by Peter James | Aug 31, 2024 | Bonifacius Stoltzlin
It’s not surprising that pride, greed, anger, lust, envy, and gluttony make the sixth century Seven Deadly Sins list. But sloth? We commonly associate sloth with laziness but when Gregory the Great included sloth in his deadly sin list, he had other things in mind...
by Peter James | Aug 30, 2024 | Aelred of Rievaulx
In a remote area of England is a tiny town called Rievaulx (pronounced Ree-voh), with a population of fifty people. It’s a popular tourist attraction as visitors walk among the impressive ruins of a famous twelfth century monastery. The monastery was begun by...
by Peter James | Aug 29, 2024 | Charles Jennens
You’ve likely heard of George Frederic Handel, composer of the famous oratorio Messiah, but you may not know the name Charles Jennens (1700-1773). Without Charles Jennens, there would be no Messiah. His contributions were so considerable that George sometimes referred...
by Peter James | Aug 28, 2024 | Louise Degrafinried
Louise Degrafinried (1911-1998) and her husband Nathan lived in a small town outside Nashville. Nathan awoke one night to let the cat out, but the cat refused to leave the porch. Instead, he arched his back and hissed. “What do you see out there, Cat?”...
by Peter James | Aug 27, 2024 | Henry Francis Lyte
The Football Association Challenge Cup (commonly called the FA Cup) is the English soccer equivalent of our American Super Bowl. It’s played annually each May in Wembley Stadium before 90,000 frenzied soccer fans. It has been a century-old tradition to sing two...
