A selection of readings for Thanksgiving 2022
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Six Unwanted Books
For bibliophiles, their books are mirrors of their character, and we judge ourselves by the relationship we maintain with our books. An unlikely group of six books made me confront this part of myself.
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Memento Mori in Minneapolis
But rather than forgetting pain or fooling ourselves into silliness, perhaps there is a holy admixture of laughter and mourning, a way to remember our own end through these earthly and earthy rituals.
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All This Juice and All This Joy: A Reflection on the Minnesota State Fair
Unlike Hopkins' bounty, the “juice” and “joy” of the state fair is far more often to be found sticking to the bottom of your shoe than in a pristine experience of nature...and yet...
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Featured Artist: Abigail Halpin
Abigail Halpin describes herself as a New England-based illustrator, creating art with a focus on story and narrative. Check out her work here!
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“Aristotle on Lesbos”
⎺Original Poetry from Abbey von Gohren
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O Taste and See (a Recommendation of 𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒅)
Whether or not reading old books can make us good, devouring this delicious new one surely can’t hurt, for in it we find a mode of reading that summons us to charity and honesty, and thus to humility, making us less assured of our own righteousness and less frantic at the apparent folly of our living neighbors.
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The Landscape of the Human Face : Two Films by Carl Th. Dreyer (Film Recommendation)
Though he only made about a dozen pictures over a long span of time (1919-1960s), Danish filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer’s influence permeates the development of film as an art medium.
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On Eastern Wisdom for Western Christians and the Meaning of the Resurrection in the Face of Death
Three articles full of wisdom for a life well-lived.
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The Waiting Place
If you are waiting for a few things—say, a tray of seedlings and a batch of sourdough starter and muscle to build and grief to heal—I think that it makes the beginnings of a rich life.
