“Before I got married I had six theories about raising children; now, I have six children and no theories.” ― John Wilmot
Author Archives: Joshua Gibbs
Growth
Last week, our church (St. Cyprian of Carthage in Midlothian, VA) received eight new catechumens, all of whom appeared to be under the age of thirty, and more than half of whom were unmarried. And this, at a small church in the middle of the woods, half an hour away from the city, with noContinue reading “Growth”
How To Teach The Same Books Over And Over Again
“The teacher has only to take stock of his soul as class begins and consider all that God has lately asked him to ponder through the divinely appointed accidents, epiphanies, and confrontations of the day. A teacher doesn’t need to stretch a chapter in Pride & Prejudice in order to talk about jealousy, gossip, broken relationships withContinue reading “How To Teach The Same Books Over And Over Again”
What Happens Next
Teacher: Have you been baptized? Student: Well, my metaverse avatar, which is Kermit the Frog dressed as the police officer from the Village People, was e-baptized at a service in a digital Dave & Busters. Does that count? Teacher: A baptism really needs to be a public profession of faith. Student: There were 43,000 peopleContinue reading “What Happens Next”
More Saying About Childrearing
The man who only praises his son will be the only man who praises his son.
Sayings About Childrearing
There is more hope for a wildly disobedient boy whose parents admit it than for a mildly disobedient boy whose parents deny it. If a mother makes excuses for her son, there is a little hope for him; if his father makes excuses for him, there is none.
There Really Are Quite A Few Ambient Composers Who Out-Zimmer Hans Zimmer
Thoughts On Sheltering Children
“The world stands to have a far tighter grip on teenagers than it does on little children, and yet many parents I speak with basically give up on governing their sons and daughters around 8th or 9th grade. They give them phones and video games and glumly report at parent teacher conferences that their childrenContinue reading “Thoughts On Sheltering Children”
One Of The Most Generous Poems
Christmas Party At The South Danbury Church by Donald Hall December twenty-firstwe gather at the white Church festoonedred and green, the tree flashinggreen-red lights beside the altar.After the children of Sunday Schoolrecite Scripture, sing songs,and scrape out solos,they retire to dress for the finale,to perform the pageantagain: Mary and Joseph kneelingcradleside, Three Kings,shepherds and shepherdesses.Continue reading “One Of The Most Generous Poems”
Merch
From the Sometimes Gibbs shop. From the Gibbs Classical shop.
There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. 