by Peter James | Dec 4, 2024 | Bernard of Clairvaux
It’s called the “Rule of Three.” People understand ideas and concepts best in groups of three. In writing, the Rule of Three serves as an essential storytelling principle. In comedy, the Rule of Three fits with a classic joke structure. In nursery rhymes, the Rule of...
by Peter James | Dec 3, 2024 | Mozarabic Liturgy
How can I summarize Christian-Muslim relations? Let’s just say it’s complicated. Whether we lay the blame on Muslim wars of expansion or retaliation by Christian crusades, both religions share blame for mistreating one another.Muslim Moors conquered the...
by Peter James | Dec 2, 2024 | Martin Luther
I feature some people for prayer more than once, especially those for whom more is written, and prayers are more plentiful. Such is the case with Martin Luther (1486-1546). This is now the fourth time I have highlighted one of his prayers. While our Catholic readers...
by Peter James | Dec 1, 2024 | Gregorian Prayer
Once upon a time, there was a season called Advent, but it has fallen on hard times in recent years. The reason for its decline will hardly surprise you. There’s no money to be made in Advent! Christmas is what drives the money train. This would explain why retailers...
by Peter James | Nov 30, 2024 | Walter Brooks
Harriet Beecher Stowe exposed the sale and separation of enslaved families as a critique against slavery in her groundbreaking novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The death of Harriet’s eighteen-month-old son Samuel of cholera gave her deep empathy for enslaved mothers...
