier Gonzalez and I am a simple Catholic writing about different philosophical and theological issues, especially those pertaining to the current crisis of Holy Mother the Church, namely, the widespread loss of Faith. 

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Anthropological Optimism vs. Anthropological Pessimism: And We Need To Recuperate the Latter

Today’s culture preaches boundless optimism about human nature—then sinks into despair when promises fail. This book restores sanity. By recovering a sound pessimism about sin, we rediscover a sound optimism in God. Drawing on Augustine, Aquinas, Bonaventure, and the Carmelite doctors, while engaging Pelagius, Rousseau, and modern philosophers, Dr. Gonzalez charts a path from sentimentality to salvation: clarity about man, confidence in grace, and the hard but healing work of penance.

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