Several years ago, my son was playing violin in an orchestra recital, and they played a piece of music I had never heard before. I've lov...

The Princess Bride is one of the all-time greatest film comedies (don't argue with me), and much of its success is due to the brilliant p...

You wake up in the morning, scratch your back and stretch. You grab some coffee and then sit down to read the news. The first story that ...

I should probably recuse myself from reviewing any books by Michael Morales. He and I worked and taught together for a number of years at...

If the letter to Cangrande is a genuine letter from Dante, it sheds some light on Dante’s purpose in writing the Divine Comedy: “The purp...

Although The Lord of the Rings is my favorite of Tolkien’s works, I think the Ainulindalë may be his most beautiful work. The Ainulindalë...

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for th...

Joshua 24:19 is an interesting verse, but many people (including myself) have often read over it without really stopping to think about w...

One of the challenges many students and professors around the world have faced during the various stages of lockdown and quarantine is la...

Since November 2019, I have been working through a list of the greatest works of literature beginning with Homer's Iliad. I have just mad...