The Gospel in Pandemic Times
It is startling, to say the least, seeing how the COVID-19 virus has affected almost everyone around the world in …
All Articles by Surit Dasgupta
A Hidden Life (Film Review)
A Hidden Life is legendary director Terrence Malick’s latest film. It tells the true story of Austrian conscientious objector Franz …
The Virtue of Humility
The irony of Golden Globe-winning Michelle Williams openly advocating for the religious ritual of human-sacrifice seems to fly over most people’s heads.
The Children of the Camps
A standard of a society can often be measured by the way it treats its children, which is why we are horrified at the accounts of how the Soviet Union ruthlessly sentenced adolescents to years—even decades—in the gulags for crimes like petty theft. And what really constituted crimes like petty theft in the Soviet Union?
The Aesthetic of a Martyr
St. Varus was a highly-decorated soldier who lived in Egypt when the Roman emperor Maximian (c. 286 to 305 A.D.) …
The Schizophrenia and Healing of the American Church
The saddest part of Christian leadership in America is its schizophrenic attitude towards war perpetrated by the state both at …
“The Joker” and Modern Society
Disclaimer: The following contains spoilers for the recently released movie “The Joker”. Much has been made about Todd Phillips’ movie …
The Way
One gains a glimpse of the mystery of the number, three; the deity is neither one nor many; its perfection …
Clown World and the Only Thing that Matters
“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity!” What advantage does a man have in all …
Freedom and Responsibility
Nothing created by God is evil. It is not food that is evil but gluttony, not the begetting of children …
The Persecution of Truth
In 2003, a nation was still reeling from the effects of a deadly terrorist attack that cost thousands of lives. …
Blatty and the Otherizing of Man
In 1971, William Peter Blatty wrote ‘The Exorcist.’ Till date, the novel is considered one of the scariest horror stories …
The Birth of Mercy
Recently, a psychology professor by the name of Erik Sprankle stated that the Virgin Mary may not have given ‘consent’ …
The Three Hebrews and the Fall of Babylon
“And so it is important to see that there are times when a man-made law is out of harmony with …
Gosnell: A Tale of Sacrifice and Redemption
In 2010, Detective James Wood, hot on a drug trafficking trail, stumbles onto a case that is more sinister than …
Heroes in the First Circle
Tyranny is brought on not only by a few bad men who gain power, but also by the willingness of …
The Two Kingdoms
In volume three of Solzhenitsyn’s ‘Gulag Archipelago’ we are told of the tragic story of the kulaks and the Soviet …
Great Power and Small Friendships
In the epic ‘Lord of the Rings,’ J.R.R. Tolkien gives us a vivid illustration of the rivalrous tendencies of human …
The Scapegoating of Jordan Peterson
Ever since his interview with Cathy Newman went viral on YouTube, the scapegoating phenomenon that involves Dr. Jordan Peterson keeps …
Transcending Identity Politics
We sometimes hear conversations which contain claims like, “Jews are so sneaky,” or “Christians are so intolerant,” or “Asians are …
The Slave and the Aristocrat
Friedrich Nietzsche wrote in his book, The Antichrist: “Christianity has taken the side of everything weak, base, ill-constituted, it has …
The New Counterculture
We have placed too much hope in political and social reforms, only to find out that we were being deprived …
The Stone Table
C.S. Lewis had some interesting things to say about humanity in his children’s fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia, and …
The Tragedy of the Seven Samurai
All artistic masterpieces have something in common, according to René Girard. Akira Kurosawa’s movie Seven Samurai, better known to western …
Reflections on the Gulag Archipelago
Life is filled with suffering, and suffering is magnified and multiplied by the endless stream of malevolence. I am discovering …