Stabat Mater Dolorosa

Thoughts from the twilight of the secular world

Our Lady of Sorrows, Ta’ Ġieżu Church, Valletta, Malta

I. Stabat Mater Dolorosa

Many have faulted Christianity’s dismal view of humanity. To those on the outside, the Christian God seems an overbearing parent who punishes his children when they fail to live up to His impossible standards. And the Christian promise of “redemption” looks very much like sna…