A Commonplace Book by Joshua Lore

catholicism

18
Dec
Love is Always Conditional

Love is Always Conditional

I haven’t been active on here in quite a while, though fortunately, the reason is because I’ve been
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26
Mar
Alan E. Lewis on the prayers of Holy Saturday

Alan E. Lewis on the prayers of Holy Saturday

“Is not all prayer designed for Easter Saturday, the product of confusion, emptiness, and grief? Prayer is desperation translated into
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11
Mar
Make America Meek Again: The Legacy of St. Gregory the Great

Make America Meek Again: The Legacy of St. Gregory the Great

‘On the anniversary of his death, the greatness of this champion of the Church provides weighty meditation material for American
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10
Feb
I’ve been looking at Salvador Dali’s ‘Christ of St. John of the Cross’ a lot today

I’ve been looking at Salvador Dali’s ‘Christ of St. John of the Cross’ a lot today

Today is the first day of Lent. John of the Cross has always fascinated me, a man who knew as
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12
Jan
The Revenant: Meditations on Redemptive Suffering

The Revenant: Meditations on Redemptive Suffering

After seeing this gorgeous film last night, I believe this review hits at the crucial feature of the film in
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27
Oct

Thomas Merton on The World

One of Thomas Merton’s continual but fruitful struggles was with how to approach, understand, and relate to, “world”. It’
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