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A talk in Madison, Wisconsin

by David Clayton November 1, 2012

For those who are within striking distance of Madison, Wisconsin, I am giving a talk on Saturday (November 3rd) at the Chazen Museum of Art in Madison as part of a series of events to support a travelling exhibition of…

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HOLY HORRORS FOR HALLOWEEN FILM FESTIVAL: BLESS THE CHILD

by David October 21, 2012

“In this supernatural horror story, Jenna (Angela Bettis), an unstable young woman, gives birth to a girl named Cody who proves to be autistic; unable to care for her properly, she turns Cody over to her sister, psychiatric nurse Maggie…

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Lessons from Our Lady of Sorrows on our Response to the Suffering of those we Love

by David Clayton October 15, 2012

The model of loving compassion for others who are suffering. September the 15th was the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. I found the liturgy of the Church on this day very instructive and inspirational. The message I get from…

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HOLY HORRORS FOR HALLOWEEN FILM FESTIVAL: THE WICKER MAN (1973)

by David October 6, 2012

So it’s Halloween season and you’re in the mood to settle in with some good religious themed genre movies, but you really can’t stand the thought of watching one more flick about exorcism or miserable priests on the verge of…

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Get a clue to what it is you’re doing, says Pope Benedict

by Daria Sockey October 4, 2012

As promised yesterday, here are highlights of this week’s talk by Pope Benedict at the general audience given on October 3rd. Please remember that this teaching applies equally to the mass and the Liturgy of the Hours. My own reaction…

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Book Update and OOR Thought

by Daria Sockey September 2, 2012

“Perhaps we should stop seeing the office of readings as “that really long liturgical hour with those two long readings” and start thinking of it as “that really compact, efficient daily prayer & study time that makes it possible for…

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Wild Flowers in Spain (and Possible Implications for Population Control and the Culture of Death)

by David Clayton June 22, 2012

During my visit to friends and family in Europe, I spent a a few days in Spain (during the last week of May). My parents have retired there (along with another million Brits). I was lucky in that the time…

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What Does It Look Like When We Participate In Christ’s Glory through the Liturgy?

by David Clayton June 1, 2012

The Transfiguration as a symbol of the liturgy and our participation in the glory of Christ
As I have written before, I recently read Jean Corbon’s book The Wellspring of the Worship. In it Fr Corbon describes how an ordered…

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The Art of Nina Somerset at St Silas the Martyr Church, in London

by David Clayton March 23, 2012

The following works of art were brought to my attention by a reader. They are by a lady who is otherwise unkown to me and who died in 1982, called Nina Somerset. The website of the church in which these…

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Keeping up with the Young Joneses

by Marisa Pereira March 8, 2012

Middle school ushers in the identity crisis years. As soon as our kids turn the corner and move from “tween” to “teen”, they start to feel rather important – understandably so. Physically, they start to look like adults and the…

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