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Standing on My Head
“A scene is often most clearly seen when it is seen upside down.” G.K.Chesterton
The Winding Sheet
This is a poem I wrote after a visit to Turin to venerate the Holy Shroud I tried to lay aside the arguments and just view the evidence before me. Of course the case
Margaret Thatcher, MAGA, Miracles and God the Father Almighty
Four articles have been added today to the ever expanding Archived Articles section of the blog. These articles are from the range of papers, journals, magazines and websites I have written for over the
Jesus Exposed
On a recent visit to Italy we visited the monastery of Bosco al Frati where a stunning crucifix carved by Donatello was found and restored. The figure of Christ is naked on the cross
The Blood and Water From His Side
From the Catechesis of St John Chrysostom If we wish to understand the power of Christ’s blood, we should go back to the ancient account of its prefiguration in Egypt. “Sacrifice a lamb without
What Do We Learn From the Cock Crow Prophecy?
Roman guards split their night watch up into four three hour segments. 6pm - 9 pm, 9 - Midnight, Midnight- 3 am, 3 am - 6 am. The end of the third watch of
Resentment and the Obliteration of Beauty
Max Scheler was a German philosopher who was just about an exact contemporary with G.K.Chesterton. As Chesterton was a prophet of the modern world, so Scheler's observations in his book Ressentiment are prophetic. His basic
