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Comment on ‘Asking for it’ – Rape, consent, and the problem of shame by Sarah Degner Riveros

Sarah Degner Riveros — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:54:01 +0000

Thank you for this thoughtful and critical piece. A kind commenter on an article shared a link to this article you’ve written. I am very grateful for the suggestion to have read what you wrote on the subject of rape and shame.

http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2013/04/time-for-pro-lifers-to-learn-how-to-talk-about-rape

Comment on The Threefold Witness of the Church by Stay Calm Pope Francis Has Not Halted The Reform of the Reform Of the Liturgy ( New Liturgical Movement ) - CATHOLIC FEAST - Sync your Soul

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:29:51 +0000

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Comment on The Threefold Witness of the Church by Stay Calm Pope Francis Has Not Halted The Reform of the Reform Of the Liturgy ( New Liturgical Movement ) - CATHOLIC FEAST - Sync your Soul

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:29:51 +0000

[...] Evangelical at Houston Baptist University wrote a nice article a few years ago called The Threefold Witness of the Church – The Catholic Peter, the Orthodox John, and the Protestant [...]

Comment on “I must watch over you”: The virtue of familial responsibility by Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:02:08 +0000

Thank you for this lovely essay and reminder. We must pray that God will strengthen all families.

Comment on River of Life by Su

Su — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:42:33 +0000

Interesting ideas and metaphors!

Comment on Following the Ancients by Su

Su — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:39:56 +0000

Great idea. Beautiful imagery!

Comment on “I must watch over you”: The virtue of familial responsibility by This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 37 | Carrots for Michaelmas

This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 37 | Carrots for Michaelmas — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:22:38 +0000

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Comment on “I must watch over you”: The virtue of familial responsibility by Mere Links 01.02.13 - Mere Comments

Mere Links 01.02.13 - Mere Comments — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:00:46 +0000

[...] “I must watch over you”: The virtue of familial responsibility Carrie Frederick Frost, The Clarion Review For all the ambiguity in the Bible around family, the message that the family – be it biological, marital, spiritual or adoptive – is linked together at the level of the soul occurs many times . . . [...]

Comment on “I must watch over you”: The virtue of familial responsibility by First Links — 1.2.13 » First Thoughts | A First Things Blog

First Links — 1.2.13 » First Thoughts | A First Things Blog — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:01:02 +0000

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Comment on Why should businessmen read great literature? by JSE

JSE — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:59:26 +0000

I think Professor Guroian is spot on in describing the state of many modern young business men and women as acedia. Reinhard Hütter, a professor at Duke Divinity, argued in a recent article that acedia is the vice at the root of the widespread use of and addiction to pornography. It is altogether unsurprising then that a book like 50 Shades of Grey would remain at the top of best-seller lists for weeks. Of course, when Professor Guroian’s article was originally published iPhones and iPads were not ubiquitous. Take a ride on the DC metro any morning or evening rush hour and you’ll find commuters catching up on their favorite television shows, most of which attempt to normalize vice and celebrate the typical, unhappy urbanite/suburbanite. As a throw back – if Ross and Chandler are also in constant existential crises, then it’s cool that I am.

Rather than turning to great literature for inspiration or to “supplement and elevate worldly wisdom”, people are turning to paperback smut or 45 minute, ego-stroking episodes to temporarily distract themselves from spiritual ennui. Missing, or in some cases avoiding, the opportunity to engage the questions posed by great literature, they drive themselves deeper into acedia.

One addition to the great list of suggested books might be Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew Crawford.