Each year in early spring, during the season of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Easter, a plenitude of books, magazine articles, and television shows about Jesus appear. Jay Parini articleashbegin Change image and share on social
I'm tired of hearing about this 'well-regulated militia' that is so necessary for American freedom. Jay Parini americanfreedomhear Change image and share on social
Good and productive labor is valuable, and it doesn't mean you have to have a fancy job description. You don't have to become rich. You can be ordinary. Happiness lies there. Do good work, create good work for others. Jay Parini createdescriptionfancy share on social
Ridding the world of poverty is, of course, a fantasy. Jay Parini fantasypovertyrid Change image and share on social
In a country where Americans sense, quite genuinely, that their freedoms have been taken away by the government - as in the U.S. Patriot Act, as in NSA surveillance - people feel powerless. Jay Parini actamericancountry Change image and share on social
Indeed, we might all forget where we have been if we didn't have somebody to assemble and arrange the little blocks called facts from which history is constructed, artfully or less so. Jay Parini arrangeartfullyassemble Change image and share on social
The whole point of the Resurrection stories - and the Resurrection itself - is that we don't recognize Jesus when he comes back to us. Jay Parini backjesuspoint Change image and share on social
As 'Possession' progresses, it seems less and less like the usual satire about academia and more like something by Jorge Luis Borges. Jay Parini academiaborgejorge Change image and share on social
There's been an unquestionable decline in American culture. The education system is thin on the ground. People don't read as deeply and at length as they used to. And the media has been scattered into so many cable channels. Jay Parini americancablechannel share on social
It's time that Americans dealt seriously with guns, getting in place strong and appropriate measures - there is no excuse for anything but the strictest controls. Jay Parini americancontroldeal Change image and share on social