Devin O'Donnell
Behold the Pagan Prophet
This week we are continuing our study of The Aeneid. To understand the Aeneid, one must also know the poet of the Aeneid. Virgil was...
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Devin O'Donnell
- Jun 1, 2022
- 2 min
Arma virumque cano
Amra virumque cano...so goes the first line of Virgil's Aeneid: "I sing of arms and the man..." In the same way that Homer's invocation...
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Devin O'Donnell
- May 18, 2022
- 1 min
The Battle of Marathon
Today we are continuing our study of the Battle of Marathon. Next week we read about and study the battle of Thermopylae. The story is...
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Devin O'Donnell
- May 17, 2022
- 8 min
The Game We're Really Trying to Win
We go to a school where we study the classical world. And if there is one faint vestige left over from the classical world that we still...
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Devin O'Donnell
- May 16, 2022
- 1 min
Where is Odysseus? – Part II
We are continuing our study of the delayed identification of Odysseus. Agenda for Monday: Prayer Odyssey Books 1-12 Exam Biblia Sacra...
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Devin O'Donnell
- May 11, 2022
- 1 min
Where are thou, Odysseus? Why do you speak in parables?
We discussed how Christ's identity is often concealed at first and revealed in significant ways that pertain to his character, such as in...
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Devin O'Donnell
- May 9, 2022
- 3 min
He was known to them in the breaking of bread
When Christ was preaching and teaching before the start of his ministry in Jerusalem, the revelation of his identity was carefully...
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Devin O'Donnell
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
The Cattle of Helios & Mount Sinai
In Book XII of The Odyssey, we encounter the sacred cattle of Helios. They are warned many times not to harm the cattle of the Sun....
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Devin O'Donnell
- May 3, 2022
- 4 min
The Weight of Glory
In his masterful essay, "The Weight of Glory," C. S. Lewis introduces an idea that restructured the theology of many modern Christians,...
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Devin O'Donnell
- May 2, 2022
- 2 min
Do not be unbelieving
Perhaps we are all familiar with the story behind the name given to the more skeptical of the apostles. In twentieth chapter of John's...
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Devin O'Donnell
- Apr 29, 2022
- 1 min
Cyrus the Great
Cyrus in a big deal in history. Many Christians, for instance, don't know that he is referred to as the Lord's "anointed" in Isaiah. And...
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Devin O'Donnell
- Apr 25, 2022
- 1 min
The Significance of Christus Victor
Growing up in the church, one can become rather complacent with the significance of Easter, as if rising from the dead were so jejune...
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Devin O'Donnell
- Apr 14, 2022
- 1 min
Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday marks a singular moment in Holy Week, a pause and a breath. In the midst of the growing sense of climax, the pageantry &...
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Devin O'Donnell
- Apr 6, 2022
- 6 min
The World, the Flesh, and the Devil
Yesterday, we returned to the narrative of Christ's temptation in the wilderness, a fitting passage to contemplate in the season of Lent....
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Devin O'Donnell
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
The Odyssey & The Oikos
We are back to Homer, friends. More than the Iliad, this work seems to appeal to students by virtue of its sense of adventure (literally,...
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Devin O'Donnell
- Mar 30, 2022
- 3 min
Peace, peace, Orestes-like
Yesterday we finished The Eumenides by Aeschylus, which concludes the trilogy of tragic plays. We saw that the solution to the violent...
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Devin O'Donnell
- Mar 29, 2022
- 3 min
Pythia be like
Today we are continuing our reading of The Eumenides. The name "Pythia" comes from "Pytho," which was the original name of Delphi,...
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Devin O'Donnell
- Mar 28, 2022
- 2 min
Ecce ancilla Domini
On the Church calendar, March 25 marks the feast of the Annunciation. This day is observed in Protestant and Catholic traditions by...
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Devin O'Donnell
- Mar 24, 2022
- 3 min
Beware the sower of tares
The Parable of the Wheat and Tares can be a difficult parable, but if we have mastered the parable about parables, then it is possible to...
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Devin O'Donnell
- Mar 21, 2022
- 2 min
Hauntings of Justice
Today we begin The Oresteia, following the disturbing events of the house of Atreus, particularly on character of Agamemnon and his...
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