This collection of essays published in 2000 was a freebie at the 2021 Chesterton Conference. It includes several well-known essays along with many that were new to me. Unfortunately, the editor did not reference where or when the essays where…
Category: Culture
In Notes from Underground, Fyodor Dostoevsky tries to explain the seemingly irrational behavior of humans in psychological terms. First published in 1864, the novella is a fascinating character study that has been called the first existentialist work of fiction. The…
A reader of this blog recommended The Chosen several months ago. What a show. The Chosen is a multi-season dramatic series about the life of Jesus Christ. It combines a faithful rendering of the Bible with creative but totally plausible…
My wife and I were having lunch on the patio of our favorite tiki bar. A glorious day in the Sunshine State. St. Patrick’s Day, too. There was a table of four on the left and a table of four…
Phrases you don’t hear enough on social media: Good point I could be wrong You could be right I respect your point of view I’d like to know more Let’s figure this out I don’t know Let’s think this through…