Gerard van Honthorst ~ The Imaginative Conservative
The Merry Fiddler The Romantic tradition has taught us to value originality in the arts, exalting…
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Lois Lowry and “Gathering Blue” ~ The…
Tales and stories are an elementary wonder because they touch the nerve of the ancient instinct of…
The Father of Counterfeit Mysticism ~ The Imaginative…
While Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite was busily employed in deceiving Christians into believing in…
Jean Sibelius’ Music of the Logos ~ The…
If you have never wept for joy at, or been shaken to the roots of your being by, music, here is the…
Howard Pyle’s Pirate Visions ~ The Imaginative…
Howard Pyle did not give us the sounds of pirates that make talking like a pirate so much fun. He…
On Counting the Cost ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Luke 14: 25-33 sees Jesus turning to a large crowd and speaking to them some home truths. What must…
On Heroes, Pearls, and Prime Movers ~ The Imaginative…
How does one find the obstinacy, the calm, the strength to glow with the Beautiful and the True in…
A Political Credo ~ The Imaginative Conservative
We should learn from the political credo of the Venetians, who never forgot the history that had…
Belloc’s “Belinda” ~ The Imaginative…
As a novelist, Hilaire Belloc was prolific though not always particularly adept. The one notable…
Memories of Colin Welland ~ The Imaginative…
Every now and again, you meet someone you’ll remember for the rest of your life. Twenty-four years…
