The Wise Woman: Beauty of Duty
Lindsey Brigham Knott Apr 25, 2019
In George MacDonald's fairytale-fable The Wise Woman, a little girl is put to a test in which she must complete a list of chores in the magical cottage of the Wise Woman. This little girl never stoops to do chores in her own home, but at the Wise Woman's, she condescends to spend a day sweeping and tidying and tending the fire. Yet these acts of obedience do not make her more virtuous; on the contrary, they stir her "to think herself Somebody"—to become more vain, more haughty, more selfish. For, as MacDonald sagely observes,
The Cult of Self: Lose Yourself, Find Yourself, Be Yourself
Joshua Gibbs Apr 23, 2019
People who want to find themselves, people who want to lose themselves, and people who want to be themselves often all end up in the same places, doing the same things. The self thus seems little more than a nullifying force of needless confusion and misdirection, for no one knows whether the self is coming, going, or staying put.
Speaking Truth in Love: A Mode of Becoming
Wesley Walker Apr 22, 2019
"Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ." —Ephesians 4:15 (RSV)
Every Sin Is A Small One: How To Safely Betray Christ
The story of Judas is the story of a man who thought he was going to get away with everything. In fact, everything about Judas's Holy Week interactions with the chief priests, Christ, and the apostles suggest that Judas intended on returning to his life with the apostles after Christ was arrested.
Notre Dame: Mourning the Sacred
"Destroy this cathedral," Jesus said to them. "Destroy it, and I will rebuild it in three days."
"But it took epochs to build!" they protested. "It took epochs to build, and you're going to rebuild it in three days? How?"
A Meditation For Holy Wednesday: Inside Judas Iscariot
Who killed Jesus Christ?
Why The Non-Catholic Weeps For Notre Dame, Too
Today, a great many Protestants and Orthodox Christians watched Notre Dame burn. They sadly and soberly lamentated the loss of a building at once so beautiful and yet so old. By the evening, word came that a portion of the cathedral had been saved. Here was a little relief, though I was reminded of the fire which destroyed St. Sava's cathedral in Manhattan back in May of 2016. On the day it burned, I spoke about St.
Teachers, Aspire to Be Loved and Feared
Josh Mayo Apr 15, 2019
There are three kinds of teachers: the tough, the nice, and the charitable.
Should Classical Students Play Video Games?
Student: What do you think of video games?
Gibbs: Oh, playing a round or two of Tetris every few months is probably not going to kill anyone.
Student: That's not really what I meant.
Gibbs: I know.
Student: I wanted to know what you thought about video games as a hobby.
Gibbs: You mean the kind of thing which a fellow spends a few hours on every day? The kind of thing which he talks about and thinks about at length?
Not Pilgrims, Just Tourists: Our Sad Love Of Good Times
Having led eight high school classes on trips to New York City, I have developed a fairly tight game plan. This year's trip to New York came with the first significant rule change in almost a decade: no phones.