Month: October 2014

RETROSPECT: October 22nd – 31st

William OFlaherty Jack in Retrospect, Special Feature

Highlights for the final third of October (22nd – 31st) include: First sermon preached, three significant posthumous books and Lewis defines “the great sin.”

Lewis-Speaking-195×300.jpgThere are many hats that C.S. Lewis wore: children’s author, Christian apologist, and literary critic being the three most common realms people are familiar with. While similar to his role as a defender of the faith, many are not aware that he also spoke on Sunday mornings several times in his life. The very first occurred on the 22nd in 1939 at St. Mary’s the Virgin in Oxford.

Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: October 22nd

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FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis preached his first sermon today (10/22) in 1939. We know it as “Learning in War-Time” (Then it was “None Other Gods: Culture in War-Time”)

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered.”

Learning in War-Time
(Preached on 10/22/1939 as “None Other Gods: Culture in War-Time”)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Finish the quote and name the source (4 words):
“An old saint being asked whether it is easy or hard to love God replied: ‘It is easy to _____ ______ _____ ____.'”

TODAY’S ANSWER WILL BE POSTED TOMORROW.

ANSWER TO YESTERDAY’S QUESTION: The Great Knock

Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: October 21st

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY: Today (10/21) in 1948 Arthurian Torso was published. It contains commentary by Lewis on Charles Williams’s Arthurian poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve,” said Aslan. “And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, …

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C.S. Lewis vs the New Atheists #6 – The Problem of Goodness

William OFlaherty All About Jack

From my All About Jack: A C.S. Lewis Podcast page – This is the sixth in a series of eight shows on C.S. Lewis vs the New Atheists. In addition to having the author of the book (Peter S. Williams) with me (William O’Flaherty), I am also joined again by Peter Byrom to help co-host. Today’s discussion …

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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: October 20th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

On this day (10/20) in 1949 the last reported Thursday Inklings meeting occurred according to Lewis’s brother’s diary.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“If there’s anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they’re either braver than most, or else just silly.”

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(Published 10/16/1950)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What is the order the Narnia books were first published?

TODAY’S ANSWER WILL BE POSTED TOMORROW.

ANSWER TO YESTERDAY’S QUESTION:”…not being correctly seen…” (from A Preface to Paradise Lost)

Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: October 19th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

A new edition of Dymer, Lewis’s last poetry book was published today (10/19) in 1950. It included a new preface.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“From at least the age of six, romantic longing – Sehnsucht – had played an unusually central part in my experience. Such longing is in itself the very reverse of wishful thinking: it is more like thoughtful wishing. But it throws off what may be called systems of imagery.”

Preface to Dymer (1950 Edition)
(Published 10/19/1950)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What is the order the Narnia books were first published?

Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: October 17th

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FACT OF THE DAY:

The 25th Screwtape Letter was published today in 1941 in The Guardian. Its subtitle was “The Enemy Loves Platitudes.”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

[Screwtape Complains:] “The real trouble about the set your patient is living in is that it is merely Christian. They all have individual interests, of course, but the bond remains mere Christianity.”

The Screwtape Letters – XXV – The Enemy Loves Platitudes
(First published in The Guardian on 10/17/1941)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What character does Lewis give a name to that narrates his retelling of the story of Cupid and Psyche?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: October 16th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first published book of Narnia stories was published today in 1950.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(Published 10/16/1950)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

The names of characters in Narnia include every letter in the alphabet except one letter; what letter is missing?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: October 15th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Today in 1951 Prince Caspian was the second Narnia story published.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Things never happen the same way twice.”

Prince Caspian
(Published 10/15/1951)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Finish the quote and name the source (4 words):
“The whole point of seeing through something is to _____ ______ _____ ____.”
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