Hugo’s Javert is torn between his principles and God’s law. Trump cultists, having no principles, face no struggle.
Monthly Archives: May 2021
Diverse Stones Dancing in a Spring
Henry Vaughan’s “Regeneration” uses spring imagery to capture spiritual regeneration.
On Soothing Riotous Mobs
“Aeneid” has a passage that brings the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection to mind. And shows how a great leader would have handled it.
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Can Trumpists See the Real Biden?
Can one see one’s savior as a monster? The issue shows up in Hugo’s “Les Misérables” and among Republicans who demonize Biden.
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Live and Die by Toxic Masculinity
The GOP has embraced toxic masculinity. “Harry Potter” shows it will come back to burn them.
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Waiting for Godot–or Gopot
Democrats waiting for bipartisan compromise is like waiting for Godot.
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Let Go Anger to Apprehend God Is Near
A Scott Cairns Pentecost poem on what it takes to apprehend that God is within us.
