A Tale of Two Popes Matt Boulter July 10, 2020 Commentary, Movies, Reviews & Culture, The Episcopal Church By Matt Boulter Anyone who remembers Shadowlands, the classic 1993 film about C. S. Lewis, knows that Anthony Hopkins has an uncanny knack for portraying Christian intellectuals who are struggling through an... Read More...
The Plague and the Pandemic Neil Dhingra July 9, 2020 Books, Commentary, Roman Catholic Church By Neil Dhingra Unsurprisingly, amidst this ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Albert Camus’ The Plague has again become popular. According to the writer Samuel Earle, in Japan more copies sold in March than during ... Read More...
The Color of the Godhead Guest Contributor July 1, 2020 Art, Commentary, Ethics, The Episcopal Church Is It Time to Remove Images of the White Jesus From Churches? By Pamela A. Lewis "So tell me," began the tastefully dressed, middle-aged woman, to whom I had just been introduced at a church social event, "... Read More...
Caregivers Guest Contributor June 22, 2020 Commentary, Poetry, The Episcopal Church By Patrick Twomey We see the placards in front of hospitals and clinics: HEROES WORK HERE! The doctors, nurses, and all medical professionals on the frontline of treating COVID-19 patients deserve our pra... Read More...
Why We Should Beatify Jane Austen The Rev. Dr. David Goodhew May 28, 2020 Books, Church of England, Commentary, Reviews & Culture By David Goodhew We need to beatify Jane Austen. This is not, usually, the Anglican way. But here we should make an exception. Yes, Austen is a superlative writer of romantic comedy. And the summit of her... Read More...
The Blessed Virgin: The Air we Breathe Mac Stewart May 19, 2020 Commentary, Poetry, The Episcopal Church By Mac Stewart I recently came across a rather marvelous gem from the 19th-century Jesuit poet, Gerard Manley Hopkins. It is a poem entitled “The Blessed Virgin compared to the Air we Breathe.” While Marian ... Read More...
Recovering the Magic in Onward Sam Keyes May 14, 2020 Commentary, Movies, Reviews & Culture, Roman Catholic Church By Sam Keyes Pixar’s new Onward, made available early on Disney Plus thanks to the pandemic, is a wonderful movie. Of course I was going to say that. It is the gentle apotheosis of so much fantasy nerd cultu... Read More...
Life Without Mark or Measure Guest Contributor May 11, 2020 Books, Church of England, Commentary By Thomas Plant They were alone in a grey formless world without mark or measure. Only far away north-west was a deeper darkness against the dying light: the Mountains of Mist and the forest at their feet. — T... Read More...
