I have a confession to make: I can’t get enough of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Give me another teary tell-all and I’m all in. Indulge me with a made-for-reality-TV special and I’ll fetch the popcorn. Just a hint of the pair excites me, because I firmly believe that the drama of the . . . . Continue Reading »
The death of Queen Elizabeth II was in no sense tragic, particularly as it occurred in her beloved Balmoral home amid the Cairngorm moors and mountains. Nor was it a surprise. Elizabeth had been ailing for some while, and particularly since the celebration of her Platinum Jubilee in June. I did not . . . . Continue Reading »
Upon examination, one finds that Queen Elizabeth II's “one misstep” was not a misstep at all. Continue Reading »
Royal anointing is at its most important level a gift of the Holy Spirit—there is not doubt that this is exactly what Queen Elizabeth believed about her role. Continue Reading »
So much did Queen Elizabeth II represent the nation that with her death most Britons feel a part of their identity, their footing in the world, has been lost. Continue Reading »
As a world queen of a Christian monarchy and the inheritor of a Christian empire, Queen Elizabeth II upheld and tried to serve the common good of the whole world. Continue Reading »
We British are diminished by Queen Elizabeth II's passing. And the world is surely diminished, too, having lost one of its precious few heads of state worthy of respect. Continue Reading »
The moral standards that enable a society to hold itself together—generosity, loyalty, justice, the dignity of the individual, the right to freedom—are themselves rooted in the sacred in every society. Continue Reading »
The monarch, stripped of all ancient direct power, is now remarkably like the king on a chessboard—almost incapable of offensive action, but preventing others from occupying a crucial square. Continue Reading »
The United Kingdom has now begun the process of breaking up. Continue Reading »
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