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Category Archives: Classics and Literary
Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know
Years ago I stumbled upon a podcast called “Great Works in Western Literature” by a man named Joseph Pearce, and immediately a became fan of it. Pearce’s love of literature was infectious, especially seeing I was just beginning to read … Continue reading
Posted in Classics and Literary, General, Religion and Philosophy, Reviews
Tagged "classic", Catholicism, Christianity, Joseph Pearce, literature, religion
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Visiting with Huey on the Mississippi
Good morning from the Mississippi river. For the last few days I’ve been in Natchez, enjoying the sights of a rare southern town that has not lost its soul to Progress: its city streets are marked by people and shops, not … Continue reading
Make it ho, ho, ho!
When I saw that Audible had a version of “A Christmas Carol” performed by Patrick Stewart, there wasn’t a chance in the world I would not listen to it. I made myself wait until after Thanksgiving, though, because I’m a … Continue reading
The Jewish Annotated New Testament
(Yes, this book is why I’ve been so quiet the last two weeks.) The relationship between Christianity and Judaism has fascinated me ever since I bolted from the Pentecostalism in which I was raised, and began rebuilding my worldview from … Continue reading
Posted in Classics and Literary, General, Religion and Philosophy, Reviews
Tagged Amy-Jill Levine, Bible, Christianity, classical world, Judaism, religion
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My Name is Asher Lev
How to describe My Name is Asher Lev? The book opens with Asher himself describing himself as an apostate, a traitor, a mocker — and yet the reader will find no cruel intentions here, only a young man struggling with … Continue reading
Mythic Realms
“It’s our duty to search out anywhere the excellent that exists within culture, and to promote it — because the excellent is always going to be in the minority. Excellence is the particular, whereas crud is universal. We find only … Continue reading
Posted in Classics and Literary, Reviews, Society and Culture
Tagged arts-entertainment, Brad Birzer, CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien, literature, religion
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The Island of Doctor Moreau
“It was not in eating the apple that I sinned, but in overstepping the mark set for me. ” – Adam, Paradiso. Adrift at sea, a young biologist named Prendick – who had taken to natural history to relieve … Continue reading
Posted in Classics and Literary, Reviews
Tagged H.G. Wells, horror, science fiction, vintage SF
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Paradiso
Paradiso© trans. 2007 Anthony Esolen, original 14th century by Dante Alighieri544 pages including notes & appendices I’ve gotta hand it to Dante, at least the character Dante. I though I’d fallen hard for a woman, but against him there is … Continue reading
The Acts of King Arthur and his Noble Knights
The Acts of so-called Arthur King and his Noble Kannnnnigits© 1976 John Steinbeck364 pages It befell in the days of yore, as I rode by a book-stall in a great city, that mine eye was caught by a fair volume … Continue reading
Posted in Classics and Literary, Reviews
Tagged adventure, Arthur, Britain, English Literature, fantasy, John Steinbeck, Medieval, mythology
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