Simone Weil
Another Week Ends: The Space Race (and Grace), Professional Christ …
1. Appropriately timed for tomorrow’s 50th anniversary of the moon landing, our first link this […]
What (Not) to Do When There Is a War on Everything
Of all the noble feelings which fill the human heart in the exciting tumult of […]
Another Week Ends: More Declining Humanities, You Shall Know Them …
1. First up, education. Ross Douthat at the NYT this week wrote a thoughtful appeal […]
Memories from the Future: A Word on Abandoned Houses, Nostalgia, a …
Grateful for this incredible piece by Nate Mills: When I was 3 or 4 I […]
On Failing French and Prayer
This one comes to us from our friend, Cort Gatliff. When my wife, Abby, and […]
In Spite of Everything, He Loves Me
This passage is written by Simone Weil. The French theologian and writer, Jean Sulivan writes […]
The Only Ones Who Can Tell the Truth
Two weeks before her death, Simone Weil—semi-Catholic philosopher, hunger-striker, political activist—wrote a letter to her […]
Simone Weil on the Cross
From Gravity and Grace. “Christ healing the sick, raising the dead, etc–that is the humble, […]
Simone Weil on the Lever of the Cross
This comes from her collection of mind-melding meditations, Gravity and Grace. The cross as a […]
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