J.R.R. Tolkien poured his heart and deepest sense of what “right” reality meant into his subcreative work. His world of Middle Earth is based on monarchy, tradition, obscure and yet profoundly meaningful rituals involving sacred and elevated languages. It is peopled by kings and peasants, wizards and sorcerers. Its economy is distributist. The men of [...]
Devin Schadt's "The Meaning and Mystery of Man" is an essential and enjoyable read for any husband or any man considering marriage, who wants to understand how wives are “essential in helping us become heroic, valiant, sacrificial men of God, and how a husband’s headship is at the service of completing his bride." The Meaning [...]
We live in a world in need of re-enchantment; but re-enchanting love is rekindled in the hearts of people one at a time. To reclaim that sense of loving delight in God and the world, we need to give our students a break from the busyness and distraction that surrounds daily life, let them digitally [...]
Today, discovery of one’s identity often comes close to the edge of despair as we wonder if we are adrift in a meaningless sea, at the mercy of finding a piece of driftwood to which we can cling. How can identity be self-determined? And if I must create it for myself, how far and long [...]
My father was first and foremost a true philosopher, a lover of wisdom, a student, a seeker of truth, and in addition to this and as a necessary result, he became a great teacher, and more than that, a converter. Everyone who ever met him, even briefly, was affected by his intense love of truth, [...]
Brian Christopher More's "Beneath the Silent Heavens" is a book about a man who was “daring, willing to endure risk and ridicule for the sake of a hidden Good.” It is a story that teaches that even “the child who cherishes the love of an animal is already weaving a thread in the wedding garment. [...]