Feb 28, 2026 | By Noah Thomason UT Austin ‘27

“And yet, if any one were to think that the Lord’s day should be appointed a day of fasting, in the same way as the seventh day is observed by some, such a man would be regarded, and not unjustly, as bringing a great cause of offense into the Church.”  — Augustine of Hippo, Letter 36

Feb 27, 2026 | By Anonymous

I say to myself: the evidence of my thought is in my heart. But how, then, can I believe it? It is written: “More tortuous than anything is the human heart, beyond remedy; who can understand it?” Oh blank wisdom! Oh fair deceit is this beating! It here does beat for the wholesome and the empty alike. What, then, prevents destruction? That, though all these alike the heart has loved, yet all in their turn have spurned the heart in diverse ways. It is written, “I, the Lord, explore the mind and test the heart, giving to all according to their ways, according to the fruit of their deeds.” So has Thy Grace saved me, in its just punishments, in the honesty of my sufferings.

Feb 26, 2026 | By Analise Pickerrell UT Austin ‘26

"The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth". - Ecclesiastes 7:4

How strange it is to be in a room full of people chanting about their depravity. 

There’s a 1957 Swedish film called “The Seventh Seal.” Among other things, it’s about a knight and his struggle with faith and human mortality. I’ve forgotten much about it, but one scene sticks out in particular. A horde of religious zealots trudge through the streets of a village infested with the bubonic plague. In their hands, they brandish whips and flagellate themselves while chanting “Dies Irae.” Day of Wrath. 

Feb 25, 2026 | By Aalia Holt SY ‘27

Most evangelistic movements and apologetics focus on how to be certain in our paths — how to know that our faith is true. Yet, I am not convinced we even know ourselves. In high school, I painted a picture of a window. Each window pane represented a quadrant of self-perception or lack thereof, illustrating a psychology model called The Johari Window. One quadrant is the area of self that is not externally observable nor internally disclosed. Here I wrote, “Only God knows.” Humankind walks around in ignorance of the internal. Psychologists may call it the unconscious, statistical analysts could call it the unpredictable. There will always be questions unanswered, and it seems to me that the only certainty in life comes from trust in our God.

Feb 24, 2026 | By Raleigh Adams YDS ‘26

I didn’t go analog because I hate technology. I didn’t go analog because I think the past was purer, slower, or morally superior.

I went analog because something was wrong with my relationship to time.

Nothing dramatic or diagnosable. Nothing that would have shown up on a productivity chart. I was functioning. I was producing. I was responsive. I was, by every external measure, doing fine.

But I could no longer wait.

Feb 23, 2026 | By Hannah McAnally - UT Austin

During the season of Lent, people often abstain from certain foods, drinks, or activities. In place of the item, observers use the time to focus more fully on Christ. But what exactly is Lent?

One origin of the word lent is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word ‘lencten,’ which means spring. Another origin of the word is the Germanic word ‘langitinaz,’ meaning long days.