No one wants to admit they are a moral monster, so as long as we say only monsters commit certain moral crimes, we will continue to push those very crimes underground to protect “reputations”. Our upstanding reputation will become our propped-up façade. We will become monstrosities. … More On Scandals and Bubble-Popping: a (Sort of) Outsider’s Perspective
For a lot of people, the fact that today wasn’t just Valentine’s Day but Ash Wednesday escaped their notice entirely. For those that did notice, it probably seemed like an irony. Maybe a bit of a downer. But as I sit here at the end of a holiday I didn’t really celebrate, and the beginning … More Ashes, Love, and Emptiness
Blessed are the Blind, Dumb, and Deaf…oh wait. … More Sex, Tristram Shandy, and the Anti-Virtue of Prudery
And God formed a man from the dust, and breathed into him the spirit of life, and man became a living soul. You are dust, and to dust you shall return. Adam was raised up from the dust to become something utterly different — a living, breathing image of God. It was a triumph of life … More On the Transubstantiation of Dust
In a seemingly prime example of the dangers of prideful desire, master architect William’s frightening speech in Dorothy Sayer’s Zeal of Thy House unsurprisingly precedes a spectacular downfall. “Man,” exults William, “… like God can call beauty from dust … and create new worlds to praise their Maker.” To the horror of onlookers, he continues, … More Modesty, Pride’s Secret Weapon
Marc Barnes’ recent post on learning to see with Eucharistic Eyes got me thinking about our reactions to those we find hardest to love (and truly see) in our given subculture. Particularly, I wondered what application this theology of seeing Christ play “in ten thousand places” might have in light of recent Supreme Court events. … More Seeing Christ in Gay Marriage
Musings of a Catholic Protestant 