Author: William OFlaherty

Lewis in Poets’ Corner

William OFlaherty Resource Spotlight

Late last year C.S. Lewis was honored in a memorial service at Westminster Abby in Poets’ Corner. While I did previously mention it in a post, I realized that many might not have seen it due to the nature of blogs and felt it definitely worthy of being in this spotlight section. However, unlike most of these posts, which feature a special page or website, this feature is more of a collection of links related to the event.

However, the first link is actually a collection that was posted by Sara at Thoroughly Alive, C.S. Lewis at Westminster Abbey: A Roundup of Links. It was posted early December last year (2013). My previous post came out just before the event itself, so even though I’m sharing the links below be sure to check out Sara’s piece for an even further perspective. Please note that some of the audio link below may be available for a short time (or no long available).

Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: May 28th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis wrote to Sister Penelope today (5/28) in 1945 stating that his book on Miracles was already finished (it came out 5/12/1947).

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“I quite agree with you about not using one’s job for propaganda: but once the pupil raises the question I think one has a free hand.”

Letter to Rhona Bodle 5/28/1949
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume II)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Complete the quote and name the source (4 words):
God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscious, but shouts in our pains: it is His ______ to ______ a _____ _______ .”
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09r Essay – Fern-seed and Elephants, pt. 2 (with Reggie Gates)

William OFlaherty All About Jack, Podcast

The following is the ninth essay chat produced by William O’Flaherty. It is the second of a two-part discussion of “Fern-seed and Elephants,” a shorter work by Lewis that is best found in Christian Reflections. My guest is Lewis enthusiast Reggie Gates. Reggie runs another podcast website called “All About C.S. Lewis.” In this program the final point is explored along with favorite quotes and related works.
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: May 27th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

“Work and Prayer” is an essay published this month in the May 28, 1945 edition of The Coventry Evening Telegraph weekly paper.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“We were made to be neither cerebral men nor visceral men, but Men. Not beasts nor angels but Men – things at once rational and animal.”

The Pilgrim’s Regress
(Published 5/25/1933)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What close friend of Lewis died sometime this month?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: May 26th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Boxen: The Imaginary World of the Young C.S. Lewis was first published this month (5/28) in 1985.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“One road leads home and a thousand roads lead into the wilderness.”

The Pilgrim’s Regress
(Published 5/25/1933)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Who was the captain of the Dawn Treader?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: May 25th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The Pilgrim’s Regress: An Allegorical Apology for Christianity, Reason and Romanticism was published 81 years ago today (5/25/33).

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“How God loves us: not because we are lovable but because He is love, not because He needs to receive but He delights to give.”

Letter to Genia Goelz 5/15/1952
(Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Complete the quote and name the source (4 words):
“On a great day the thing that makes it great may fill the_____ _____ _____ _____ .”
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: May 24th

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis’s obituary of Charles Walter Stansby Williams (1886-1945) was published in The Oxford Magazine today (5/24) in 1945).

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(Screwtape Advises:) “Teach them to estimate the value of each prayer by their success in producing the desired feeling.”

The Screwtape Letters IV
(Published in The Guardian on 5/23/1941)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What talk did Lewis give sometime this month that used an illustration that included elephants?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: May 23rd

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

The fourth Screwtape letter was published today (5/23) in 1941 in The Guardian. It deal with “the painful subject of prayer.”

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(Screwtape Boasts:) “It is funny how mortals always picture us as putting things into their minds: in reality our best work is done by keeping things out. ”

The Screwtape Letters IV
(Published in The Guardian on 5/23/1941)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

After Lewis’s death an early fictional work was published; what was it?
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RETROSPECT: May 22th – 31st

William OFlaherty Jack in Retrospect, Special Feature

Highlights for the final third of May (22nd – 31st) include: A prize-winning essay, his first Christian book that was his only true allegory and a Pentecost sermon.

Lewis’s first book after becoming a Christian was very different in several ways than his two previous works. Those initial titles were poetry, while The Pilgrim’s Regress: An Allegorical Apology for Christianity, Reason and Romanticism, publishedon the 25th in 1933 was his debut prose effort. Additionally, the story was pure allegory. Interestingly, it was such a difficult read that Lewis himself even admitted it and ten years after its release he wrote a preface to explain his approach to the story.

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

William OFlaherty Daily Lewis

FACT OF THE DAY:

Dangerous Oversight is a poem by Lewis published in Punch on 5/21/1947 and revised and re-titled Young King Cole in Poems.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Only the courteous can love, but it is love that makes them courteous.”

The Allegory of Love
(Publish 5/21/1936)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Where is Bism in the land of Narnia?
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