by Jean-Philippe Marceau | Oct 26, 2020 | Articles, Bible, Theory
In his book Miracles, C.S. Lewis puts forward a symbolic worldview that provides a rich framework to explain Christ’s miracles. The book is divided into two broad sections, one for the theoretical background, set against naturalism, and one to explain the place of...
by Jean-Philippe Marceau | Aug 28, 2020 | Bible, Liturgy, Theory
On a first reading, Saint Luke’s account of Christ’s appearance on the road to Emmaus 1 is puzzling to Christians and non-Christians alike. Luke describes two anonymous disciples discussing Christ’s death and disappearance from the tomb. Interestingly, when the...
by Jean-Philippe Marceau | Jul 13, 2020 | Articles, Liturgy, Video Games
In a recent piece, I looked at the symbolic significance of cell tower arson 1. In this post, I want to look at another kind of conspiracy that has been gaining steam, or rather regaining steam, in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. More precisely, I will look at the...
by Jean-Philippe Marceau | Jun 29, 2020 | Bible, Liturgy, Theory
In a previous post, 1 I introduced St Paul’s head-body symbolism. In this post, I want to examine one of his richest and most meaningful uses of this symbolism. In Col 1:24, the apostle writes: “I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh...
by Jean-Philippe Marceau | Jun 9, 2020 | Architecture, Articles
In this blog post, I want to take a symbolic look at a new phenomenon, namely that of people burning down cell phone towers. This has been happening during the Covid-19 crisis as various conspiracy theories blame 5G technology for the virus 1. I will look at this...
