Book Review: The Last Day of My Life

Through the history of art, saints are routinely depicted with a human skull.  St. Francis is one of the more notable saints who is often depicted holding a human skull.  As morbid as this might be, the human skull serves… Read More

In What Christian Age Are You Living?

Choose the option that most corresponds to your understanding of the length of Lent to determine the Church age and possible location in which you are living:
Option 1:   Extending from Ash Wednesday to Holy Thursday (roughly six full weeks)… Read More

God, Goblins, and Ghosts

When people stop believing in God, they don’t believe in nothing – they believe in anything — G.K. Chesterton.
Belief, of any sort, is part of the human psyche. Without faith in God, that belief may lie in science, so… Read More

Polishing Halos and Tuning Our Harps

There is a FarSide comic by Gary Larson that depicts a man with wings and a halo sitting on a cloud looking unamused, bored, and with no one else in sight.  The caption has the man saying, "Wish I’d brought… Read More

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