Reading Without Pictures
Confessions of an aural-dominant reader
Friday Links – May 25 2018
How did poetry and theology become so disconnected from one another in the modern age? “If one were to walk away from Domestico’s book under the impression that he is simply arguing for a shared sentiment between modernist theologians and poets, though, one would be mistaken. This shared feeling of … [Read More...]
Do Legends Detract from the Faith?
Guest post by Denise Renner. For we have not by following artificial fables, made known to you the power, and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ; but we were eyewitnesses of his greatness.” (2 Peter 1:16) We received an icon of Saint Catherine of Alexandria as a gift a couple years ago. She hung in … [Read More...]
DT Now Pays for Nonfiction
We are very excited to announce that thanks to the continued support of our readers and donors, Dappled Things will be able to take a very important step this year. In addition to publishing works of fiction, poetry, and visual art, Dappled Things has always aimed to publish some of the best … [Read More...]
The Family Miracles: Sometimes God Isn’t Subtle
As I explained last month in the first installment of this series, many serious Catholics today live, at least at times, as what I call "lapsed secularists," assenting with the intellect to the truths of the faith but hardly believing that grace could ever break into our lives in any but the most … [Read More...]
Europe, My Novitiate
Guest post by Renée Darline Roden. When I tell my children about traveling in Europe in my early twenties, I will tell them stories of profound, existential loneliness—the sort of loneliness that reveals God to you. Most of the world’s religious traditions make space for loneliness in the … [Read More...]
