by Norm Grondin | Nov 3, 2022 | Articles, Bible, Theory
“Draw near to God and he will draw near to you.” (James 4:8) There is perhaps no better image of union between God and Man than through the symbol of marriage. It is a symbol of intimate union used throughout the Bible, such as in the covenants God makes with Man and...
by Norm Grondin | May 25, 2022 | Articles, Bible, Theory
The people who survive the sword will find favor in the wilderness; I will come to give rest to Israel. Imprinted upon the architecture of our Being is the desire for meaning, purpose, community and ritual. We seek to transcend and become more than the sum of our...
by Norm Grondin | Nov 28, 2021 | Articles, Theory
“For he was incarnate that we might be made god; and he manifested himself through a body that we might receive an idea of the invisible Father; and he endured the insults of human beings, that we might inherit incorruptibility.” The period of Advent has a two-fold...
by Norm Grondin | Nov 11, 2021 | Bible, Theory
For Mémé Darling and your life of real assent. Your “grain of wheat” continues to bear much fruit. Ours is an acedic age, one of distraction, where we wander about like chimeras, fragmented beings hungry for meaning. This is evident not only through the popularity of...
by Norm Grondin | Sep 14, 2021 | Folk Stories & Traditions, Theory
Near my home lies a fairy forest. It started in the winter of 2020 and has gradually grown through the spring of 2021. At first blush, this folk project may seem a strange phenomenon, but its existence shows not only a longing for, but the inevitable return of...
