Man Feeding a Child
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by Julie D.
13h ago
Ivory carving of a man feeding a child, Edo period, Japan.   ..read more
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Dogma
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by Julie D.
2d ago
In truth there are only two kinds of people, those who accept dogmas and know it and those who accept dogmas and don't know it. G.K. Chesterton Ain't that the truth ..read more
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Presidents' Day
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by Julie D.
2d ago
Which used to be a day for George Washington and a day for Abraham Lincoln. Washington-Franklin Issues of 1908 - 1923, 5c via Wikipedia Abraham Lincoln Issue of 1866 Also via Wikipedia ..read more
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A Sister of Charity rescuing a child during the Siege of Paris
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by Julie D.
6d ago
Gustav Dore, A Sister of Charity rescuing a child during the Seige of Paris. It seems that Dore based this on an incident he himself witnessed as a member of the National Guard ..read more
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Gifted Versus Believing
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by Julie D.
6d ago
A man may be profoundly gifted, have a strong consciousness of self, undergo deep natural-religious experiences — until he has more than these, compared to the inwardness under discussion, he remains superficial. On the other hand, the man of strictly commpnplace natural gifts has that "dimension" in him when he believes in the God of revelation and loves Him. The point is such that interiority is not psychologically deeper, or spiritually nobler, but essentially different from any natural interiority; it is a gift of grace from the Spirit. Romano Guardini, The Conversion of Augustine So true ..read more
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From Nathaniel Hawthorne to Flannery O'Connor. And Back Again.
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by Julie D.
1w ago
I first published this in 2009 but was thinking about Mother Alphonsa (aka Rose Hawthorne) and was pleased to find this in my archives. I've updated it to include an insight into the Hawthorne family's attitude toward Catholicism — which speaks to Mother Alphonsa's openness to the faith. I am continually surprised at the way people and events are connected both in the big wide world and in my personal experience. My own Rose has a passion for Nathaniel Hawthorne's writing which, combined with her and Hannah's love of The Scarlet Letter, made me pick up and read that book which high school Eng ..read more
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Girl with a Cat
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by Julie D.
1w ago
Girl with a cat by Jeanna Bauck, via J.R.'s Art Place Any bets on whether she's just pulled that blanket off of the cat or is getting ready to throw it on the cat ..read more
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For the big family party, Julie learned to make balloon animals. Scott left because he had a big deal brewing in Argentina.
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by Julie D.
1w ago
 We discuss that modern classic, Parenthood, in episode 349 of A Good Story is Hard to Find. Join us ..read more
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Memory and the Physical World
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by Julie D.
1w ago
Is not remembering precisely the retaiing of corporeal things in an incorporeal manner? Romano Guardini, The Conversion of Augustine Um — hey, it is! So simple but so deep also ..read more
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Scene from Act III of Lohengrin
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by Julie D.
1w ago
  Scene from Act III of Lohengrin, Heinrich Lefler No particular reason except it is beautiful ..read more
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