Curt Jester posts this letter by Bishop Hermann: Save our children! More than anything else, this election is about saving our children or killing our children. This life issue is the overriding issue facing each of us in this coming election. All other issues, including the economy, have to take second place to the issue… Continue reading This Should Be Passed On
Category: Books
This Gives Me Hope
…Of my ten children, a few I can raise by clearing my throat (Angel and Earnest). A few I need to carry a bazooka just to remind them who’s in charge (Butkus and Conan). Most are somewhere in between. But I don’t consider any of the ten unconquerably strong-willed. How can this be? Simple. Their… Continue reading This Gives Me Hope
Ender fans
These are so cute!
The Top Twenty Books Nobody Reads
Dear Dr. Esolen has posted an annotated list of “Twenty Books Nobody Reads. (unwritten subtitle: “But Should.”) I am happy to report that I have read two books on this list (18, 4), have read parts of three more (20, 19, 14), and own three of them (19, 18, 14.)
If G.K. Chesterton had written Half-Blood Prince…
The study of Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, was at the best of times a crowded room. It was even more crowded at the moment, being enriched by the presence of Cornelius Fudge, the Minister for Magic, Kingsley Shacklebolt of the Aurors and a dumpy little man in a long… Continue reading If G.K. Chesterton had written Half-Blood Prince…
“Deathly Hallows” macro
sorry — I HAD to do it.
Harry Potter and the Theology of the Body
There, did that grab your attention? That title’s worthy of an essay, isn’t it? Or at least a really long, well-thought out, annotated post. Alas, I won’t be serving one of those up; just some scattered thoughts. I wanted to write something short on Deathly Hallows, and then with Pansy’s post…. First, Pansy’s post. I’m… Continue reading Harry Potter and the Theology of the Body
First report on Deathly Hallows
Vacuuming? Check. Swimming lessons? Check. Dinner? Check. Receive and read the book? CHECK. Started reading at 3:50 PM; finished around 10:30. (I did take breaks to for dinner, bedtime stories, etc.) Much to think about; much to discuss. But I just have to say…