Christianity
Maundy Thursday ~ The Imaginative Conservative
So many gospel themes find their focus on Maundy Thursday, so many threads of connection flowing to…
Holy Week, Wednesday The Anointing at Bethany ~ The…
The Gospel of John (John 12 1-8) tells us of how Mary of Bethany anointed Jesus. I love this intense…
Solemn Intercession of the Gregorian Sacramentary: A…
“On the most solemn days, the most ancient and sober rituals tend to be preserved”…
Cleansing the Temple ~ The Imaginative Conservative
When Solomon dedicated the Temple he rightly declared that not even the Heaven of Heavens could…
Christless Classical Curricula ~ The Imaginative…
If faith cannot be included within classical charter schools because of secularist State…
Jesus Weeps Over Jerusalem ~ The Imaginative…
This strange Holy Week has begun in tears: tears of frustration, tears of lament, and for so many…
A Benedictine Education ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Education follows the same law as the physical universe, which is sustained and carried on in…
Jonathan Edwards and James Thornwell ~ The Imaginative…
The narrative of a North-South divide in American History is a powerful, yet problematic one.…
Heroes of the Old West ~ The Imaginative Conservative
This year has seen the passing of three Good Men who lived to be Old Men in the best and fullest…
The Power of Song in Bach’s “St. Matthew…
In the “St. Matthew Passion,” Bach indulges his gypsy soul. It is as though Bach, in his broad and…
