A Commonplace Book by Joshua Lore

faith

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
2 min read
22
Apr
From Timothy Putnam’s The Sea of Grief and the Ship of Belief:

From Timothy Putnam’s The Sea of Grief and the Ship of Belief:

The grief doesn’t ever work itself out; it just hibernates for a while. And it only takes one misstep,
2 min read
21
Apr
From Rainer Maria Rilke’s ‘The Prodigal Son Returns’:

From Rainer Maria Rilke’s ‘The Prodigal Son Returns’:

‘Sometimes he would spend whole nights in tears beneath that starry dome, longing to be filled with such rays himself.
6 min read
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
2 min read
09
Feb
'Anaphora', by Elizabeth Bishop

'Anaphora', by Elizabeth Bishop

“Each day with so much ceremony begins, with birds, with bells, with whistles from a factory; such white-gold skies
1 min read
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
1 min read