Morrison: “Peace Which Passeth Understanding”
Morrison: “Peace Which Passeth Understanding” By Gabriel Blanchard Morrison re-presents a perennial theme in our literature: the mystery of iniquity, of not only suffering but active evil. She …
Great Works & Authors
Wycliffe: The Waning of the Middle Ages
Wycliffe: The Waning of the Middle Ages By Gabriel Blanchard In one sense Wycliffe was simply one more example of Medieval patterns of belief and devotion; but the …
Erasmus in Dallas
Erasmus in Dallas Here at CLT, we have several avenues for sharing the deep delights of our intellectual tradition. The exams themselves feature texts from everywhere and everywhen, …
Thoreau: Defiance, Loneliness, and Beauty
Thoreau: Defiance, Loneliness, and Beauty By Travis Copeland Few authors are less timely than Thoreau, and it is in this that he is most edifying to us. Henry …
Spending Time With Auden
Spending Time With Auden By Travis Copeland The progress of the year can seem gloomy, especially in winter, but this gives us a unique opportunity to “redeem the …
Livy: The Annals of the Eternal City
Livy: The Annals of the Eternal City By Gabriel Blanchard History sits at the borders of science today; in the ancient world, it was in many respects closer …
The “Pearl” Poet: The Mysteries of the Holy
The Pearl Poet: The Mysteries of the Holy By Gabriel Blanchard This elusive author, whose writing contains so much of the sacred, the lovely, and the dreadful, is …
The Brothers Grimm: Of Facts and Faërie
The Brothers Grimm: Of Facts and Faërie By Gabriel Blanchard From Poe to the Inklings to Disney, nearly all modern fiction with even a hint of magic in …
A Flood Upon a Midnight Clear
A Flood Upon a Midnight Clear At the edge of the Arctic Circle, there is a custom around this time that may be well worth sharing in the …
Nietzsche: Death of Deity
Nietzsche: Death of Deity By Gabriel Blanchard Only a few authors can claim to have foreseen (or foreshadowed) the chaos of the twentieth century, but the shadow of …
