September 14th, 2006
The Historic Elsinore Theater in Salem, Oregon is hosting its annual Wednesday Evening Film Series. It’s a nice boon to the community, giving folks an opportunity to watch some classic movies in an honest-to-goodness movie palace instead of a cookie-cutter movie stadium. (Silent films are even accompanied live by a vintage Wulitzer!)
This series will focus [...]
June 9th, 2006
Blogging has been (and must needs be) slow for a bit as I tick off certain critical thing on the Idylls Press To-Do list–but until such time as I can update more regularly, take a peak at Matthew Lickona’s very nice review of The Mystery of Things on Godspy.
Matthew is the author of Swimming with [...]
May 26th, 2006
And while we’re still at it (and while it’s available online), don’t miss this ruthless—brutal!—review—nay, evisceration!—of DVC from the venerable New Yorker by way of Anthony Lane.
Tony, dear, tell us what you really think.
May 25th, 2006
…or so, at least, declares my son John, whose very funny and insightful review of DVC is now up on GodSpy.com.
Thanks, dear, I needed a laugh.
May 19th, 2006
Though I cannot comment on the DVC film (as film) as such, I must say I am positively gleeful that the consensus is that it’s a dog, if for no other reason than because we can all stop talking (and hearing) about it that much sooner. I am so sick of this subject I [...]
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Joan of Arc: A Life (Penguin Lives) by Mary Gordon
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Strive to live content in the midst of those things that cause your discontent. Free your mind from all that troubles you, God will take care of things. You will be unable to make haste in this [choice] without, so to speak, grieving the heart of God, because he sees that you do not honor him sufficiently with holy trust. Trust in him, I beg you, and you will have the fulfillment of what your heart desires.
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