Redemption is actually not a religious term. The act of redeeming someone goes back to ancient times. It was the practice of buying back a servant or loved one who had been kidnapped. This payment was the ransom. Redemption is needed when someone or something […]

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As a rule, composers are more expressive when inspired by love and sorrow, which is why they’re pretty good at break-up songs. But introduce the element of the divine, and the product is out of this world. So, while it may come across as morbid […]

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This week much of the Christian world observes Ash Wednesday, the start of the 40-day Lenten season that presages Easter’s 50 days of feasting and celebration. Just three years after Western governments enacted unprecedented persecution by forbidding Christians from worship during our highest Holy Week, […]

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It’s unclear who took a cue from whom, but holiday promoters and political campaigners seem to be in lockstep when it comes to starting things earlier and earlier. The 2024 presidential election cycle has, of course, begun already, and I’m pretty certain I saw pumpkin-shaped […]

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