by dave.zanotti | Jul 4, 2017 | Blog
We celebrate this document every year. We can never talk about it too much. Sadly, we have stopped teaching this foundational element to America’s children. The 4th of July comes and goes as a picnic with fireworks but we forget the cause of the celebration. We...
by jeff.sanders | Jun 30, 2017 | Blog
I have recently come across a discussion about the influence of certain ancient and medieval books upon C.S. Lewis…. particularly in relation to his conversion to Christ. Lewis loved reading the classics, whether it was Virgil’s “Aeneid” or...
by jeff.sanders | Jun 30, 2017 | Blog
As I am currently reading Helen Castor’s book “Joan of Arc” I am struck by the wide variety of people whom God uses as He orchestrates history. Literary geniuses such as Boethius or Dante, theologians such as Augustine or Aquinas, and ….. even...
by jeff.sanders | Jun 28, 2017 | Blog
I don’t know why I missed this ancient Roman in my studies of history. But Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius is a fascinating character from the past who teaches us today. He’s also simply known as “Boethius”– a Roman senator, consul,...
by jeff.sanders | Jun 22, 2017 | Blog
As I am reading more and more in Medieval and Renaissance history, I continue to have my pre-conceived ideas overturned. I am still reading (and re-reading) Thomas Cahill’s “Mysteries of the Middle Ages” (2006). I have been fascinated with some...
by dave.zanotti | Jun 14, 2017 | Blog
It was a political shooting. A hate crime against Donald Trump and against Republican members of Congress. The Facebook page stated it in print. The shooter specifically asked if the people on the field were Republicans. This cannot be covered up. A man with a high...
