At First Things. An interesting piece, with some good stuff to chew on. She could manage that neat trick of transposing the Cinderella plot into six undoubted masterpieces because her chosen marriage theme gave her the perfect background for...
An interesting reflection on the First Things blog by Joseph Pearce. Excerpt: The urban proletariat and its Labour Party representatives perceived hunting as a preserve of the rich and as an archaic throwback to the days of feudalism and privilege...
Today we got out of the house rather earlier than usual, at the early (for me) hour of 11 am. Trying to beat the heat I anticipated in the afternoon we headed down our usual route to Forest River Park. This week I’ve been much better at...
Bella is so adorable right now. She napping on the quilt at my feet as I sit in the rocker. She’s rolled over on one side with an arm thrown over her eyes. Every once in a while she wakes up a bit, rolls around with arms and legs flying...
First, this beautiful belated wedding present.
Next, a beautifully illustrated pop-up book, An Adventure With Billy Bunny: Peek-and-Find, in which a bunny goes looking for butterflies.
I love unexpected presents!
Isabella is 12 weeks old today! To celebrate we got up early and went to daily mass, her first time. She was very good, only a couple of little coos. Saved the fussing until we were in the car on the way home. Of course, that doesn’t mean she...
If you’re not fed up with the Harry Potter debate yet, Scott Peterson has a new poll up in which he asks: Do you find the Harry Potter books flawless? And if not, in what way are they less than perfect? Please answer on his blog, not mine...
I’ve decided as part of my continuing series on UD to highlight the online presence of some of my fellow alumni so you can get a flavor of what UD students do after they go out into the world. A while back I stumbled across the name of a...
Wish I’d seen this back when I was teaching at Montserrat. Explains The Galileo Affair quite well and succinctly. Would have been useful in discussions with know-all anti-religion students who thought all religion was antagonistic toward...
The Reluctant Athiest, aka Et Tu, Jen? offers this insight on belief and abused children: The luxury of atheism Excerpt: It’s easy to shrug off the concept that God loves you when you come from a relatively stable home and have parents who...