Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell are two of the most iconic theatre and film productions of the past fifty years that are based on the life and death of Jesus Christ. They portray a Christ that resonated with the culture at the time, and exposed two very different views of the Messiah, views that … Continue reading Jesus Christ, Timeless Music Star
Saint Oscar Romero on The Violence of Love. The violence we preach is not the violence of the sword, the violence of hatred. It is the violence of love, of brotherhood, the violence that wills to beat weapons into sickles for work —Archbishop Oscar Romero, November 27, 1977 [1]. We follow the nun down a … Continue reading Saint Romero: The Violence of Love
In the first part of this article I looked at several basic character traits that Mr. Lewis present as potential obstacles to a successful Christian walk. Traits such as the novelty of a new faith, relationships with family or acquaintances, prayer, spiritual ‘dryness’, humility, a sense of separation from God, and even time, can be … Continue reading The Screwtape Letters–Part II
A Confession By Leo Tolstoy The Man Behind the Icon Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is regarded as one of the world’s greatest writers, and his most famous works, War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1877) are considered two of the greatest novels ever written, [1]. Authors as diverse as Anton Chekov, William Faulkner, and Fyodor … Continue reading Tolstoy’s Confession
Reports on such issues as evolution, the origin of the universe, and climate change, are literally covered daily in the mainstream press, often with a self-confident undercurrent that relegates anyone who dares questions the scientific community’s conclusions on these issues as ‘backward’, ignorant, blinded by archaic, repressive and downright dangerous religious beliefs. One may even … Continue reading Science and Faith
Brother Sun, Sister Moon, a film by Franco Zefirelli The Writings of St. Francis of Assisi, translated with an introduction and notes by Father Paschal Robinson, and edited by Paul A. Boer, Sr. Intro With his election to the papacy in 2013, the Argentinian cardinal, Jorge Mario Bergoglio has become a pioneer in a number … Continue reading St. Francis of Assisi
The Mountaintop By Katori Hall Presented by the Shaw Festival In association with the Obsidian Theatre July 16 — September 7, 2014 Katori Hall was born in 1981 and grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. As a child her mother related stories of the Civil Rights Movement and of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr in particular. … Continue reading The Mountaintop