http://www.cardus.ca en Copyright 2010 Cardus Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:32:01 -0400 Cardus Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:32:01 -0400 http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2079/ Assemblage of ladies' gloves, embroidered with four-letter words 26" x 26" x 6" 2009 Just as angels are invisible beings destined to serve and comfort us, so too are those women of a certain age who in every generation labour unnoticed for the benefit of others in their communities. They cook, wash, mend, iron, dust and pray—four-letter words to most of us. My artwork admonishes us to look up,... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Assemblage of ladies' gloves, embroidered with four-letter words 26" x 26" x 6" 2009 Just as angels are invisible beings destined to serve and comfort us, so too are those women of a certain age who in every generation labour unnoticed for the benefit of others in their communities. They cook, wash, mend, iron, dust and pray—four-letter words to most of us. My artwork admonishes us to look up,... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2083/ Like in the book of Esther, God might not show up in a Charles Wright poem. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Like in the book of Esther, God might not show up in a Charles Wright poem. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2081/ How much better would a wedding be if the guests were actually called upon by the officiant to pledge their lifelong devotion to upholding the couple's vows to the extent they have the opportunity? Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 How much better would a wedding be if the guests were actually called upon by the officiant to pledge their lifelong devotion to upholding the couple's vows to the extent they have the opportunity? http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2058/ Photograph 12" x 18" 2000 Ominous and overshadowed by the weight of the sky above, this old church in Brazil reminds me of what religion feels like in many cultures around the world. I've always had a respect for sacred spaces when I travel, but rarely do I find one that feels entirely comfortable. I like this church because of its unassuming modesty and enduring strength. Obviously battered and broken,... Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Photograph 12" x 18" 2000 Ominous and overshadowed by the weight of the sky above, this old church in Brazil reminds me of what religion feels like in many cultures around the world. I've always had a respect for sacred spaces when I travel, but rarely do I find one that feels entirely comfortable. I like this church because of its unassuming modesty and enduring strength. Obviously battered and broken,... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2062/ We could be on the cusp of something truly transformative in Christian political engagement. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 We could be on the cusp of something truly transformative in Christian political engagement. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2053/ While the thirst for profit has overshadowed beauty and truth in business, we cannot deny the still-present reflection of the Creator. Let's not cheapen business into being only a means to the end of ministry. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 While the thirst for profit has overshadowed beauty and truth in business, we cannot deny the still-present reflection of the Creator. Let's not cheapen business into being only a means to the end of ministry. http://www.cardus.ca/columns/2057/ The rational approach in a truly open society tolerant of Mr. Trottier’s beliefs and mine is to ensure the physical and intellectual contributions to the charitable needs of society is recognized and supported by public policy. The people served do not deserve to be the collateral damage of an intellectual assault on the people who serve them. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The rational approach in a truly open society tolerant of Mr. Trottier’s beliefs and mine is to ensure the physical and intellectual contributions to the charitable needs of society is recognized and supported by public policy. The people served do not deserve to be the collateral damage of an intellectual assault on the people who serve them. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2040/ The flag on the left in "War and Peace" is a black and white image of the IR Flag that every American soldier wears throughout combat. After enduring a one year deployment to Iraq, I saw the IR Flag as a symbol of history. This is emphasized through the use of black and white colors. As soldiers return home from combat, the right flag represents the cost of war upon their lives (PTSD: Post Traumatic... Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The flag on the left in "War and Peace" is a black and white image of the IR Flag that every American soldier wears throughout combat. After enduring a one year deployment to Iraq, I saw the IR Flag as a symbol of history. This is emphasized through the use of black and white colors. As soldiers return home from combat, the right flag represents the cost of war upon their lives (PTSD: Post Traumatic... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2049/ Charles Colson, Andy Crouch, and James Davison Hunter debate our calling to live faithfully. None is entirely right nor entirely wrong. But all three are contributing nuance to the crucial question of how Christians must serve in the public square. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Charles Colson, Andy Crouch, and James Davison Hunter debate our calling to live faithfully. None is entirely right nor entirely wrong. But all three are contributing nuance to the crucial question of how Christians must serve in the public square. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2050/ In public settings, we are often called to "think thickly and speak thinly." So I ground my thinking in scripture and theology, even though my conversation partner may not share these foundations with me. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 In public settings, we are often called to "think thickly and speak thinly." So I ground my thinking in scripture and theology, even though my conversation partner may not share these foundations with me. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2036/ Dooyeweerd gives expression, in a highly sophisticated and erudite way, to an inspiring vision of the world. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Dooyeweerd gives expression, in a highly sophisticated and erudite way, to an inspiring vision of the world. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1384/ I shot this with a wide open aperture to get the selective focus and the "impressionistic painting" effect, as some have called it. The term for the blurred background in such a photo is bokeh, from the Japanese word for blur or haze. It is a photo of a tree fern, taken near Lake Tarawera in New Zealand. I was spending a week in a cottage there alone with God and had a very significant time which jump-started... Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 I shot this with a wide open aperture to get the selective focus and the "impressionistic painting" effect, as some have called it. The term for the blurred background in such a photo is bokeh, from the Japanese word for blur or haze. It is a photo of a tree fern, taken near Lake Tarawera in New Zealand. I was spending a week in a cottage there alone with God and had a very significant time which jump-started... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2030/ Defending Catholicism in the Protestant South, defending the South to New Yorkers disgusted with it, and defending Christianity to literati who find it laughable. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Defending Catholicism in the Protestant South, defending the South to New Yorkers disgusted with it, and defending Christianity to literati who find it laughable. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2031/ Facing limitless need and finite enthusiasm, from where can we draw impossible motivation? Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Facing limitless need and finite enthusiasm, from where can we draw impossible motivation? http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2032/ There is a certain spiritual posture that lies behind a peace-filled experience. Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 There is a certain spiritual posture that lies behind a peace-filled experience. http://www.cardus.ca/columns/2019/ The secularizing experiment of the past 40 years has been a failure. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The secularizing experiment of the past 40 years has been a failure. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/print_issues/1995/ Making what is needed, restoring what is broken. Could Jesus' humanity by reflected more authentically than in his role as a carpenter? Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Making what is needed, restoring what is broken. Could Jesus' humanity by reflected more authentically than in his role as a carpenter? http://www.cardus.ca/comment/print_issues/1995/ Caritas in Veritate and the call to culture making. Includes the 2009 joint statement "Doing the truth in love," presented by the Center for Public Justice, Cardus and the Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Caritas in Veritate and the call to culture making. Includes the 2009 joint statement "Doing the truth in love," presented by the Center for Public Justice, Cardus and the Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/print_issues/1995/ If we are to offer our culture what it needs most, we must pull from sources beyond it. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 If we are to offer our culture what it needs most, we must pull from sources beyond it. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/print_issues/1995/ It is Kuyper that I take with me to Capitol Hill, and to wherever I go in the name of vocations that engage the push-and-shove of life. The press of realpolitik in every generation is very weighty, often burdensome and oppressive, and we need the rootedness of live orthodoxy, of living life near to God, if we are to keep on keeping on. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 It is Kuyper that I take with me to Capitol Hill, and to wherever I go in the name of vocations that engage the push-and-shove of life. The press of realpolitik in every generation is very weighty, often burdensome and oppressive, and we need the rootedness of live orthodoxy, of living life near to God, if we are to keep on keeping on.