The Glory of Work and the Joy of Living

First off, Happy Birthday Teddy Roosevelt! Yesterday was October 27th, TR’s 159th birthday, so I thought it would be appropriate to write about one of my favorite presidents. Honestly, to those who don’t know much about him, he is a fascinating study into the evolution of the Presidency and the onset of the Progressive Era. …

When You Come to Narnia, Your Worries Come Too

Yes, sometimes fiction can help us to escape, for a little while, the cares of this world; and sometimes not. Sometimes it is to help us see clearly, to help us turn things inside out so we can get a better look. It's meant to help us learn more about..us. About you  and me. Good literature, then, is one that helps us be better, to be more human

The Instinctive Presence

In the Christian life, we often become discouraged, feeling alone, angry, despondent. In moments like these, it is important to recall why we call ourselves Christian, why we follow the call of the One. We must hearken back to that first moment when we instinctively felt Him touch our lives, that first moment that we …

On Eating Well (And Why God Enjoys Deep Dish Pizza)

Food, something rather basic, becomes an opportunity to rise above the animal nature to something higher. The imagery of a feast is something included in many religions, whether it be the halls of Valhalla for the Norsemen, to the Wedding Feast of the Lamb in Heaven for Christianity. The art of eating becomes, in some ways, a path to the Divine.