Lent
The First 12 Stations of the Cross ~ The Imaginative…
The Stations of the Cross, which form the core of my book Sounding the Seasons, are intended to be…
Solemn Intercession of the Gregorian Sacramentary: A…
“On the most solemn days, the most ancient and sober rituals tend to be preserved”…
Jesus Weeps Over Jerusalem ~ The Imaginative…
This strange Holy Week has begun in tears: tears of frustration, tears of lament, and for so many…
Jane Austen, C.S. Lewis, Laughter, & Lent ~ The…
C.S. Lewis’ obscure essay, ‘A Note on Jane Austen,’ shows that it is Austen’s humor and humility…
Pharaohs Who Know Not Jesus ~ The Imaginative…
As fallen human beings, we live with the threat of sin and temptation, and we can easily choose to…
Lent, Laughter, and the Joyful Soul ~ The Imaginative…
In this world darkened by the gloom of the seriously self-righteous, what is needed more than ever…
Lent and the Divine Life ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Fasting is far more than just an obligation or even a discipline; it is connected with the very…
Prayer, Fasting, and That Other One ~ The Imaginative…
By an act of almsgiving, we remedy an unjust distribution of the gift of the whole earth; we…
The Origins & Development of the Season of Lent ~…
The current practice of the Roman Church reflects that Lent is both penitential and baptismal. The…
