by JAC | Nov 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Life’s splendor forever lies in wait about each one of us in all its fullness, but veiled from view, deep down, invisible, far off. It is there, though, not hostile, not reluctant, not deaf. If you summon it by the right word, by its right name, it will come.”...
by JAC | Oct 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
“In a perfect Friendship this Appreciative love is, I think, often so great and so firmly based that each member of the circle feels, in his secret heart, humbled before the rest. Sometimes he wonders what he is doing there among his betters. He is lucky beyond desert...
by JAC | Oct 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” The Korean word for hello, ahn young ha se yo, translates literally to, “Are you at peace?” When I asked my...
by JAC | Sep 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
Just look around you — at the people crouched over their phones as they walk the streets, or drive their cars, or walk their dogs, or play with their children. Observe yourself in line for coffee, or in a quick work break, or driving, or even just going to the...
by JAC | Sep 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Throughout the ancient world, naming was a sacred act. It was the word by which a child was called into his calling. It was the voice of destiny, summoning the child into his future with all its glorious promise.” Anne Hamilton, God’s Panoply: The Armour of God...
by JAC | Sep 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
To become aware of the possibility of the search is to be onto something. Not to be onto something is to be in despair. Walker Percy, The Moviegoer I don’t read a lot of fiction at all, but this is one of my favorite books, and I haven’t read it since I...
