I answer a question from Thomas Mcgahan about the narrative around technology in the Christian story.

The 20th century has both wielded an absolute assault on Christianity and its artistic tradition, but in the darkest moment, a few flames were lit, and the traditions were reborn, spawning a new liturgical art which is flowering and still gaining strength today.

We all intuitively feel that the ring of power on LOTR is intuitively right as a magic object, but what binds its aspects together to make it so fascinating? Why is it a ring, why does it make invisible, why does it participate in a dark hierarchy of power?

Trying to find solutions to the deplatforming problem.

Andrew Gould is an architectural designer and liturgical artist with whom I often collaborate. His work is rich in an exploration of traditional principles coupled with an attention to the particularities of context as well as a hint of fantasy. I explore his approach to creation and his worldview.

Bird Box has become a very popular Netflix movie and it contains much symbolism which veers toward propaganda and a celebration of safe space culture.

Gremlins is a surprising Christmas monster movie, but in the humor and mayhem, one can discover the true meaning of Christmas.

Interpreting the nursery rhyme of Little Jack Horner and showing how it contains deep symbolic structures relating to Christmas and the winter solstice.

I am putting out the December Q&A because so many supporters have jumped ship from Patreon and because I deal with the Patreon question in the Q&A. Hopefully the situation will be resolved very soon.

The symbolism of the Christmas tree can help us not only to understand the tree itself, but also understand how symbolism works.