The Wittenberg Door
Thoreau and the Eco-Puritans of Concord
While Thoreau was by no means a Puritan, I think that similarities regarding the human occupation and the goodness of creation are evident in both.
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A Phone that Does not Ring
Jess never missed calling me today, even when I was half a world away. This marks the eleventh year that my phone will not ring.
On Lear, Lent, and Christian Tragedy
The man of faith knows that even the deepest darkness may be irradiated
In Between on the Camino de Santiago
Whether the remains of St. James lie there or not, most of our band will likely return again to travel a new way to Santiago.
Sweet Tea and Sacraments: Flannery O’Connor, the American South, and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition
O’Connor’s fiction does not offer sentimental portraits of faith—it tests faith.
The Hidden Sorrow of Easter
Christ’s resurrection offers assurance in the face of inevitable, implacable death. But it doesn’t come easily
A Knock at My door
Many who grieve have discovered that we are not weaker but stronger in our newfound awareness of what matters to us.
Attending to Plants, People, and Place
My wife would say you either are paying attention or you aren’t
In Search of Solace
Death often challenges our view of the physical and invisible worlds.
It Wouldn’t Be Lent Without a Bar Jester Chronicle
anyone sharing my Germanic inclinations—pecca fortitor!—is likely to embark upon the challenge.
Time Keeps on Slippin’
God invites us to experience life in a timeless eternity. Real life.
Lessons from the Eastern Oyster
So live like the oyster, eat an oyster, and remember to recycle your shell for the benefit of future generations of man and mollusk alike.
Grief in the White House
Parental bereavement is as profound as the lifelong changes that accompany it
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