Acts 7 - Punctum & Dictum

16th-century woodcut of empty pulpit with open Bible and fractured shadow symbolizing theological compromise and abandoned Gospel

MLK Day

Failed Heroes: Martin Luther King and the Hagiography Trap

When conservatives canonize flawed heroes for racial credibility, who wins? A theological and moral reckoning with MLK's disqualifying failures.

Reformation woodcut showing scales of justice: thorns and chains (sin) outweighed by crown (grace), cross as fulcrum, Latin text.

Soteriology

Do We Really Want What We Deserve?

Minneapolis welfare fraud protests reveal a deeper question: What if we got the justice we actually deserve? The gospel's cosmic unfairness explained.

Woodcut-style engraving of a hand selecting from scattered scroll fragments on a desk, with hourglass, quill, and inkwell nearby.

New Year's Resolutions

A New Year's Resolution You'll Actually Keep

Forget gym memberships. This New Year's resolution costs nothing: follow a few people on TikTok who actually think. Here's my current rotation.

Woodcut-style image: two hands reaching across ocean with divine hand above holding connecting threads, sealed letter below.

Providence

Providence via WhatsApp

After 40 years of radio silence, my mother reunited with her Italian sister via WhatsApp. Not a miracle—Providence using ordinary means for divine ends.

Stephanus Martyr Orat Pro Nimicis – "Stephen the Martyr Prays for His Enemies"

St. Stephen

The Day After Christmas: From Manger to Murder

Why does St. Stephen's martyrdom follow Christmas? The Church calendar reveals Christianity's non-sentimental core: Christ came to transform, not comfort.