I went to see the movie, “Cabrini” from Angel studios, over the weekend. Two thoughts dominate my reaction. I knew nothing about this truly great saint. Okay, I knew that she had been in Denver. I knew that she was Italian. I knew that she wanted to go to China, and was, instead, sent by [...]
Words vs Pictures
Over the past week I’ve been working on two large sewing projects (along with my writing). Each project has a pattern with very lengthy instructions. For one project, I’m trying to make a stole, and the fifty page instruction booklet has these words on page 38. Now we will try to make the stole. from [...]
Talking to children
I saw an article about new ways of teaching preschool classes. You begin the day by talking about how the kids feel. I’m not going to link to it, because it was over the top. But it did say that all the children in the example school ended up in tears, after a few minutes [...]
What is the point of reading Dante?
Continuing with the Dante seminar commentary… The turning point for Dante in Hell, the moment when he begins to be less sympathetic to sin, is when he reaches the circle of those who practiced simony. (According to Dr. Cook…) Simon Magus, in the Bible, wanted the powers that the Apostles had from Jesus, and he [...]
Professor William Cook on Dante
I went to a seminar on Dante. I could just post — If you get a chance to listen to Dr. William Cook on Dante you probably should. - Or I could share a bit of what he said. Dr. Cook started by explaining that for Dante Comedy and Tragedy had very specific meanings. In [...]
