Esolen on Manhood

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I heartily commend to you Anthony Esolen, who I am finding is one of the most perceptive writers on the nature of manhood and the way men can and should relate to one another, particularly in this age when manhood is mostly viewed as a disease to be cured by the merciless ministrations of cultural feminism. 
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May the Faithfully Departed Rest in Peace

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Anniversaries are odd things.  At 3:05 this afternoon, on this date, ten years ago, my third daughter Francesca Louise died at the age of  nine years, five months, and 25 days.  We had learned of her brainstem tumor 468 days before, on January 9, 1996. 
This anniversary should be no different from any others like it, [...]

What Can We Learn from the Monks?

In the September-October issue of 2005, Discipleship Journal published an article by Tim Morey, pastor of Life Covenant Church in Torrance, California.  Morey reported on lessons learned from an interesting source: monks.  Discipleship Journal does a lot of that kind of thing and no one blogs on it.  But, I’m blogging on this one (having [...]

Easter Hiatus

Just a notice to wish all who visit a blessed Easter, and to advise that I’ll likely not post further until mid-week after Easter.  Lots on my plate, and this blog — as stimulating as it is to me — comes behind the work that pays the bills, responsibilities for worship (which are always extra [...]

Why Can’t We All Get Along?

I think the conversation in the previous blog (“Tuning Forks, Iconic Men, and Masculine Resonance”) has pretty well run its course.  I thank Seamus and Michael both for their spirited exchanges in the comments. 
I’ll not engage each of Seamus’ criticisms as Michael has attempted to do.  Rather, I’ll indicate briefly why I mostly discount his [...]