Tag Archives: reflections
Wandering Tree 2011 Review: A Dialogue with C.S. Lewis
Note: Less a review and more of a reflection. Much thanks to an unknowing Bruce Edwards, who wrote a much more informed and coherent Lewis dialogue here, from which this piece gets its inspiration. Happy New Year to all! … Continue reading
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CS Lewis and The Doctor
Lewis once wrote in a letter to his father in 1926 “Will you think me affected if I number a small illness among the minor pleasures of life? Work is impossible and one can read all day for mere … Continue reading
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On the Incarnation
Merry Christmas to all! My wish is that all will find the Hope and the Peace of this day! Here are some reflections on the Incarnation by CS Lewis: from Miracles, by CS Lewis: In the Christian story God descends … Continue reading
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Winter Break Reading Festival
…which takes place every day I am on break, from approximately 9 am to Noon, in my lumpy red Gryffindor armchair, with a big fat mug of tea or coffee. I’ve recently dived into Brian Jacques’ The Bellmaker, the 6th? … Continue reading
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Singing for Silence: An Advent Reflection
One of our lectionary readings during Advent comes from the part in Luke’s gospel where Zechariah is told that he will have a son. Z, a high priest, does not believe the messenger who relays this to him, and for … Continue reading
The Monks Are Back…to stay? Pondering Monasticism and Oblation
+ It’s been over a month since I last posted here at WanderingTree, and I almost feel guilty about it. First of all, I am a teacher, and I find that the school year demands more time and priority, what … Continue reading
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RamblePost: The Church Calendar, Divine Hours, Oxford, and Chesterton
Bit of a lag in blog posting lately, thought much is on my mind, so I will proceed here with a “ramble post,” which invites to the dinner table both connected and disconnected thoughts which have merrily jumped around my … Continue reading
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The Choice to Be Narnian
We have a choice on how we live each day, and our choices include our influences as well. For some, this is an intense and challenging struggle. Caught in addiction, violence, or other outside force, the choice to succumb or … Continue reading
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This is the Morning.
“The term is over: The holidays have begun. The dream is ended: this is the morning.” So states Aslan at the end of the Narnia series, in The Last Battle. I have been listening to the series via audiobook for … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Literature, Religion, School
The Devil Likes the Education System
As a teacher, this quote from CS Lewis (in the voice of the demon Screwtape, from “Screwtape Proposes a Toast”) makes me cringe, wince, laugh, cry, nod, shake my head, gasp, and sigh. Yep…all at once: What I want to … Continue reading
