Thanks to a Tweet from Image, I read an interview this morning with Wayne Roosa, an artist and art historian, in First Things. And I came across some words that were stronger than espresso. They woke me up and drove me to concentrate. (more…)
From composer Ned Rorem’s introduction to Jean Cocteau’s book The Difficulty of Being… (more…)
A new quote for my collection of insights on faith and art (more…)
This perspective from Shrek author William Steig is popping up on some of the Tumblr pages I follow:
Art, including juvenile literature, has the power to make any spot on earth the living center of the universe, and unlike science, which often gives us the illusion of understanding things we really do not understand, it helps us to know life in a way that still keeps before us the mystery of things. It enhances the sense of wonder. And wonder is respect for life.
I would heartily agree with his admiration for the power of art and, yes, children’s literature. But why discredit science by comparison? It might be taken out of context. But if Steig is saying what it sounds like he’s saying, then I must respectfully disagree. Here’s why… (more…)
What book did C.S. Lewis call “almost the most beautiful book in English”? (more…)
E.B. White, in an interview with The New York Times in 1969, said: (more…)
“We know there is no God who condones the killing of an innocent human being.”
-Barack Obama on the sanctity of human life during today’s National Prayer Breakfast
So… I guess it follows that Obama’s God is included in that list.
Which leads me to wonder…