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January 2021

January 30, 2021

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...

June 2020

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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