In the previous essay vainglory[1] was described as pride’s pitiful little sister, both to stress its likeness to pride and its difference from pride. At its worse, pride despises others and does not care … Vainglory: Pride’s Pitiful Little SisterRead more
Pride: The Deadliest of the Deadly Sins
The Christian tradition of the seven deadly sins firmly maintains that pride is the chief of all sins. The title of the chapter on pride in C. S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity is “The Great Sin.” … Pride: The Deadliest of the Deadly SinsRead more
The Seven Deadly Sins
In 1973 the famed American psychiatrist Karl Menninger wrote Whatever Became of Sin? In that book he provocatively argued against psychology’s watering down the concept of sin to sickness. Add to this the corroding … The Seven Deadly SinsRead more
Reviewing the film Caché (Hidden)
Caché is a brilliant and uncomfortable film that does not entertain but is worth viewing and reviewing. The 2005 French-language film is often described as a psychological thriller. I’d say psychological mystery or suspense is … Reviewing the film Caché (Hidden)Read more
On Reading a Classic: Virgil’s Aeneid
One of the beneficial challenges of teaching at Cair Paravel Latin School, a classical Christian school, is that teachers and students read the classics. Sometime in the dog days of the last … On Reading a Classic: Virgil’s AeneidRead more
