In Search of Lost Time

by John Wilson

We must recover an adequate grasp of the past. Continue Reading »

26 Jul 2024

The Fullness of Time

by Ephraim Radner

How long, O Lord? The question is posed repeatedly by the Psalmist. It continues to be posed across the ages, uttered even by our lips in the shadows of a dark season. How long must I suffer this illness? Drag through this labor? Bear with evil men? Did not our Lord himself wonder this . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2024

What I Would Put in a 2023 Time Capsule

by John Wilson

Even the “mundane” happenings of a single day exceed our grasp, let alone the span of a lifetime. Continue Reading »

16 Jun 2023

Easter and History

by George Weigel

Salvation history is the inner dynamic of “world history.”  Continue Reading »

5 Apr 2023

Calendars of My Life

by John Wilson

On New Year’s Day of 2023, I tried to remember my first memories of the holiday. Continue Reading »

13 Jan 2023

Talk About Time

by John Wilson

If you have followed this column for a while, you know that I am unrepentantly fascinated by “time.” Continue Reading »

18 Nov 2022

The People of the Bookstore

by Jeff Deutsch

What makes a text sacred? There are many answers to this question, but I learned mine from the Jewish tradition in which I was raised.  Continue Reading »

13 Sep 2022

Small Mysteries of Time and Memory

by John Wilson

The small mysteries of time and memory point beyond themselves, suggesting that more lies ahead of us in a reality that exceeds our grasp but which we will someday know firsthand. Continue Reading »

24 Sep 2021

Books From a Parallel Time Stream

by John Wilson

It was almost as if the McHenry books existed in a parallel time stream and had somehow leaked into our own. Continue Reading »

2 Jul 2021

Time Travel from Your Own Basement

by John Wilson

Going through stacks of old magazines, newspaper articles, publishers’ catalogues, and more filled me with a sense of the mystery of time. Continue Reading »

18 Jun 2021