Pledge To Be Extraordinary & Change the World
Have you ever wanted to stand up for something? Now is your chance. A Church in Need of Repair In our modern world, truth has sadly become relative. The endless mixing of different “faiths,” coupled...
View ArticleFootsteps of Light & Perils of Darkness: A Journey into the Faith
Our Lord once said: “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.“ To tread the broad road that He mentioned is to do...
View ArticleWake Up Call to the West: The Brutal Murder of a Christian Girl
I am being honest when I say that I am not sure if I should post the following pictures. I am also being honest when I say that anyone who comes across this page should be very careful about scrolling...
View ArticleThe TRUE Tragedy of Christian Persecution in the East is US
Sharing yesterday’s post was, well, disheartening, to say the least. Not only is it tragic to think of the sufferings that Christians are being forced to undergo in the east, but it is jolting to the...
View ArticleNomad Nuggets: Bite-Sized Inspiration From the Road
Have you been feeling that things have been a little bit heavy lately? With the ongoing situation in Iraq, and the persecution of Christians throughout many countries in the east, it has certainly been...
View ArticleThe “Narrow-Minded” Church
We have all heard it before. The dreaded phrase. Two little words that stigmatize and brand as if the most evil creature imaginable had suddenly appeared before our eyes, foaming at the mouth, with...
View ArticleNomad Nuggets: Bite-Sized Inspiration From the Road, #1
Today is the first day of…Nomad Nuggets: Bite-Sized Inspiration From the Road! For those of you who are wondering what on earth I am talking about (and that would not be completely rare), this is a new...
View ArticleA Clear Creek Abbey Documentary, Part III: Daily Monastic Life
For those of you who are wondering what on earth ever happened to the remainder of my independent and unofficial mini-documentary on Clear Creak Abbey, well, lets just say that it went on one very long...
View ArticleNomad Nuggets: Bite-Sized Inspiration From the Road, #2
While I am busy working away on the final segment of Clear Creek Abbey (guys, this stuff is COMPLICATED!), I just wanted to share (with any readers who happen to be left!) a photo that I have fallen in...
View ArticleA Clear Creek Abbey Documentary, Part IV: The Final Visit
For those of you who have been hanging in there, this is… (believe it or not!) …the final post of my unofficial, mini-documentary on Clear Creek Abbey! The Final Visit So, what is there left to see?...
View ArticleIntroducing “The Age of Illumination: A Reclaiming the Sacred Mini-Series”
At the risk of sounding a little overly passionate, there is something that I want to debunk right here and now, because it is a preposterous, nasty, ugly little lie that has been perpetuated for far...
View ArticleWhy We Need A “New” Foundation For Our Christian Past: Lessons From Our Words...
Ok, so I bet that some of you might be wondering why on earth I have spent so much time yammering about new names for the “Middle Ages,” some of the shoddy ways that it has been represented in the...
View ArticleThe Path to Happiness: Hidden Messages In Early Christian Art
History, when told through the eyes of its heroes, has the power to change our lives. You might ask how a mini-series on the past can help make your life better today, but that is because so few know...
View ArticleThe Calm After the Storm: The End to the Silent Crisis of the Early Christian...
I have to admit – I am absolutely fascinated with the concept of knowing what the history books never tell. Combined with a bit of an obsession for reclaiming the sacred, within hearts as well as in...
View ArticleA Prayer from the People of the Cross for ISIS: Could You Dare to Adopt a...
Could you dare to love ISIS? It is both a startling and thought-provoking question that is beautifully (and painfully) presented in a new video by the YouTube channel Mighty, entitled, Who Would Dare...
View ArticleFor the People of Paris: An Offering of Art, Consolation, Solidarity, & Love
RECLAIMING THE SACRED has emerged from its long private status to offer the following work of art to the people of France, both now and in all generations past, as well as in future days to come. In...
View ArticleWithout A Place To Belong: Finding a Home in the Church Today
What I have to say is probably going to come as a shock to some, especially those who have followed my site since its earliest days. You know, back when I was the Catholic Nomad, rambling about the...
View ArticleWho Am I?
I don’t know what it is about tough subjects, but sometimes I can just be really drawn to them. My latest sketch is one such topic; Mary Magdalene, perhaps the most famous sinner to walk the face of...
View ArticleThe Shepherd Girl: Christmas Night
The Shepherd Girl I have just finished her. Every line, every shadow, every fold of that white veil upon her wide-eyed, curious head has left me wondering – who are you? She seems to be a stubborn...
View ArticleWEB ADDRESS CHANGING AS OF AUGUST 11, 2016 FOR RECLAIMING THE SACRED: MAKE A...
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Either on, or after, August 11, 2016, Reclaiming the Sacred may no longer be hosted at the current web domain of ReclaimingtheSacred.com. Reclaiming the Sacred will still exist, but...
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