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The Possibility of Recovering Something Lovely
We’re just under two months away from the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary adventure. Crazy to think it’s been ten years since Tennant and Smith and Baker celebrated the 50th. There’s a lot at stake in the 60th anniversary story, as … Continue reading
Staying True
Last week I was talking to a co-worker about Made for People who then recommended to me Hua Hsu’s Stay True. Stay True is a biographical account of college life for Hsu, who attended Berkley back in the 90s. And … Continue reading
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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