Archive for April 2025
A Refuge for the Broken-Hearted – The Last of the Just
I need to talk about a book I read years ago: The Last of the Just by Andre Schwarz-Bart. I NEED to talk to you about it. I NEED you to pay attention. Please. Please. The author was the son of a Polish Jewish family murdered by the Nazis. The story follows the “Just…
Read MoreA Refuge For The Broken-Hearted — Resist the madness
In 1945, in the magazine Politics, French Philosopher, political activist, and mystic Simone Weil warned us against “…the one that calls itself our protector and makes us its slaves. No matter what the circumstances, the worst betrayal will always be to subordinate ourselves to this apparatus and to trample underfoot, in its service, all human…
Read MoreA Refuge for the Broken-Hearted – How is it we were caught?
Every morning now, I find myself asking, How is it we were caught? This is a quote from “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men,” written by James Agee, with photos by Walker Evans, a book that has been my touchstone for the past fifty years (as it was for President Carter, interestingly). This is what…
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