Deep Down Things
Nicodemus, Doug Weaver
Pentecost 2012 issue.
The Wound That Heals Us
Elizabeth Goudge and the mystery of grace.
The Function of Literature
The interconnection of literature and leisure.
“Bartleby” and “The Pale King”
Finding Bliss in Every Atom
Tolstoy On Greatness
Do we give the “great” person a pass?
The Bus to Cuautla
She had waited for me, patiently, until I was ready.
LotR: An Imaginative Case for the Sacraments
The Eucharist and Anointing of the Sick
LotR: An Imaginative Case for the Blessed Virgin Mary
Symbolism in the phial and the lembas.
LotR: An Imaginative Case for Authority
How ecumenical was the Council of Elrond?
The Sacred Second
Every second is a gift from God.
On Wandering Through the Pages
Loving Encyclopedias and Fr. Schall
The Lost Art of Catholic Preaching
How do you solve a problem like homiletics?
Finding Humility at the Papal Mass
Christ was asking me to embrace my humiliation.
Why I Stay
Amidst the horror of the sexual abuse scandal, how could someone, in good conscience, remain within the Catholic church?
As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us
She was a wonderful teacher—to everyone but me.
Reflections on Gerard Manley Hopkins and “The Wreck of the Deutschland”
Hopkins wanted me to drown, to become overwhelmed.
The Gift of the Knight
"I’d been searching for Mary for many years."
“Callista,” Christianity and Woman’s Heart
How Newman's century-old novel speaks today.
Do Legends Detract from the Faith?
How do you solve a problem like St. Catherine?
Europe, My Novitiate
Finding the meaning of loneliness.
Water Only Falls
Tertullian vs. the Waterfall