“Tis the times’ plague, when madmen lead the blind.” William Shakespeare, King Lear Last Friday marked the 250th anniversary of the Shot Heard Round the World. This was the first musket shot of the American Revolution, fired across the old North…
Christ has been painted and sculpted by the greatest artists in the world, each in their own way, guided by their talent and their era. And there’s one thing that seems common to all: the merciful and sorrowful eyes, those…
Easter for faithful Christians is not about bunnies and the bloom of spring. It is about the resurrection of Jesus Christ as something infinitely greater. How important is it? In what is likely the earliest surviving creedal profession of the…
Many years ago, during a late-night walk through Oxford’s beautiful Botanical Gardens, two men discussed whether the life and death of Christ was a fairy story. Both men agreed that indeed it was: one man, an atheist literature professor, averred…
Good Friday means different things to different people. For me, it’s the day I met my only pet. This was no puppy, iguana, or goldfish. In fact, as a little boy, I had a rooster and, thus, remain partial to…
“This Holy Week, Melania and I join in prayer with Christians celebrating the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ — the living Son of God who conquered death, freed us from sin, and unlocked the gates…
The death of Christ on the cross is arguably the greatest event in human history, for one simple reason: It is the greatest demonstration of God’s love for us, as also of Christ’s love for us. As Paul declared, “God…
I was recently sent a podcast conducted by two of my favorite thinkers: Bishop Robert Barron and Michael Knowles. It was a wide-ranging discussion of theology, philosophy, politics, culture, and film, prompted by Knowles writing the foreword to a reissue…
In the world, you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world. John 16: 33 A thousand Easters ago, the world was in darkness. The Roman power which sustained civilization for a millennium had fallen to corruption,…
