Reconstruction
Feminist Judith Butler writes in her book Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity, that, “Destruction is thus always restoration—that is, the destruction of a set of categories that introduce artificial divisions into an…
What’s the Point?
I was at the store the other day, and the cashier said something that struck me. I can’t remember the specifics, nor are they that important. All I know is that it primed my mind…
Turning Against the Tide
It is difficult to be a Christian. If you are a Christian and you find following your faith easy, maybe it is time to take a closer look at whether you are truly following the…
At the End
We’ve all heard the saying “there’s a light at the end of the tunnel,” but how many of us actually believe it? All too often, we see our suffering, our human condition as a continuous…
Against a New Donatism
Here we are. The dust has settled. America has survived another inauguration. While this one may have made us sweat a little more than usual, we’ve come out on the other end of the tunnel…
Winter Nights
I have always said that you can tell the state of my soul when I sit down at a piano.
In Manus Tuas, Domine!
Classic works of literature contain far more than enjoyable plots and characters. These writings are laden with time-honored themes, important lessons, and eternal truths from which we can both learn and gain experience. The Classic…
Warrior Saints Pt. 1
John 18:10-11 (NKJV) says: “Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus. So Jesus said to Peter, “Put…
Saint Alphonsus
St. Alphonsus is one of my father’s favorite saints. After I had made the Holy Family, he asked if I was going to continue making saint portraits out in the woods like a hermit icon…
An Encounter in the Desert
A lone figure stood in an empty desert field. Behind him, some several hundred yards away was a frail human, more skeleton than man, who was sitting on a rock. The figure in the desert…