“I first learned the Word of God when the Great Rabbi held me silently against his heart.”

I’m left with this understanding... what is true to the human condition: “We are beggars: this is true.”

Mercy, like the fluid and adaptable nature of water, flows to meet the needs of others with empathy, kindness, and compassion. 

I am not a beast! A haunting line by the hunchback himself in The Hunchback of Norte Dame, originally titled Notre-Dame-de-Paris, 1482.

Djali is Esmeralda’s goat in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and a delightful feature in the animated Disney version of this story. 

The Hunchback of Notre Dame was originally published in 1831 with the title Notre Dame de Paris. 1482, which is an important element...

Materialism denies the existence of supernatural or immaterial. But, for Lewis, the love of God is more real than our material world.

On stage in LWW, 9th Hour features snippets of iconic BBC radio broadcasts by Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Britain during WWII.

In the dimly lit theatre, as children of all ages (young and young at heart) excitedly take their seats, anticipating the return of Aslan...

...for good people need good rulers. And good rulers need good people. That perhaps... is the Deepest Magic of all.

In Narnia, the White Witch woos Edmund to her side with a promise to make him her Prince. But she also reveals the evil side of her nature.

September 1939, Operation Pied Piper evacuated 3 million children from London and other urban target areas vulnerable to aerial bombing.

“Theme is an abstract idea made concrete by a play’s action.” “Action” can be understood simply as “what happens in the play.”

Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy--who encounter this deep magic as soon as they exit a wardrobe and enter the fantastic world of Narnia...

Our Solar System consists of our star (the Sun), and its orbiting planets, including Earth, which is one of possibly 3.2 trillion planets...

Part 5 of blog series on 'beauty'. Beauty has power. There's no mistaking it. It can be used to shine light in the darkness... and to heal.

Part 4 of blog series on 'beauty'. "One knows that in these matters beyond logic, beauty is the only persuasion". ~ Thornton Wilder

Part 3 of blog series on 'beauty'. What is the cost of beauty that saves the world? Is is painful? Does it require suffering? Is it safe?

Part 2 of blog series on 'beauty'. If beauty is so good, and could potentially 'save the world', why is there so much ugliness in the world?

Part 1 of blog series on 'beauty'. "Mankind can live without science, without bread, and it only cannot live without beauty..."