The Household and the Cosmos

by Mark Bauerlein

In this episode, C. R. Wiley discusses his latest book, The Household and the War for the Cosmos: Recovering a Christian Vision for the Family. Continue Reading »

9 Aug 2019 0

eBaywatch: Jedi Friday

by Sally Thomas

Yoda you seek? Jedi knight you think you are? Icthus on car you want not? In luck you are today.May the Force be with your wedding reception. Still looking for a lightsaber to cut the cake with . . . Meanwhile, Cake Wrecks has your number, O Jedi bride. Alternatively, make the cake yourself. And . . . . Continue Reading »

25 Sep 2009 0

Rerun Season: The Plague of Flies

by Sally Thomas

I’m out all day both today and tomorrow, first at our Latin-Mass-Holy-Hour-Pa-Looza, and then on a day-long field trip to a military-chaplains’ museum. As I was casting about for some religious idea to leave you with, my eye fell on the dog, who has been stalking flies. He’s not . . . . Continue Reading »

13 Aug 2009 0

Crossing Sally’s Living Room

by Joseph Bottum

So let’s continue our redecoration of Sally’s House with crosses. The picture I thought I had found of the house yesterday turned out to be her old house; her new one is much lovelier. And lovelier still, will it be, when we’re done?For the living room, we already have a sofa and . . . . Continue Reading »

6 Aug 2009 0

What Hast Thou Found of All Thy Household Stuff?

by Joseph Bottum

Let’s see. In our ongoing effort to redecorate Sally Thomas’ house, we have eschewed any concern with taste, color sense, or price. Cruciform alone matters: Everything must be either cross-shaped or decorated with crosses, to fulfill this decorator’s commission.So, thus far, . . . . Continue Reading »

5 Aug 2009 0

Crossing Everything

by Joseph Bottum

So, for decorating Sally’s house, I’ve found a curtain panel:and hanging lights:and a kapok pillow for the couch:Kapok. Kapok. Isn’t that a great word?I think, though, that I’ve reached a limit on how much crossing even a house like Sally’s can stand. Still, I’ll . . . . Continue Reading »

4 Aug 2009 0

Therefore They Took a Key and Opened Them

by Joseph Bottum

Jesus and Mary key covers:I was going to say: Because Christians have keys, too. But, Sally, these are from Urban Outfitters, which suggests something—though I’m not quite sure what.Urban Outfitters is sort of Yuppie Hipsterdom, right? Like Pottery Barn: a chain store of hip stuff for the . . . . Continue Reading »

3 Aug 2009 0

Mrs. Clean Lives Here

by Sally Thomas

But unfortunately, her besetting sin is sloth. Either that, or she’s a Platonist. The Platonic House! Cleaner than any house could ever be in reality! Meanwhile, the cave is set to receive more out-of-town company today . . . Jody’s brush posts remind me that we have here, at this blog, . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Jul 2009 0

The Fredrikson Stallard Brush #1

by Joseph Bottum

As Terry Pratchett once remarked (thinking of the unwashed Desert Fathers), cleanliness is not often next to godliness, except in an extremely abridged dictionary.Comes, however, the Fredrikson Stallard Brush #1 to make it true:Because Christians get dirty floors, too.Rating: 0.05 out of . . . . Continue Reading »

26 Jul 2009 0

From the Department of Things People Don’t Know They Want Until You Tell Them

by Sally Thomas

Nothing says memento mori like a human skull. Saint Jerome never appears without one, and neither should you.Now you, too, can give the gift of awareness of human frailty and the transience of life for the great bargain price of $12.50, thanks to our friends at American Science and Surplus. This is . . . . Continue Reading »

28 May 2009 0