Jupiter, Melchizedek, and the Christian Virtue of Being Jovial“Instead of being grave and mysterious like most Calormenes, they walked with a swing and let their arms and shoulders go free, and chatted…Feb 171Feb 171
“I Won’t Let Go Unless You Bless Me”Observations from Jordan Peterson’s “We Who Wrestle With God” TourJun 5, 20241Jun 5, 20241
Movie Review: Cabrini — Feminine Strength or Tired Cliche?“I’m a woman, and an Italian!” the petite nun yells up at the American man from the prosecutor’s office before storming out. It is from…May 18, 2024May 18, 2024
Do you Remember it All Too Well? What a Priest and Artist could Teach Pop Singers about NostalgiaIn their dialogue “The Meaning of Birth” Fr. Guissani and Giovanni Testori say “man does not kill himself from absence; he kills himself…Feb 17, 2024Feb 17, 2024
They’re Killing the Mockingbirds. What Are We Doing About It?“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing except make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corn cribs, they…Apr 1, 2023Apr 1, 2023
When the Church is “too fleshy” for an AdultererGraham Greene’s “The End of the Affair”Feb 24, 2023Feb 24, 2023
The Dishonesty of Despair: Reflections on “The Sunset Limited”I recently watched the HBO version of Cormac McCarthy’s play The Sunset Limited. Similar to Twelve Angry Men or Lifespan of a Fact,the play…Jan 19, 20231Jan 19, 20231
Why Real Adults Wonder if There are Sheep on AsteroidsI first read The Little Prince at the end of high school and was unmoved, although I think pronounced it “charming.” At eighteen I was busy…Sep 17, 2022Sep 17, 2022
Can I laugh a lot and still be holy? Some Thoughts on St. Edith Stein’s “The Science of the Cross”“In Port William, more than anyplace else I had been, this religion that scorned the beauty and goodness of this world was a puzzle to me…Aug 27, 20221Aug 27, 20221
