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Fighting for Friendship
As Aristotle tells it, there are three kinds of friendship: the pleasing friendship, the useful friendship, and the friendship pointed toward the good (see also Victor Lee Austin’s Friendship). So friends that are fun, friends that help us get something … Continue reading
Beyond Sharing
Yesterday I shared an initial post about Justin Whitmel Earley’s Made for People. It’s not the first book from Earley that I’ve enjoyed. A few years ago, The Common Rule captured the zeitgeist of the “routines and habits” emphasis (that … Continue reading
Being Made for People
Of the many great things about Justin Whittle Earley’s Made for People (and there are many great things), the greatest is the assertion Earley makes early in the book about Jesus and friendship: It may seem odd to cast the … Continue reading
Summer with Some Saints (part two)
A couple of days ago I mentioned spending the summer with some saints. In that entry, it was St. Francis of Assisi through the writings of G. K. Chesterton. At the same time I was reading about Francis, I was … Continue reading
Summer with Some Saints (part one)
A decent bit of my reading this summer has been “saint-centric.” Right now I’m slowly working through Fire Within by Thomas Dubay. The book is a consideration of prayer through the works of Teresa of Avila and John of the … Continue reading
Laity Lodge on My Mind
Even when it isn’t summer, my mind often wanders to Laity Lodge. It wanders there in the summer, of course, because the two times I’ve visited the retreat center have both been in late June/early July. I visited the first … Continue reading
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In the Neighborhood
It’s been a while since I’ve visited a neighbor island (beyond an airport layover). It’s amazing to me how different each island is, how each island inspires the visitor in different ways. And while the islands mentioned in this piece … Continue reading
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On Forgetting
(Forced) Forgetfulness was a theme in this week’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Here’s the trailer for the episode, which gives some hint of the price of forgetfulness. Forgetfulness (forced or otherwise) is also a key thread in The Silver … Continue reading
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Summer-Time Fictions
It’s been a good summer of fiction for me, though I haven’t moved through anything too quickly. The latter half of June was all about The Ferryman by Justin Cronin. Some of my favorite moments reading during the summer involved … Continue reading
A Song for the Day
A classic song from Rich Mullins to close out the day. Like so many of Rich’s songs, it balances the beauty and the tension that can come with life as we know and experience it. Always a good thing to … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 