Here is a recap of the recent 40 Reflections for Lent. God bless 1. Finding Rest 2. Forgiveness 3. Repentance and Remorse 4. Knowledge Follows Belief 5. Of and To 6. The Humor of God 7. Turning the Other Cheek…
There was a bit of a dust-up on social media this week when Crisis Magazine ran an essay condemning The Chosen for portraying Jesus as a joke-cracking, regular guy. Amongst the devout some were scandalized, pointing out that never once…
Resurrection, published in 1899, was Tolstoy’s last novel and the cause of his being excommunicated from the Russian Orthodox Church. It’s powerful and depressing and thought-provoking in the extreme. Resurrection fully embodies Tolstoy’s method of writing after his religious awakening;…
The season of Lent is a time of spiritual reflection and renewal. Here is a passage from The Third Revolution, by Karl Stern, which serves as an important and timely spiritual reminder – or fresh insight – to reflect on…
HANNIBAL MEETS DUMBO The conquest of Rome was serious work, Especially with the elephants going berserk. His soldiers were sick of the dung and the Alps, And freezing their spears off from sandals to scalp. He told them, “Don’t worry,…
CHEESE, PLEASE Does anything taste better Than 20-year-old Wisconsin cheddar? Or a dollop of baked, buttery Brie On a cracker with seeds of sesame? I eat cheese morning, noon, and night, Which probably explains why my pants are so tight.…
SECRETS Treasures buried And crosses carried. They look the same Until I see. Beggars in a Lisbon street, teeming. Some without legs, some muttering, some screaming. I feign preoccupation, Not looking, not thankful. Snails strain to escape a boiling pot…
VARBY I hated VARBY from the moment I saw her, Parked on that narrow curvy stretch of road under the ancient oak. On every trip I had to work around VARBY, Slowing down, giving ground, waiting, waiting, waiting For cars…