September 15, 2022 The Ludwig family closed out our summer this year with a visit from my cousins from New York, along with their children and … Read More » about Notes from the Wayside, September 2022
Writings
#66 – On the Scattering of the Sheep
J.R.R. Tolkien: “Indeed in nothing is the power of the Dark Lord more clearly shown than in the estrangement that divides all those who still oppose … Read More » about #66 – On the Scattering of the Sheep
#65 – The Healing of Language
Senator Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968)[1] - “Few are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of … Read More » about #65 – The Healing of Language
#64 – Things Visible and Invisible
St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274 CE)[1], Summa Theologica, Second Part of the Second Part, Question 30 – on Mercy - I answer that, As Augustine says (De … Read More » about #64 – Things Visible and Invisible
#63 – What We Hold
“What has happened to our ability to dwell in unknowing, to live inside a question and coexist with the tensions of uncertainty? Where is our … Read More » about #63 – What We Hold
#62- Insurrection
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ (1881-1955)[3] – “What the future imposes on our present existence is not exactly a feeling of depression; it's rather … Read More » about #62- Insurrection
#61 – On Attention – Look Where You Are Not Looking
Niels Larsen Stevns (Danish, 1864-1941)[1] – “Christ and Zacchaeus” (1913), kept at the Randers Museum of Art.[2] Concerning the text in Luke 19:1-10. … Read More » about #61 – On Attention – Look Where You Are Not Looking
#60 – Lying in Wait at the Door
Claude Joseph Vernet (1714-1789)[2], Cain and Abel Bringing Their Sacrifices (1789), held in the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA St. Augustine … Read More » about #60 – Lying in Wait at the Door
Edmonds – On Busyness
Dear Peregrinus, Our dear friend Tara told me of her recent correspondence with you and I realized that I have not written to you since around this … Read More » about Edmonds – On Busyness
Ludwig – On Growing Pains
The Miraculous Draught of Fish (1618-1619) by Peter Paul Rubens (b. Siegen, Germany, June 1577; d. Antwerp, Belgium, May 1640), at The National … Read More » about Ludwig – On Growing Pains
#59 – The Thread and the Web
See: https://researchmatters.in/news/weaving-web-wonder Alder thinking, in Ursula Le Guin, The Other Wind, chapter 4, pp. 183-184 – “Not having … Read More » about #59 – The Thread and the Web
#58 – The Rule of Eight
“For a word to be spoken,” Ged answered slowly, “there must be silence. Before, and after.” [Guin, Ursula K. Le. A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea … Read More » about #58 – The Rule of Eight