Gender consciousness has receded behind race consciousness in the past two years due to the George Floyd incident, but it is still a salient issue. Indeed, it is more pervasive, since it spans across race, ethnicity, and culture. Between divorce statistics, radical feminist calls to ‘freedom,’ a resentful implosion of male identity, and the hermaphroditic… Continue reading Patriarchal History and the Gender Cold War
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The Jewels of the Coming Kingdom
From the early days of my youth, I have always been told that the wonders of the City of Light consist in streets of gold, pearly gates, and a foundation of gems. I used to be impressed by these as a child is impressed with sand in a sandbox. Granted, we human beings do not… Continue reading The Jewels of the Coming Kingdom
Five Days of Wisdom. Day 3: Dante and Mary
And further do I pray thee, heavenly Queen With thy protection render him secure From human impulse; for this boon the saints, With Beatrice, thronging fold hands and implore. -Paradiso Canto XXXIII, 34-39 Mary, “the handmaiden of the LORD,” is the figure of Lady Wisdom in the culminating stanzas of the Commedia,… Continue reading Five Days of Wisdom. Day 3: Dante and Mary
Rahab and Salmon: a Match made in Heaven
The best love story between a man and a woman in all of history has to be assembled from broken fragments. The story is largely lost upon this generation, because the popular concept of romance as a falling into sensual gravity is exactly the opposite of how this love story begins: in the house of… Continue reading Rahab and Salmon: a Match made in Heaven