Timeless Essays
Resurrection in Narnia ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Let’s look at themes of resurrection in “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” one of the greatest…
“Hail Caesar!” and “Risen” ~…
The mystery of Christ’s death and resurrection lends itself to, perhaps even demands, pictorial…
Tolkien’s Easter Joy in “The Lord of the…
“The Lord of the Rings” is not an allegorical story, nor should it be treated as such, but that…
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…
Easter Wings ~ The Imaginative Conservative
George Herbert’s “Easter Wings” is a witty, surprising, and smart poem, which teaches a profound…
A Hymn to Easter ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Hymns are a major source of our imaginative conception of the Christian faith. A good hymn focuses…
A Sonnet for Easter Dawn ~ The Imaginative Conservative
The Lord is Risen! He is risen indeed Alleluia! Heres is an extra ‘fifteenth’ sonnet for Easter…
The Harrowing of Hell ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Christ descended into hell to deliver His loved ones from their exile. He came to reward those who,…
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…
Fairy Tales and Holy Week ~ The Imaginative…
During this Holy Week, perhaps we can pray that the uncanny pull so many feel toward the ever-after…
