Cross

The Gift of a Cruciform Life

James Ellis III joins the podcast to discuss his new book, An Inward-Outward Witness: Suffering's Role in Forming Faithful Preachers. Continue Reading »

21 Nov 2022

The Tears of Things

by Peter J. Leithart

Having suffered all, Christ can sympathize with all. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. Continue Reading »

15 Apr 2022

Marked by Death

by Brad East

We are a people marked by death—not death as a power that holds sway over us, but rather the liberating death of Christ on the cross. Continue Reading »

2 Mar 2022

Bishop Barron on the Power of the Eucharist

by Mark Bauerlein

Bishop Robert Barron joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Eucharist, and the Word On Fire bookstore. Continue Reading »

14 Feb 2022

An avalanche of reckless thoughts keeps usApart. I’ll find excuses when, by chance,We meet between distractions. Let’s not fussAbout my guarded habits. Our romanceSeemed fine, at first, until you sought to knowMy hidden self: the hurts, the fears, the shameOf past mistakes. Why should I stoop to . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2020

Christ Crowned with Thorns

by Daniel Brown

To really hear what I’m about to sayIs probably impossible apartFrom taking in the painting at its heart.From reeling, in the process, at the wayThe blood, beyond its trickling down his brow,Has gotten in his vitreum somehow. How otherwise explain the ruinousRed of his eyes? If that isn’t the . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2020

The Centurion’s Tale

by Joshua Hren

Hemingway’s little-known play Today is Friday is a haunting depiction of Christ's crucifixion. Continue Reading »

28 Feb 2020

Cross-Shaped Cosmos

by Peter J. Leithart

Our crosses chip away our defenses, perverse habits, and self-delusions, removing “what hid Christ” so he can be seen. Continue Reading »

26 Feb 2020

The Power of the Cross

by George Weigel

The temptation to reduce Christianity to a comfortable lifestyle option has been around a long time. Against Christian happy-talk, the Cross stands in stark relief. Continue Reading »

12 Apr 2017

Leonard Cohen, the Christ-Haunted

by Joe Heschmeyer

Though he would often protest that he “wasn’t really a religious man,” Cohen seemed unable to sing or speak for very long without bringing up God. Continue Reading »

17 Nov 2016

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