My brain is still processing my current novel. At a crucial moment I have a whole set of incidents that are not in the proper order, so that’s where my analytic energies are concentrated. So a few links today to articles I enjoyed reading... First up, an article from Suburban Banshee. https://suburbanbanshee.wordpress.com/2024/08/11/our-lady-makes-a-joke/ This post contains [...]
Category: Bible and catechism
The cry is all for Giotto now…
Diane Tucker wrote the loveliest blog post on the frescoes done by Giotto, in a chapel called the Scrovegni. The pictures are glorious. I would only add that, when I read the story I didn’t pay enough attention to the picture showing the entire chapel interior. Look closely and realize that all the frescoes are [...]
Holiness — every day
Years ago, when I was working on a book about Catholic scientists, I read about Pope Sylvester II, (1000 A.D.) who introduced Arabic numerals to the West. Then I read about Leonardo Bonaci, aka Fibonacci (~1200 A.D.) who introduced Arabic numerals to the West. Then I read about Leonardo Da Vinci (~ 1500 A.D.) who [...]
If you want good analysis, you have to begin with facts.
I’ve read a lot, recently, about concerns over children using electronic media, too early in their lives, and too often. It’s been a concern for a long time; I remember my father pointing to his temple and saying “TV rots the brain.” There’s a book review by T. Mattingly on The Anxious Generation by Jonathan [...]
Last Sunday’s reading…
I read a article with a different take on Sunday’s reading, where Jesus cures a leper. In this story the leper says to Jesus, “You can cure me if you will.” Jesus says, “I do will.” He cures the leper and, sternly, says not to tell anyone but to go show himself to the priest. [...]
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