CSL Daily 1/13

FACT OF THE DAY: On this date (1/13) in 1919 Lewis returned to Oxford after being demobilized the previous month (WWI, of course). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Recently (although the outward condition of my life has not changed for the better) it has pleased God to pour into my soul great tranquillity.” …

CSL Daily 1/12

FACT OF THE DAY: The tenth installment of The Great Divorce was published today (1/12) in 1945; it covered all of chapter eight. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Could you, only for a moment, fix your mind on something not yourself?” Who Goes Home? or The Grand Divorce X (Published in The Guardian on 1/12/1945) …

CSL Daily 1/9

FACT OF THE DAY: “The Birth of Language” is a poem by Lewis published today (1/9) in Punch in 1946 (it uses planetary imagery). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “May God’s grace give you the necessary humility. Try not to think—much less, speak—of their sins. One’s own are a much more profitable theme!” Letter to Mary …

CSL Daily 1/8

FACT OF THE DAY: On this date (1/8) in 1955 Lewis’s article “George Orwell” was published in Time and Tide. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The question is not whether we should bring God into our work or not. We certainly should and must…Each vocation has its peculiar dangers and peculiar rewards.” Letter …

CSL Daily 1/5

FACT OF THE DAY: On this day (1/5) in 1945 the ninth installment of (the eventual) The Great Divorce (chapter seven) was published in The Guardian. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “In praying for people one dislikes I find it helpful to remember that one is joining in His prayer for them.” Letter …