IntroductionThe Bible presents an optimistic eschatology. The Kingdom of the Lord will start small but eventually spread to the whole earth (Mk. 4:30ff). The nations are ruled by the Lord and over tim...  Read More

IntroductionProjecting the future is what scholars refer to as an epistemological pickle. Scripture solves that problem by giving a framework for looking at both history and the future that centers ar...  Read More

Matt’s RecommendationsThe Life of the Mind: On the Joys and Travails of Thinking, by Fr. James Schall.Most years I begin with a list of books I want to read over the year, and this was no exception. A...  Read More

Here it is, a list of books; the best books we’ve read in 2023, which are different from the best books published in 2023. Why give you a list of books? Because we think reading is important and we th...  Read More

IntroductionPornography is looking at images as erotic stimulants. It is the attempt to arouse a sex instinct where it was previously dulled, or excite it where it was strong already. It must always b...  Read More

IntroductionMoral authority is unraveling in our society because the meaning of confession, fear, and habits are unraveling. The guilt you confess, the things you fear, and the habits you form are ine...  Read More

The month of Thanksgiving means we are obligated to think about the Plymouth Pilgrims. But instead of reflecting on the First Thanksgiving, let’s remember the wise words from the first pastor of the S...  Read More

IntroductionInheritance is not merely the transference of possessions upon the occasion of one's demise. It is a profound endeavor dedicated to the perpetuation of that most cardinal creation: the hou...  Read More

In the summer of 1620, the Pilgrims stalled out in Dartmouth because of the cunning and deceit of the ship’s captain and his crew. They were hired to take the Pilgrims across the ocean and stay with t...  Read More

IntroductionThe destruction of men is the most significant event of the last fifty years and worth the most significant attention of the church. That’s why I was delighted to finally read the helpful ...  Read More

Every man is a reformer; only it so often happens that he has the wrong reform. Except for Martin Luther. His 95 theses especially target the practice of selling indulgences. What are indulgences and ...  Read More

The problem of “stuff” in modern American life is not that we have too much of it, but we have the wrong view of it. Put again, the problem isn’t stuff, but our misuse of it. What is stuff? The Englis...  Read More