He Descended into the Darkness and Freed the Captives
By G. Connor Salter Part I: Saturday I stand here in my cave, my abyss Weep as I walk further inward. Into the bowels of my sin, Here I find my hidden longings. Dark revolting…
Year: 2023
The Refreshing Song at Easter
By Daniel Oscar Rutilio The Gospels are clear that Jesus saw his death on the Cross like a new Passover, the Jewish festival of deliverance from oppression. In this model Jesus is understood as the…
What a Waste!
The sun weighed on them hot as their troop ventured back towards Bethany after an exhausting day in Jerusalem. The dust kicked up from the road as they walked back to the house of their…
Mother of Her Father
Fatima watched her father bury his head in his hands as he sat in his tent. She had seen him put on a brave face in front of all the men, for they relied on…
3am-ses: A Hobbit’s Ramadan
By Noor Yusuf When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End awoke in the early hours of a spring morning, it was not by the hand of a ticking clock, nor even the beginnings of a…
Inklings and Shapeshifters: Charles Williams’ Theology and Paul Schrader’s Cat People
Talking about Charles Williams and Paul Schrader together doesn’t sound like a natural combination. One of these men was a member of the Inklings, a writer whose work included supernatural thrillers, offbeat lay theology, and…
An Hour That Passes
“My life is but an instant, an hour that passes by; To love you, my dearest God, I only have today.” – St. Therese of Lisieux “He who sells his next life for his present…
The Green Knight and the Deconstruction of Virtue
I can understand why The Green Knight has not done well in theaters. It doesn’t have enough action or predictable plot structure to appeal to a mainstream audience, and it strays too far from the…
The Observant One
~ by Harriet Sams Why oh why Mummy, oh wise one, please tell me this: the animals I see all around us are having babies in the bright abundance of Spring and we humans can…
Composers and Coronations
By Theodore Harvey Author's Note: The following excerpts and listening recommendations are taken from the text of my 2011 Dallas lecture “Choirs and the Crown,” the full text of which is available at: http://www.royaltymonarchy.com/opinion/ChoirsCrown.html One…