by Joe Romeo | Jul 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain. The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying, “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” He who sits in the...
by Joe Romeo | Jul 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Devin Michelle Bunten began a recent New York Times op-ed piece with a bang: “Men menstruate. Some have even given birth. Women with penises and prominent larynxes walk the streets and use the ladies’ restroom. Nonbinary people wear binders and use they/them pronouns....
by Joe Romeo | Jun 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
For this week’s installment of Monday Morning Poetry, I’d like to share William Shakespeare’s (1564–1616) “When in Disgrace with Fortune and Men’s Eyes”: When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes I all alone beweep my...
by Joe Romeo | May 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Introduction In a culture that applauds vulnerability and acclaims sentimentality[1], hearing that God does not need us often engenders a negative visceral reaction that leaves a sour taste in our mouths. Such a reaction, I submit, should be met with a prolonged...
by Joe Romeo | May 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Since we’re just coming out of the Easter season, for this week’s selection of Monday Morning Poetry, I have chosen “Most Glorious Lord of Life” by Edmund Spenser (1552–1599): Most glorious Lord of Life, that on this day Didst make thy triumph...
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