Monthly Archives: November 2019

A Pueblo Novel with an Advent Message

Silko’s “Ceremony” is a spiritual novel about desolation and renewal.

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The Temptation of the Attorney General

A legal scholar applies C. S. Lewis’s “Screwtape Letters” to AG Barr, accusing him of being a lawless legalist who embodies force without spirit.

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This World Is Not Altogether Bad

Poet Mike Hazard captures the joy of a homeless man on his way to a Thanksgiving feast.

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Is Old Age Becoming Overrated?

A “New Yorker” article on aging turns to literature to debunk the notion that aging is a good thing.

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Citing Orwell, Judge Rules against Trump

In a ruling that White House employees must respond to congressional demands to testify, Judge Jackson cited “Animal Farm.”

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The Good News: Dragons Can Be Defeated

Chesterton gave Neil Gaiman the idea that we love fairy tales because they assure us that dragons can be killed.

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Two Thieves, Two Choices

Today’s gospel reading about the two thieves who were crucified has inspired fine poems by Harriet Moore and John O’Donnell.

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Teach Beowulf to Combat Violence

To teach students how to understand and respond to violence, Beowulf is a go-to work.

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Godfather Trump: “Talk with Rudy”

Trump didn’t have to explicitly use the word “bribe.” Others understood what he wanted and carried out his will. Puzo in “The Godfather” describes how this works.

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