Giving Thanks for Backseat Drivers
I have never heard anyone say that they love backseat drivers. Most of us have experienced a time or two when we have been distracted by a witty billboard, beautiful…
How to Read the Bible like Aquinas & Dante
St. Jerome states, “Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ” (CCC 112). In other words, we come to know the reality of Jesus Christ by reading Holy Scripture. Yet,…
The Beauty and Ugliness of Christ
That Jesus Christ is beautiful is perhaps obvious if we consider His divinity, for God is supereminently beautiful. Indeed, God is the source and cause of all beautiful things. But…
“Stick to the Boat”: Moby Dick on Man’s Deepest Fear
Meet Pip, a slight, nervous fellow, yet “at bottom very bright, with that pleasant, genial, jolly brightness peculiar to his tribe; a tribe which ever enjoy all holidays and festivities…
The Spirit of the Lord: Romano Guardini
Romano Guardini is one of the most important voices in Catholic intellectual discussions of the last century. This is most evident in the significant influence his works have had on…