Love, Language, and The Lost Princess: What Murcia Taught Me
Learning a foreign language, and making consistent efforts to communicate with its native speakers, cultivates godly maturity.
“Christmas in His Bluff and Hearty Honesty”: Charles Dickens Among the Goblins
Few of us moderns know the origins of Dickens’ contagious Christmas Spirit, the joyful and perhaps mythic spring from which he created A Christmas Carol.
“Mark the Music” and the Dance: A Meditation on Cosmic Joy
Creation was made to love, and through love one lives his or her life, dancing in harmony with God and nature.
Knocking on Heaven’s Door: Finding Eden within Time
True joy that brings contentment resides here with us, right now, in this very moment.
“Hold Me Jesus ’Cause I’m Shaking Like A Leaf”: Anxiety and the Eucharist
I wish I could say that Christians are exempt from the effects of fear, but to say so would be a lie.
That Melody above the Herd: Pilgrims, Punk Rock, and Love in U2’s Songs of Innocence
In U2’s Songs of Innocence, the artist can participate in this reality of love, but only if he can first humbly admit the poverty of his own soul.
Person of Interest: A.I.s and the ‘Quintessence of Dust’
Person of Interest recognizes our desire for belonging, love, and beauty, while simultaneously recognizing our wretchedness and legitimate doubts.
