Lent
Prayer That Pierces ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Now, in Passiontide, Christ becomes all the more visibly, our companion. We walk with him and see…
Jesus Weeps Over Jerusalem ~ The Imaginative…
This strange Holy Week has begun in tears: tears of frustration, tears of lament, and for so many…
Hang On! ~ The Imaginative Conservative
The Cross is fearful to the natural eye and distasteful to the natural heart, but you have a new…
The Most Magnanimous Man ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Through fear of pain, struggle, and of being ridiculed by others, most do not achieve the greatness…
Let Me See! ~ The Imaginative Conservative
“Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nail marks and put my…
Lent Throughout the Year ~ The Imaginative Conservative
I’ll continue to honor Lent in my heart all the year. The reason is neither “Catholic guilt” nor…
Easter, Lent, & Seeing a World in a Bucket of…
Just as Easter joy must animate the rigors of Lent, so too must the spirit of the desert and the…
Awake, O Sleeper! ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Blinding light surrounds me. My eyes, grown old from endlessly straining in vain for light, begin…
Come, Let Us Adore ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Most Catholics seem to intuitively grasp that adoration of the cross is not idolatry. But that…
A Passion Oratorio for the 20th Century ~ The…
“Golgotha” is one of those works, and Frank Martin is one of those composers, about whom you want…
