by Stuart | 1 Aug 2024 | Blog
This past Friday night, the world witnessed another elaborate opening ceremony of a major sporting event. Third-time Olympic host city, Paris, went out of its way to create an extravagant and, at times, perplexing display, which had little to do with sport. It has...
by Stuart | 11 Jul 2024 | Blog
The 2024 Olympic Games will be held from 24 July to 11 August in Paris, France. Paris’s third turn hosting the Games marks a few significant milestones. First, this year’s Games have been heralded as a landmark in Olympic history for female athletes. Women first...
by Stuart | 4 Apr 2024 | Blog
In November 2023, Business Insider reported that the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) was officially “the biggest movie franchise in history, having earned more than $29 billion worldwide.” That is a mind-blowing amount of money. Why are the Marvel films so popular?...
by Stuart | 14 Mar 2024 | Blog
A number of years ago, I heard American conservative political commentator Matt Walsh describe how he had changed his mind on support for the death penalty. Given Walsh’s Catholic faith, this did not particularly surprise me, but over the years I was surprised to see...
by Stuart | 7 Mar 2024 | Blog
I sometimes wonder if the Christian church has ever been as tribalistic as it is today. Perhaps I am guilty of chronological snobbery for even asking the question, but, regardless, extreme tribalism is certainly an unhealthy characteristic of large segments of the...
by Stuart | 14 Feb 2024 | Blog
It is said that, when Martin Luther struggled with fear or despair, he would write on his desk, in chalk, baptizatus sum (“I am baptised”). He found strength and comfort in the thought of his baptism. Baptism was, as it were, an objective anchor against doubt and...
