Archive - Word of the Week of Word & Song by Anthony Esolen

A disciple must show all the fresh enthusiasm and delight of the young student who can hardly wait to tell others what he has learned. He must be as a…

Apr 8 •

5:23

Jesus had put everybody out of the room except for a couple of his disciples. A little girl was lying in the sleep of death.

Apr 1 •

4:32

March 2024

On the Sunday before Easter most Christian churches commemorate Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem with a blessing of palms. But what is the origin…

Mar 25 •

4:40

"Beyond the pale"

What does it mean to say that someone or something is "beyond the pale"? Read more in this special Word of the Week: Figuratively Speaking.

Mar 18 •

6:40

It is no easy thing to say what a thought is. Does it take up space? What is it, a thought?

Mar 11 •

5:36

Jesus traveled about the land, healing the sick: the blind, the deaf, the lame. But to everyone He offered the healing balm of truth, mingled with…

Mar 4 •

5:00

February 2024

One of Dickens' happiest creations is Mr. Boffin, called “The Golden Dustman” because he inherited from his greedy old employer a fortune in the dust…

Feb 26 •

4:41

Join us as we turn a phrase or two with our Word of the Week!

Feb 19 •

5:12

Think of how we use the image of flying: always more in play than at work. We call it a flight of fancy when somebody does a thing in a rush of…

Feb 12 •

4:55

Some years ago I noticed that my college freshmen had all gotten the idea that they must never begin a sentence with because. They all "knew" it, but…

Feb 5 •

3:13

January 2024

We shouldn’t worry too much about doubt. It is a part of the way we are. We don’t see into the essence of things at one glance.

Jan 29 •

4:28

You might have heard that the Eskimos have forty words for snow, but that isn’t really true.

Jan 22 •

5:10

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