The Work of Mercy: Bury the Dead, Part 2
The ambiguity of our position as fallen creatures is on full display in how we treat the dead. In the Old Testament, burying the dead
March 13, 2026
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The ambiguity of our position as fallen creatures is on full display in how we treat the dead. In the Old Testament, burying the dead
“The body,” I was taught growing up, “is just the shoebox for the soul.What matters are the shoes, not the box. So when it’s time
Not surprisingly, the way Jesus described his mission was precisely in terms of slavery and ransom for the captive. It is worth quoting the passage
It’s been a while since the Crusades. As a general rule, when our president goes abroad, he does not get waylaid and find himself in
The conviction that Christ makes clean what was unclean animates the Christian tradition and urges on us the duty to visit the sick. This conviction
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