FACT OF THE DAY: Letter to the Editor, “Version Vernacular” published today (12/31) in 1958 in The Christian Century. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “In this world everything is upside down. That which, if it could be prolonged here, would be a truancy, is likest that which in a better country is the …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 12/30
FACT OF THE DAY: On December 29, 1944 the essay “Private Bates” was published in The Spectator. Now available in Present Concerns. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We must get rid of our arrogant assumption that it is the masses who can be led by the nose. As far as I can make …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 12/29
FACT OF THE DAY: “Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce VIII” was published today (12/29) in 1944 in The Guardian. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “”Great works’ (of art) and ‘good works’ (of charity) had better also be Good Work. Let choirs sing well or not at all.” Good Work and Good …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 12/28
FACT OF THE DAY: “On the Atomic Bomb (Metrical Experiment)” by Lewis was a poem printed today (12/28) in 1945 in The Spectator. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “In a rational world, things would be made because they were wanted; in the actual world, wants have to be created in order that people …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 12/27
FACT OF THE DAY: On this day (12/27) in 1918 Lewis arrived home unexpectedly in the AM after being demobilized on the 24th. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Thirst was made for water; inquiry for truth.” Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce VII (Published in The Guardian on 12/22/1944) – – – QUIZ OF …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 12/26
FACT OF THE DAY: “The End of the Wine” is a poem published in Punch on 12/3/47; a revised version called “The Last of the Wine” is in Poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “In this world everything is upside down. That which, if it could be prolonged here, would be a truancy, …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 12/25
FACT OF THE DAY: Beyond the Bright Blur was a limited edition title published today (12/25) in 1963 that contained chapters 15-17 of Letters to Malcolm. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “[God] must constantly work as the iconoclast. Every idea of Him we form, He must in mercy shatter. The most blessed result …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 12/24
FACT OF THE DAY: On this day (12/24) in 1918 Lewis was demobilized from the army after being discharged from the hospital. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The degraded commercialism of our minds is quite as much its result as its cause.” Good Work and Good Works (Published in Good Work in Christmas, 1959 …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 12/23
FACT OF THE DAY: “Good Work and Good Works” by Lewis was published in the Christmas 1959 issue of Good Work (formerly Catholic Art Quarterly). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The apostle says every one must not only work but work to produce what is ‘good.’” Good Work and Good Works (Published in …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 12/22
FACT OF THE DAY: “Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce VII” was published today (12/22) in 1944 in The Guardian. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I will bring you to the land not of questions but of answers, and you shall see the face of God.” Who Goes Home? or The Grand …