One Eternal Day

I really like studies that affirm the health value of one of my habits. CNN: “The results suggest that mild to moderate intake of ground, ...

I have thus far had a comfortable life. An important reminder : “Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” (Matt 6:27)...

From Thomas Howard: Any criticism of ritual arrives not from a non-ritualist (there are none) but only from another sort of ritual. That is,...

Jonathan Aigner is a parent and considers "What Do I Want My Kids to Sing" : ...I find that I cannot escape considering what I wou...

I have always assumed that the eulogy is an important part of a funeral service. Eulogies were in both my parents' services. But Jonatha...

I've been enjoying Rings of Power so far. It isn't compelling enough for me to consider re-watching—at least not yet—but compared t...

From Theodore Dalrymple, "In defence of repression" : .... People can undoubtedly go to pieces under the effect of suffering: and ...

From an essay by Roger Scruton, "The Work of Mourning" : .... We lose many things in our lives. But some losses are existential lo...

The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended, the darkness falls at Thy behest; to Thee our morning hymns ascended, Thy praise shall sanctify ou...

The author of "Scenes from a Marriage: Watching the 'Thin Man' Movies as a Set" likes all the "Thin Man" movies...

A former Harvard president, now a history professor, makes a disturbing discovery : It was a good book, the student told the 14 others in t...

An acquaintance once accused me of being a political partisan. I explained that although I usually voted for candidates of one political par...

Last night I pulled an all-nighter in order to watch Queen Elizabeth's funeral. I am now badly in need of a nap but staying up was worth...

From the program for the funeral of Elizabeth II tomorrow morning: All stand as the Procession of the Coffin enters the Abbey. The Choir o...

From essays that G.K. Chesterton wrote early in the last century: We must first of all establish the principle that we do not want a newspap...

I taught a high school international relations class for several decades and have long had an interest in the subject. I found this long art...

John Wilson reviews Marple: Twelve New Mysteries : .... I suspect that the vast majority of fans will enjoy this high-spirited volume, load...

Bo Winegard at Quillette argues "Against Authenticity." "[T]he most authentic thing we can do is strive to transcend ourselv...

Andrew Sullivan today : .... Part of the hard-to-explain grief I feel today is related to how staggeringly rare that level of self-restraint...

A post at First Things sent me trying to find a Tolkien poem I don't remember ever having read. Several references say that Tolkien...