The Alternative to Pessimism
Solomon reaches a turning point. God steps fully into view, and the world opens beyond the limits of life under the sun. Work, joy, and time itself are revealed as gifts rather than prizes. Meaning no longer rises from human effort. It descends from the hand that governs every season.
Pessimism: Its Problem and Its Cure
Ecclesiastes confronts modern men with an uncomfortable truth: work, pleasure, and success cannot satisfy the soul apart from God. This Catholic reflection examines pessimism as a form of clarity, not despair, and calls men to grounded leadership, humility, and faithful endurance.