Coincidentally: Of Cabbages and Kings
Alice was rightly perplexed in Through the looking Glass when the Walrus said it was time to talk of many things: Of shoes—and ships—and…
Captain Blood and the Real Pirates of the Caribbean
It was bound to happen. Even the venerable and visceral occupation of piracy has fallen to the vicissitudes of the movies….
Infandum
In 1789 George Washington prayed in St. Paul’s Church, on what we now call lower Broadway, on the day of…
To Beatrix in the Shadows: Johnny Town-mouse After 100 Years
One century ago, as the shadows of World War I were fading away, shadows were closing in on Beatrix. After nearly…
A Tale of Two Cities: Read It Again for the First Time
It is the best of tales, it is the worst of tales, it is for the age of foolishness, it is…
These Parables: The Mustard Seed
By a delicate symmetry, the parable of the mustard seed takes up just two verses of the Scriptures (Matthew 13:…
Who Owns Your Children?: Home Education in an Authoritarian Age
— About — Is home education “dangerous”? A Harvard Law School professor—calling parents “authoritarian” and organizing a private “Summit” of…
These Parables: Tares in the Field of the Lord
I remember with special affection a certain professor of mine who once said to a prolific rival: “I see you’ve…
The Virginian:
Encountering Manhood
by Paul Guenzel
What is manliness in relation to Christian virtue or societal influence? Is there any way to speak of authentic masculinity…
The Affair Must Go On
I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a…
10 Books That Every Boy Should Hazard
Thanks to the adulterators of children’s literature, the natural anticipations when approaching forgotten classics have been skewed. Everyone expects that everything…
These Parables: Seeing, But Not Seeing
“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field…There was a landowner who planted a vineyard…The ground…
Coincidentally: Crumbs of Synchrony
This is my last “Coincidentally” Column. And so, as at the end of a dinner party, I am gathering up…
Murder on the Orient Express and the Theology of Murder
Et voilà. The cold corpse lay in Compartment #2 of the Orient Express, stabbed twelve times, no murder weapon, no obvious…
A Study in Sherlock
“I know well that I have it in me to make my name famous. No man lives or has ever…
Do You Notice What You See? | Daniel Kerr
by Dr. William Fahey /Joseph Pearce
Daniel Kerr, an avid birder and amateur naturalist, will offer a reflection on the lost art of “noticing” and the…
He Is Risen! Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Easter
Eastertide, 1894 marked the resurrection of a famous figure besides Jesus Christ. Sherlock Holmes, supposed dead for three years following his…
Coincidentally: Behold Your Mother
Among the things hidden from the learned and the clever are the glories of heaven. There are glories of human intelligence and…
How a Supreme Court decision could change everything for religious and home schools
In this video, Mr. Michael Gilleran, Vice Chairman of the Board of Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, talks about…
