A Foolish Obsession (cont. (again))
“The Roman Catholic Church was an alien institution lying heavily across the soil and the soul of Western European men …
Author Archives: Jeff
A Foolish Obsession (cont.)
Yeah, it’s a quote, and a long one. But it’s my own, so somehow that’s ok. “Imagine for a moment …
A Foolish Obsession
“As he was browsing the Carmel library one day, his hand moved, as if by itself, he said, to a …
GraceHoper, When You Can Snatch The Pebble From My Hand…
I was a teacher once. I even taught an ex-diplomat, an amazing man who had been Canadian High Commissioner to …
On The Pedestalizing Of Books
“Privation and suffering alone can open the mind of a man to all that is hidden to others.”—Words of the …
Beware The Men Of Action
“Clearly, mythology is no toy for children. Nor is it a matter of archaic, merely scholarly concern, of no moment …
The Journey
“All participate in the ceremonial according to rank and function. The whole society becomes visible to itself as an imperishable …
Back On The 18th
I’ve been told Internet access or any other form of communication to or from Das Boat is prohibitively expensive, so …
Evolution…Of Gods And Men
“For, as in the visible world of the vegetable and animal kingdoms, so also in the visionary world of the …
The Carnival Dream
An eminently Omphalos-like title for a post. Carnival, the sometimes riotous pre-Lenten celebrations in The Roman Catholic world, culminating in …
