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Day of Wrath: “Sweeney Todd” and the Mystery of Salvation
I have some Catholic reflections on the haunting use of the traditional Latin requiem chant...
January 18, 2021
Water and the Spirit: A Catholic Perspective on Baptism
I had an interesting discussion about Baptism and some of its implications from a Catholic...
January 08, 2021
Star of the Sea: Marian Devotion through the Prism Of an Old English Hymn to the Virgin
Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary has played an integral role in Christian...
January 05, 2021
EWTN and the Politics of US Catholic Sub-Culture
In the Catholic circles in which I move, there tends to be hard split between...
December 2020
December 29, 2020
The Keys of Canterbury: A Reflection on the Murder of St. Thomas Becket
I recently saw it written that the burden of the Church is too unappealing,...
December 25, 2020
And Thy Words Broke Their Swords: The Empowering Depth and Dimension of Christmas
There is more to Christmas than just Christ's birth. It serves as the beginning...
December 17, 2020
Progressive Christianity and the Idol of the “Here and Now”
I've observed a certain phenomena among some writers in Progressive Christian circles, and an emphasis...
October 2020
October 22, 2020
Saints of October
October is a month of many saints who have especially touched my spiritual journey and...
September 2020
September 22, 2020
Christian Charity for Two Lady Lawyers
So much has been happening these days in the political arena, its terribly hard to...
August 2020
August 29, 2020
Destiny and Defiance on Ashura
The day of Ashura, which is the 10th day of the month of Muharram, is...
August 22, 2020
The Passion of Now
Sometimes life presents strange contrasts, like when I found myself simultaneously watching The Passion of...
August 05, 2020
Pilgrimage to a Small Island
You are my first love, tossed by the sea of my soul. My blood has...
July 2020
July 31, 2020
Abraham’s Sacrifice: Reflections from Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
In the past, I’ve had some interesting conversations about the controversial story of Abraham/Ibrahim being...
July 17, 2020
Adam, Christ, and Evolution
The theory of the evolution of species has rocked the world of traditional religious thought...
July 15, 2020
“Tales of Rowan Hood” Book Series Review
As most of my loyal readers know by now, I have long had a love...
July 08, 2020
Slaves, Sons, and Submission
There is a common claim made that the distinction between Muslim and Christian understandings of...
July 07, 2020
Building a Bridge and Drawing a Line
Is there any hope of a bridge being build between traditional religious communities on the...
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June 27, 2020
Song of Exiles
In Memory of the New York Draft Riots of 1863 Hear, O Africa, cradle...
June 18, 2020
A Meditation on Meeting Souls Gone By
I’m the kind of person who must “meet” people. It is the only way I...
June 11, 2020
“The Last of the Mohicans” Movie Review
There is painful, and there is very painful. This revisionist cinematic production of James Fennimore...
June 07, 2020
The Talk of the Three-in-One
Trinity Sunday is often joked about in Christian circle as that day anyone can easily...
June 05, 2020
The Complexity of History and the Human Condition
It is my heartfelt belief that history, and historical figures, are as inherently complex as...
June 02, 2020
Overcoming Evil with Good
There is nothing like inhumanity to remind us that we are human. Tell yourself all...
May 2020
May 28, 2020
Oh, Ye Lovers!: A Meditation on Mawlana Rumi and St. John of the Cross
“The people of the city, young and old Were all lamenting, crying, sighing loud The...
May 27, 2020
Systemic Sins Matter
The news seems to be flooded these days of terrible updates. From killer viruses to...
May 23, 2020
“Amazing Grace” Movie Review
There are pathetically few movies that are able to deal with political themes and still...
May 20, 2020
A Christian Response to a Dawah Pamphlet
The following is a rather lengthy response I made to a Muslim friend who sent...
May 18, 2020
The Ravens of the Rhondda
There is a legend in the Rhondda Valley of Wales about a young shepherd named...
May 14, 2020
Mary, Fatima, and the Sacred Feminine
In the month of May, Catholics focus particular attention on the role of the Blessed...
May 12, 2020
“A Man for All Seasons” Movie Review
As one of the only movies to make a Catholic English Martyr its main focus,...
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