Tag: Virtue

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

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FACT OF THE DAY:

Lewis began recording today (19th) in 1958 the first half of a 10-part radio series about four types of love.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“To nearly all ancient men, and to many medieval men, friendship seemed the most valuable and the most completely human of all natural loves. It was for them the crown of life and the school of virtues.”

The Four Loves
(First Recorded for Radio on 8/19 & 8/20/1958)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Who wrote the first book about Lewis’ writings after his death and what is the title?
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Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: June 4th

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FACT OF THE DAY:

On this day (6/4) in 1954 Lewis accepted the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(Screwtape Advises Wormwood:) “Do not allow any temporary excitement to distract you from the real business of undermining faith and preventing the formation of virtues.”

The Screwtape Letters V
(Published in The Guardian on 5/30/1941)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

Finish the quote and name the source (five words):
“It is safe to tell the pure in heart that they shall see God, for only the ______ _______ ______ ______ ______ .”
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: November 14th

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FACT OF THE DAY:

The Screwtape Letters – XXIX: Cowardice was released today (11/14) in 1941 in The Guardian.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Our research department has not yet discovered (though success is hourly expected) how to produce any virtue. This is a serious handicap. To be greatly and effectively wicked a man needs some virtue.”

The Screwtape Letters – XXIX
(First published in The Guardian on 11/14/1941)

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QUIZ OF THE DAY:

What Narnia book was published for the first time in the US this month?
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