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I first read The Moviegoer sometime in the mid-1970s, and I loved it. But I was almost completely oblivious to the religious and philosophical aspects of it. I just thought it was a somewhat satirical, yet affectionate, and altogether delightful slice of a certain kind of Southern life. But that was all. After reading his
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1) The people say that the emperor's new clothes are very beautiful. 2) You deny that the emperor's new clothes are very beautiful. 3) Therefore you are not one of the people.
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Manifested in a local suburb in mid-December, towering over the houses. Our car was menaced by this gigantic entity.
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If we had been told merely to fear [the coming of Christ], we should have mistaken a slavish dread, or the gloom of despair, for godly fear; and if we had been told merely to rejoice, we should perhaps have mistaken a rude freedom and familiarity for joy; but when we are told both to
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One reason for reading this novel is that it's an extremely good one, and that's reason enough. Another, and one that's more important to me personally, is that it is a remarkably perceptive account of the racial situation in the South in the 1950s, when the push against segregation was really getting under way, producing
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The very best that can be said of the fallen and redeemed race of Adam is that they confess their fall and condemn themselves for it and try to recover themselves. And this state of mind, which is in fact the only possible religion left to sinners, is represented to us in the parable of
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Let us then consider this most serious question, which concerns every one of us so nearly: what is it to watch for Christ? He watches for Christ who has a sensitive, eager, apprehensive mind; who is awake, alive, quick-sighted, zealous in seeking and honoring him; who looks out for him in all that happens, and
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If you read the comments on the recent Delius post, you read me verbally scratching my head about this symphony, in response to Rob G's recommendation of the composer: I'm puzzled and slightly disturbed. A Chausson symphony was one of the first things I listened to out of the Fr. Dorrel trove, and I could
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As the subtitle indicates, this blog is a place where I post reflections and opinions on the books I’m reading and the music I’m listening to. It has always emphasized books and music, but was not explicitly limited to those topics, until January 2024. It has existed since January 2004 (here’s a link to the
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Rod Dreher quoted this, in a post about celebrity: Nowadays when a person lives somewhere, in a neighborhood, the place is not certified for him. More than likely he will live there sadly and the emptiness which is inside him will expand until it evacuates the entire neighborhood. But if he sees a movie which
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