Or, more precisely, Tolkien and Lewis vs. Disney. In a 1939 letter to his friend A.K. Hamilton, Lewis wrote of Snow White (and Disney himself): Dwarfs ought to be ugly of course, but not in that way. And the dwarfs’ jazz party was pretty bad. I suppose it never occurred to the poor boob that you could give them any other kind of music. But all the terrifying bits were good, and the animals really most moving: and the use... Read more
..is exquisitely lampooned by Sr. Rose Pacatte: Chesterton observed that the function of liberalism is to make mistakes and the function of conservatism is to make sure those mistakes go on being made. Something akin to this appears to be happening in the US, but with an even more exquisitely hypocritical twist. To illustrate: I recently spent the afternoon listening to a postmodern Lefty explain that transcendentals like Truth and Justice are not real and are merely reflections of evolutionary... Read more
I thought a little reading from him might be good: 16. He came then to attract man’s sense-bound attention to Himself as man, and so to lead him on to know Him as God. For men’s mind having finally fallen to things of sense, the Word disguised Himself by appearing in a body, that He might, as Man, transfer men to Himself, and centre their senses on Himself, and, men seeing Him thenceforth as Man, persuade them by the works... Read more
…you’d get this cast. I’m down with these choices except for Maggie Smith as Fairy Hardcastle. It should be Pam Ferris (Miss Trunchbull from Matilda) or Kathy Bates. Somebody big and burly. What? You’ve not read That Hideous Strength? Well, first you need to read Out of the Silent Planet and then Perelandra. All great yarns. And That Hideous Strength is a sort of novelized version of The Abolition of Man, another book well worth reading. Read more
One of the things that still knocks around popular American Christian culture are variations on stuff like “There’s a big difference between being a CHURCHIAN versus being a CHRISTIAN” or “Just going to Church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car.” See, here’s the thing: There was a time when going to Church was the conventional thing to do in order to establish your bona fides as a solid citizen. Bill Clinton... Read more
An aging bishop is retiring early so he can return to the mission field. This is a guy who gets that the Church exists to evangelize and that you don’t retire from your vocation. Bully for him! Read more
Reader Kelly Daly writes: The Schmiedicke family of six lost a thriving business to fire overnight on Saturday. The Schmiedicke’s are the epitome of generosity and hospitality, hosting Marcus and our eldest daughter when they traveled to Front Royal this spring. Should you feel moved to help their family and community rebuild, please visit their Go Fund Me site. They had the business our family has always dreamed of, and to have it gone so abruptly is overwhelmingly hard. Here’s... Read more
They used to be called Brown Shirts. Read more
Here is a piece by Yariv Binnun, the creator of the Israel Instititute of Biblical Studies, on the evolution that led to its creation. Very interesting stuff! The Story behind eTeacher’s Foundation The use of the cellular phone in Israel began in the 90s and by the mid 90s cellular phones had become widespread. I understood then that this cellular revolution would provide a plethora of business opportunities for students like me who wanted to study and yet at the same... Read more
Here’s a piece I wrote for Catholic Exchange on a nifty idea called the Israel Institute for Biblical Studies. The idea is to join on-line courses taught by world class experts in biblical languages that you can take in the comfort of your own home. The classes (worth college credit at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem) are intimate and allow the teacher to focus on each student. You don’t need an academic background, but you do need to want to... Read more
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