When someone dies in an ill-conceived expression of faith, do we mock them or respect them? The tv show Justified shows itself better than the internet following the death of Jamie Coots. Continue Reading »
As a young woman in 1968, American Wallis Wilde-Menozzi moved to Rome, leaving behind a troubled first marriage and a tenured faculty position in the UK. In The Other Side of the Tiber, she reflects upon that experience and the decades that followed, in which she developed as a writer, married again and raised a family, and became acculturated to her new home. Her metaphor for remembering is the Tiber, the river that runs through Rome, carrying with it the residue of earlier times and civilizations. Like the river, she writes, one’s memories are always a fluid part of one’s present. Continue Reading »
The vice squad keeps changing its mind. Continue Reading »
On this day in 1546, Martin Luther fell asleep in the Lord. Lutherans therefore recognize him this day and thank God for him. But let’s be honest: Luther wasn’t always a very nice man. Continue Reading »
As a child of adoption I have lived most of my life around those with whom I share no physical characteristics. This was never really an issue for me: My adoptive parents—both of whom are around a foot shorter—gave me all the love any child requires. I have always had a profound sense of . . . . Continue Reading »
Mythological winter storms, fictional nuns, and more daily articles of interest. Continue Reading »
NapoleonWalter de la Mare (1873-1956)‘What is the world, O soldiers?It is I:I, this incessant snow,This northern sky;Soldiers, this solitudeThrough which we goIs I.’Enough with the snow, . . . . Continue Reading »
Ronald Reagan was a “Great Communicator” largely because he was a great listener. Continue Reading »
Today is Presidents Day in the United States, a national holiday. Actually, that’s not quite right. Officially, the federal holiday is still called Washington’s Birthday, and that’s the official name here in New York, too. (Who knew?) But, unofficially, America uses this day to . . . . Continue Reading »
The outbreak of war in 1914 unleashed a decades-long chain reaction that left millions uprooted and exiled. My own presence in this world would not have come about were it not for these events. Continue Reading »
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