Donald Hall at the Window
I do not know Donald Hall’s poetry but I will read it with interest after his piece in this week’s New Yorker.
Finally Jesus
I just looked over “At the Origin of the Christian Claim,” the next book of readings in Communion and Liberation. Aha!
Mark Wahlberg, Catholic Man
H/T Creative Minority Report
New York Notes
A personal debriefing after a three-day CL conference and expo in New York City.
One More Bow to Tebow
Final thoughts on the Tim Tebow phenomenon, now that my Patriots have wiped the field with his Broncos.
“Hannah Coulter”: The Meaning of Place
Here’s a book that grew on me, until by the end I was shouting at my wife, “You have to read this! It’s about us.”
My Neighbor Joan of Arc
Who is your favorite saint? It’s a tough call, but Joan of Arc, whose 600th birthday is celebrated this year, makes my final cut.
“Tinkers”: Pulitzer Shmulitzer
When’s the last time you read a truly dissatisfying book? My answer is, today.
Passports
I applied for passport renewals yesterday. Thank God they last ten years.
Deliver Us From Tebow
Next weekend I face a moral dilemma when my New England Patriots play the Denver Broncos in the next round of the NFL playoffs.