On Banned and Challenged Books

Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere. G. K. Chesterton

One year of Where the Moss Grows Old

To be fair, I'm celebrating this first anniversary a little bit late. But Holy Week took precedence! But even without a new baby and one of the highlights of the Church Year, this date sort of snuck up on me. I had been thinking about my book as I've been writing poetry over the last …

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Review: Lord of the Flies

In my endeavor to read more books that I have been avoiding in the past, I decided to read Lord of the Flies this year. I probably should have read this book at some point during my schooling, but I never did. So even though I vaguely knew the story, I didn't really know it or its meaning. Thus, …

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Review: The Ecumenism of Beauty

Editor: Timothy Verdon Publisher: Mount Tabor Books I picked up this book for a couple of reasons. First, I love religious art. Second, I've been working on a project about the use of art in service to the liturgy. Third, the title looked interesting. And while I wasn't fully satisfied with this book, and I …

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New Year’s Update

Well, I had planned on this being a video update and coming out at the beginning of January rather than the end, but as I seldom find a quiet moment where I won't wake the kids, a written one it shall be! I can't remember the last time I did an update, but the long …

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