Goldfish and Grief
Goldfish & Grief Mrs. Marie C. Keiser Mommy?” My five-year-old looked up at me, lips quivering, face tear-streaked. “Why do things have to change?” It all started with a pet goldfish. A bag of five goldfish, in fact, purchased for a total price of eighty-five cents plus tax. Once introduced to their new home in […]
Wisdom, Swiftness, & Kindness: A Wandering Review of The Country Bunny and the Little Golden Shoes
Wisdom, Swiftness, & Kindness —A Wandering Review of— The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes Mrs. Siobhan Heekin-Canedy Right around this time last year, I stumbled upon an unexpected gem at a consignment sale: a charming children’s book called The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes. Thinking my toddler would be delighted with […]
Lorica in the New Age
Lorica in the new age Dr. Ben Reinhard In the world of Christian publishing, canny and considerate writers tend to pay attention to the progress of the liturgical year: they have their Advent reflections ready before the first candle is lit, and their Easter columns prepared well before Good Friday. Such preparation is the norm […]
With Living Hearts: A Wandering Review of Rerum Novarum in the Age of A.I.
With Living Hearts —A Wandering Review of— Rerum Novarum in the age of a.i. Mary C. Tillotson A brutally short summary of Pope Leo XIII’s 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum might go something like this: Leo discusses relations between the wealthy and working classes, especially the duty of the wealthy to treat their workers and the […]
Sunlight Through Stained Glass
Sunlight Through Stained Glass Mrs. Monica Seeley A few years ago, my sister sent me not one, but four Christmas cards — each yuletide message, written in her distinctive, elegant script, more loving than the last. I saved them carefully, because I sensed these would be the last such messages I would receive from her. […]
Discovering Old Churches
Discovering Old Churches Mr. Hadden Turner The roots of Christianity in England are ancient. The first missionary to arrive on English shores is reputed to have been St. Augustine of Canterbury, who through his ministry witnessed the conversion of the Anglo-Saxon King Ethelbert. The rest of his Kentish kingdom, in AD 597, duly followed. The […]
Before We Make a Roux
Before We Make a Roux Mr. Brian D. Miller “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted.” I extend my hand to shield the […]
Kairos, Clocks, & Motherly Love
Kairos, Clocks & Motherly Love Mrs. Sarah Reardon Pope John Paul II was allegedly once asked what he did with his free time. As the story goes, he responded, “All my time is free.” His time was free for him to give away in the service of God and others, and that is what he […]
Athens, Rome, & the Nameless North: On the Neglected Element in Classical Education
Athens, Rome, & the Nameless North Dr. Ben Reinhard The classical education movement, it may be observed, is enjoying something of a moment. It was not always so: for generations, the American educational establishment neglected liberal education (in favor of vocational training and STEM), and derided the western canon in the name of diversity and […]
Praying With the Birds
Praying With the Birds Miss Rachel Shrader I am convinced that every human being should have a hobby he’s completely fanatical about. A person needs a hobby that draws him totally outside himself, that commands his attention so thoroughly that he has no chance to slip into meditations on his own feelings, problems, and sorrows. […]