Marmee: the fictional patron saint of mothers with a temper
Many mothers attest to never having suffered a temper until having children. Something about the biological agitation and emotional intensity of motherhood […]
The loss of all pleasure: growing older without meaning
P.D. James was eerily correct in choosing 2021 as the year in the beginning of her unsettling novel The Children of Men. […]
What Children of Men shows us about ourselves
This humble blog is not the first to comment on the notable differences between P.D. James’s novel The Children of Men and […]
What GoodFellas and Frozen have in common—and what they don’t
On the surface, there is little commonality between GoodFellas and Frozen. One is a violent, gritty chronicle of Mafia life, while the […]
The truth doesn’t depend on you
The art of courteously disagreeing is becoming sorely neglected. The most minor misunderstanding or disagreement can result in explosive verbal spats. Although […]
Lois Lenski’s “Strawberry Girl”: Love is embodied and particular
“To know him is to love him” is an expression that applies to anyone and everyone. This is hard to believe when […]
Behold the Lamb of God!
In the world of the internet, like-minded people can find each other. An odd quirk of the internet is that anyone can […]
Elected officials and spouses: You get the one you deserve
People of the 21st century invest a great deal of time in discovering how other people are responsible for their ills. The […]
Inspired by children: The Betsy-Tacy series and books about innocence
In Maud Hart Lovelace’s Betsy-Tacy series, readers encounter the embodiment of innocence. The girls—Elizabeth (“Betsy”), Anastacia (“Tacy”), and later Thelma (“Tib”)—are far […]
Participation in creation
Your life, your work, should never be negative, nor anti anything. It is — it must be! — positive, optimistic, youthful, cheerful and peaceful. […]