Monthly Archives: March 2022
Years, Tears, and Fears
‘Twas the Beginning of Another New Year When all through the house Not a creature was stirring, Not even The Spouse. Grievances were hung By the chimey with care, In self-righteousness, hurt, and a little despair. The children were nestled … Continue reading
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I’ve never lived in or near a war zone, but I like to read those who have. My mother’s family members were/are Pacifists; I’m not sure what I am. But I do know war is not new, and it’s not going away. C.S. Lewis writes about war, including “Broadcast Talks” from his famous, regular talks on the BBC Radio during WWII, where “he was the next-recognized voice to Winston Churchill.” You can find them in his masterpiece, “Mere Christianity.”
In many works, Oxford and Cambridge Professor C. S. Lewis references war, wartime, humankind and our propensity for dominance, cruelty and evil–that old-fashioned word, “sin”. “War creates no absolutely new situation: it simply aggravates the permanent human situation so that … Continue reading
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The next great task will be to stop being clever.
Clever conveniences cause complications. Continue reading
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Lady Lorraine 