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: December 29th
FACT OF THE DAY:
“Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce VIII” was published today (12/29) in 1944 in The Guardian.
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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 Works
(Published in Good Work in Christmas, 1959 issue)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Finish the quote and name the source (4 words):
“There is no neutral ground in the universe: every square inch, every split second is claimed by God ______ ______ ______ ______ . ”
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 28th
FACT OF THE DAY:
“On the Atomic Bomb (Metrical Experiment)” by Lewis was a poem printed today (12/28) in 1945 in The Spectator.
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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 may receive money for making the things.”
Good Work and Good Works
(Published in Good Work in Christmas, 1959 issue)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Name an essay/article that Lewis wrote with the word “Christmas” in it.
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 24th
FACT OF THE DAY:
On this day (12/24) in 1918 Lewis was demobilized from the army after being discharged from the hospital.
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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 issue)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
On Christmas Eve in 1956 readers of The Times learn what surprising thing about Lewis?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 23rd
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).
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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 Good Work in Christmas, 1959 issue)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What helpful thing does Lord Bern do and in which Narnia book does he do it?
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RETROSPECTIVE: December 21st – 31st
Highlights for the final third of December (21st – 31st) include: An essay about happiness, a special preview of a forthcoming book and two more installments of the eventual The Great Divorce.
Lewis had articles published in a large variety of places during his life. The final shorter work he wrote came out in The Saturday Evening Post less than a month after his death. “We Have No ‘Right to Happiness’” first appeared in their combined December 21-28, 1963 edition. The only other essay he wrote for them was the encore Screwtape piece mentioned last time. This article specifically attacks sexual happiness and was written at the invitation of the editor, Thomas Congdon. It begins with Lewis describing a comment by someone he calls “Clare” that defended the actions of others by stating “they have a right to happiness.”