What is Drunkenness?

“And do not get drunk on wine, in which lies debauchery, but be filled with the…

The Heights of Chant: The Fitting Nature of Chant in Christian Worship

As early as the worship of Israel in the temples of Jerusalem, worship, liturgy, and sacrifice…

Marian Iconography

For 2000 years Christians have painted depictions of Our Lady. Starting from the second century A.D.,…

The Success Story of “Baba Yetu”

The Lord’s Prayer in Swahili is a fascinating topic and its reach into pop culture is…

Tannhäuser, A Catholic Masterpiece

Tannhäuser, A Catholic Masterpiece I recently had the opportunity to attend part of Wagner’s opera Tannhäuser.…

Art as an Expression of the Divine

Michelangelo is famously attributed the following quote when speaking about the artist’s relationship with the Divine,…

Detachment From Desire

“And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or…

Slow and Steady and Not Really up to You

Among my collection of 12 plants, three were propagated. That is, I was gifted (albeit with…

Constancy

Of all the various laws, ideas, and formulae one can find in physics, none are so…

Trust the Promise

Without a doubt, I am sure you have all heard the common aphorism, “Trust the process.”…