Of Fairies, Shakespeare, and John the Baptist
Posted by DariaSockey in Faith on Friday, June 24, 2011
Our homeschool group is putting on a one-hour version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream this Saturday, missing by only one day the traditional Midsummer’s Night, which in medieval days was celebrated not on the 21st, but on June 24th, the feast of the birth of St. John the Baptist. Luke 1:26 suggests that John was born six months before Jesus, hence the timing of this feast.
Sometimes called “the summer... READ MORE
Behold The Power of Censorship
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Family on Tuesday, February 15, 2011
The Teti family has taken to reading Shakespeare in the evenings after dinner & rosary.
Come back, it is NOT like that, I assure you.
We noticed our eldest son tunes out family read-alouds…unless he’s doing the reading aloud.
Mr. T. thought it might be fun to try reading some plays together.
Our first attempt was abortive…language too difficult. (I don’t recall Shakespeare being so hard once you... READ MORE
The Pope's Letter & More
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Saturday, March 20, 2010
It’s the first day of Spring and absolutely gorgeous here in Washington, so it’s more a gardening weekend than a reading one.
However, here are some items possibly of interest.
The Pope’s open letter to the Irish church. It’s awful that it had to be written, but beautiful—and as an open letter it shows the way forward for us all.
Same-sex marriage and democracy: an op-ed from Princeton’s Robbie George.... READ MORE
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