Cursing Charlie Kirk

Cursing Charlie Kirk

Jezebel Magazine paid to have Charlie Kirk hexed. What should we think about this, and what does it say about our culture’s growing shift toward...

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Addison’s Walk

Addison’s Walk

On September 19, 1931, 94 years ago today, three friends had a conversation on Addison’s Walk, a tree-lined path on the grounds of Magdalen...

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St. Helena and the True Cross

St. Helena and the True Cross

September 14 is the Feast of the Cross. Celebrated by Catholics (Latin and Eastern Rites), Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, the Church of the East,...

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Imagination and Truth

Imagination and Truth

Our world today is facing a crisis of meaning that is rooted to a large extent in a crisis of truth. To understand this and to find a way out, we...

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Enchantment: A Word Ramble

Enchantment: A Word Ramble

Poet and etymologist John Ciardi used to do word rambles, where he would take a word, trace its origins, and show direct and indirect connections to...

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A World of Delight

A World of Delight

In thinking about what it means to have a Christian worldview, I long ago realized that we have been living in a world that is...

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The Ireland Tour

The Ireland Tour

My last several posts have been on Celtic Christianity. I wrote those in preparation for the historical tour I would be leading in Ireland this...

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The Irish Peregrini

The Irish Peregrini

One of the unique aspects of Irish Christianity was the practice of peregrinatio, or pilgrimage. To understand this, it is helpful to look at Irish...

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Irish Christianity and Education

Irish Christianity and Education

On a theological level, the most important contribution of the Irish church was its penitential practice. But on a cultural level, a holdover from...

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The Center of Celtic Christianity

The Center of Celtic Christianity

A unique feature of Celtic Christianity was the central role of monasteries throughout the “Celtic Fringe”—Brittany, Cornwall, Wales, Scotland, and...

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