As spring returns, the blossoms come back to life, mirroring the spiritual fruits of love, hope, and faith that grow from Jesus’ redemption. This is a truly sacred time of the year. And it brings with it a profound tranquility, repose, and promise of renewal such as the world cannot give. Trembling, Joy, and Wonder: […]
Five years ago, when I was in Europe leading a pilgrimage tour to England with Joseph Pearce, I learned that the Shroud of Turin was to be on display for veneration in Turin. After the pilgrimage in England I made my way to Italy where I was joined by a friend. After a few days […]
Love must not be, but take a body tooAir and Angels —John Donne The primal metaphor has been transposedas sleep an affiance with death eludesfor death defective is but sleep. Alludesto resurrection now: a dawning rosedin bloody-red genesis, predisposedto whited hues dazzling out in amplitudes.Thus pagan beauties to beatitudesand logos to Logos metamorphosed.The body too […]
Let’s look at themes of resurrection in “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” one of the greatest and most popular children’s stories ever written. Almost exactly a year ago, during last year’s Easter Octave, I wrote an essay focusing on themes of resurrection to be found in classic literature. Beginning with Tolkien’s invention of […]
The mystery of Christ’s death and resurrection lends itself to, perhaps even demands, pictorial realization like no other story. To prove that the Easter spirit hasn’t left the silver screen, here are two more recent entries you may have missed. Movie-watching may not be as common a pastime at Easter as on other holidays, but […]
“The Lord of the Rings” is not an allegorical story, nor should it be treated as such, but that does not mean that the story cannot be used to contemplate and plumb the depths of humanity and its relation to the divine. That J.R.R. Tolkien had a great dislike for his works being called “allegories” […]
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Old and busted: New hotness: “I didn’t do that,” Biden said when asked about proclaiming Easter Sunday ‘trans day of visibility.” Asked about Speaker Johnson’s claim otherwise, the president replied, “he’s thoroughly uninformed.” — Philip Melanchthon Wegmann (@PhilipWegmann) April 1, 2024 I know it’s a day later, but the question remains: is there a conflict […]
Image Credit: @WhiteHouse / X The Center Square [By Casey Harper] – President Joe Biden is under fire after the White House made this year’s Easter holiday officially “Transgender Day of Visibility.” It’s unclear whether the White House choosing to mark the most important Christian holiday as a transgender holiday was an intentional decision or […]
Just as Easter joy must animate the rigors of Lent, so too must the spirit of the desert and the Cross ground my celebration of Easter. To see a World in a Grain of SandAnd a Heaven in a Wild Flower Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour […]
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