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Author: Peony Moss
NPR: Broadcasting excellence
Juan Williams: “…let me tell you what you can say on National Public Radio without losing your job. Nina Totenberg wished that Senator Jesse Helms and his grandchildren would get AIDS — I said would get AIDS. She’s still working there. A so-called humorist on NPR said the world would be a better place if… Continue reading NPR: Broadcasting excellence
“Barack Obama will never write an acclaimed vampire novel…
because he has no respect for ritual.” Other literary genres have charms of their own, but the choices that horror novelists make are especially important because they often touch on questions of ritual. As any priest, liturgist, relief pitcher, band leader, wedding planner, barista, chef, musician, teacher, bonsai gardener, or tea ceremony devotee could tell… Continue reading “Barack Obama will never write an acclaimed vampire novel…
The protection of culture
Structures and restrictions safeguard the sacred. Part of the role of culture is to protect values that we cherish but that, in our daily lives, we do not experience as urgent. We recognize, for example, that exercise and solitude are important for our physical and emotional well-being, yet seldom is our sense of urgency powerful… Continue reading The protection of culture
Nine possible reasons why God is saying “No”
Another great article by Monsignor Pope of the Archdiocese of Washington: Scripture does give some answers as to God’s delay and to his “No.” And while these explanations may not always emotionally satisfy us, they do provide a teaching which can ultimately assist us in not allowing our sorrow, anger or disappointment to interact with… Continue reading Nine possible reasons why God is saying “No”
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Harry Potter and the Weekend of Vocations Awareness
Kat wonders to which religious orders the Houses of Hogwarts correspond: Hufflepuff = Benedictines; does Ravenclaw = Dominicans or Jesuits?
Sentimentality as a kind of bullying
A review of Theodore Dalrymple’s book on sentimentality: In his new book, he argues that sentimentality is the virus that is eating away at modern life. It destroys the sense of responsibility; it undermines human relationships; and it has a close affinity with aggression and violence. [It] lies, [Dalrymple] says, in the Romantic idea that… Continue reading Sentimentality as a kind of bullying