An article on the completeness of Jesus’ humility and sacrifice. He even entered our loneliness, forever charging it with his redemptive presence.
Read MoreChrist in the Garden of Gethsemane, Arkhip Kuindzhi, 1901. Image in the public domain.
Essays
“Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,for his steadfast love endures forever.”
Gratitude
An article for Thanksgiving Day on gratitude, and on making the holiday meaningful in spite of the work it requires and its annual repetition.
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Beautiful and Ugly, Adriaen Pietersz. Public domain.
Some Good Art is Ugly
A short essay countering the opinion that only beautiful things count as art by comparing art to literature, and by offering a list of good reasons for which an artist might create.
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Recognizing Home
A personal narrative, and a meditation on gratitude, perception, and home-longing, with the Divine Comedy and the New Jerusalem in mind.
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