The Cost of Wisdom
Wisdom is born out of experience; it is born out of suffering. We receive the loving embrace of Lady Wisdom only when we have defeated Lady Folly
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I “Literally” Can’t Even
“All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry” – G. K. Chesterton Our Lord tells us that all manner of sin is forgivable save blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. To blaspheme God—broadly speaking—is to degrade, disregard, and deny His essence and being in some way. A man is able, though—even allowed—to “speak a word
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Seeing Math as Prayer
“Then, my noble friend, geometry will draw the soul towards truth, and create the spirit of philosophy, and raise up that which is not unhappily allowed to fall down.” – Plato It seems to me that teachers often overlook Mathematics as a way of helping their students commune with the True, Good, and Beautiful. While
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Missing the Mark: Representation in Storytelling
Mythology and philosophy were the two pillars that established early society. Without them, the world would have remained an infinite wilderness of cracks and crags with darkness all around; mythology and philosophy brought light to an otherwise abysmal landscape, and it was good. Early humanity gathered round the fire to dispense their didactic tales about
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After We Have Faces
In his work Till We Have Faces, C. S. Lewis reminds us that we are untrue beings veiled even from our own sight by all manner of things. The reason Orual is incapable of hearing from the gods is because she is not speaking truthfully; the reason she cannot see the gods is because she
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Coronavirus, Police Brutality, and Other Viruses
“You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you. It is easy to say you believe a rope to be strong and sound as long as you are merely using it to cord a box. But suppose you had to hang
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On This Compulsory Day of Rest
In the beginning, Yahweh established the Day of Rest as part of the rhythm of life. It is sometimes difficult for us to properly rest in our culture; it is perhaps equally true to say that it is easier than ever to rest in our modern world. All in all, we are bad stewards of
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