We visited the small but beautiful town of Ávila today, where they’re celebrating the five hundredth anniversary of the birth of their famous and beloved saint, Teresa (generally known as either St. Teresa of Jesus or St. Teresa of Ávila).   One of the great mystics of the Catholic tradition, she is the author of such works as El Castillo Interior (“The Interior Castle”), El Camino de Perfección (“The Way of Perfection”), and an autobiography, which are considered not only masterpieces... Read more

    http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865640785/After-6Spectre7-James-Bond7s-future-is-uncertain.html?pg=all#Sl6EBJ8YJEJF3xva.01   Posted from Madrid, Spain     Read more

  I’m more than a bit late in calling attention to this little item, alas!, but I think some may still find it amusing . . .  while others may find actually find it helpful:   http://www.millennialstar.org/a-helpful-template-for-progressive-mormons-to-help-them-respond-to-the-latest-news/   Posted from Madrid, Spain     Read more

    Here’s an interesting piece involving not just recent news headlines but a Christian tradition little known or understood in America:   http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2015/1123/Is-Russia-s-intervention-in-Syria-a-holy-war-Russian-Orthodox-Church-yes?cmpid=TW   Posted from Madrid, Spain     Read more

    http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865641353/Marvel-might-already-have-plans-and-back-up-for-characters.html?pg=all#6XvP7boHBTTwpj4f.01   Posted from Madrid, Spain     Read more

    Nice article, with one or two minor errors:   http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-religion-watch-mormon-20151127-story.html   The comments are another matter.  Some of them aren’t just anti-Mormon, they’re racist.  Haters gotta hate, I suppose.   (Thanks to Cody Quirk for bringing this article to my notice.)   Posted from Madrid, Spain     Read more

    The latest installment in the bi-weekly Hamblin/Peterson column for the Deseret News has been published:   http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865642577/The-inspiring-world-of-medieval-Crdoba.html?pg=all   Posted from Madrid, Spain     Read more

    Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be. Miguel de Cervantes (b. 1547, Alcalá de Henares; d. 1616, Madrid)   Posted from Madrid, Spain     Read more

    A brilliant young Deseret News film writer offers some advice for the next few weeks of movie-going:   http://www.deseretnews.com/top/3457/0/From-Katniss-to-Kylo-Ren-17-movies-to-watch-for-this-holiday-season.html   Posted from Madrid, Spain     Read more

    I’m a bit late with this one, unfortunately.  But it’s still worth posting and worth your reading — not least because Scientific American is saying much the same thing here that I’ve been trying to say in recent years.   Really.  Have a look at this:   http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/5-reasons-to-thank-your-lucky-constants-this-thanksgiving/   Posted from Madrid, Spain   Read more