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Melanie Bettinelli

A Well-Armed Child

From Linda Fay at Higher Up Further In, an inspirational story that rather nicely illustrates a point I was trying to make in the comments of a previous entry about formation of the imagination: My seven-year old daughter and I are reading Pilgrim�s...

A Great History Visual Aid

This is cool: Imperial History of the Middle East, 5,000 years of history in 90 seconds. Yeah, I must be a geek. This kind of stuff gets me excited. I kinda knew most of that stuff, but to see it overlaid on a map like that. Really gives you a sense...

The Dark Side of Christmas

An excellent article by Amy Welborn, who reminds us of the sword of sorrow that hangs over the virgin’s head as she gazes lovingly at the babe in the manger. Excerpt: The message is clear and hard: Following this baby, as he reaches to us from...

Found: One Knit Baby Hat!!!

We just got back from a night out at our favorite sushi restaurant. Friend Paul asked us to meet him for dinner and we decided to use the rest of Dom’s birthday gift certificate and have a little pre-Christmas treat. As an unexpected bonus...

The belief of children

In a timely post Adoro Te Devote writes about children and belief. This begins to get at the link between fantasy and mysticism. I’m still stretching to articulate exactly what I want to say. More posts to come. Meanwhile, read her musings on...

Joan Didion on Evelyn Waugh’s Sword of Honour Trilogy

This review by Joan Didion is a very helpful article, just what I was looking for when I finished the book and didn’t know what to think. It’s not a formal analysis of the book, just one reviewer’s impressions. But it gives me some...

Christmas Catholics

I don’t have much to say today; but here are some lovely thoughts from Karen Edmisten: . . . Now that I’m in the fold of the Catholic Church—no longer a stranger and sojourner but a citizen among the saints and not-so...

Further Thoughts on Christmas and Gift Giving

Jimmy Akin has an interesting meditation on why gift-giving is good and how to keep our Christmas celebrations focused on Christ. Here’s a couple of excerpts: The real meaning of Christmas is Christ, and to convey the idea that it is anything...

Who Knew?

Tonight Dom was inspired. We had roast beef and Yorkshire pudding for dinner. (With sides of green beans, rosemary roasted potatoes, and roasted butternut squash.) I’ve never had Yorkshire pudding before. I wasn’t even quite sure what it...

Isabella Updates

When we went to the doctor again, among other things, he suggested giving Isabella some yogurt to soothe her stomach. So the past couple of days she’s been enjoying some yo baby yogurts. I’ve already been eating them for some time, I...

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