Today’s One-Liner (#106)

 Instead of reading myths in the light of the Gospels, people have always read the Gospels in light of myths.  –Rene Girard, Maxim #104, in All Desire Is a Desire for Being: Essential Writings, edited…

Today’s One-Liner (#102)

But if we understand that it was truly under the inspiration of his divine Master that St. Francis did these merely quaint or eccentric acts of charity, we must understand that it was under the…

Today’s One-Liner (#90)

The fight for the dignity of all human life—and ultimately for a world that is more just, more beautiful, and more loving—needs all of us. –Lila Rose, Fighting for Life: Becoming a Force for Change…

Today’s One-Liner (#88)

Don’t let the bastards grind you down. –Father Paul Mankowski, S.J., quoted in Karen Hall, The Sound of Silence: The Life and Canceling of a Heroic Jesuit Priest

Today’s One-Liner (#82)

The rules of the Kingdom of God are not at all utopian: if you want to put an end to mimetic rivalry, give way completely to your rival.  –Rene Girard, Maxim #158, in All Desire…

Keenness and Intensity

On Monday 4 November, Katrina shared the following with our class, Saints, Mystics, and the Neighbor Next Door… Whenever I groan within myself and think how hard it is to keep writing about love in…