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10 Christmas Albums You May Not Know
Deal W. Hudson December 4, 2017 I chuckle at my use of “albums” given the remarkable comeback of vinyl recordings, though downloading is actually the medium gradually replacing the CD. Thus, I would advise the reader to check both CD and download formats for the recordings listed below (links to both, where available, are provided). I’ve…
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The 100 Best Catholic Films for Christmas
Deal W. Hudson December 5, 2017 In offering this list, I am not following any theological guidelines, rather I am concerned with those films that display the highest level of artistry in exploring how the birth of Jesus Christ impacted the world, its history, and all who have lived before and after. Thus, I hope that…
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Why the Wise Men Followed the Star
Deal W. Hudson December 23, 2017 Wise men have always looked at the heavens with wonder. For them, the night sky filled with stars represents the luminous, the utterly ineffable, the holy. With this sense of overwhelming awe, comes a question: “What lies behind it all?” Wise men don’t ignore this question by burying themselves…
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Why Is Tomorrow, or the Next Moment, More Important Than Today, or the Present Moment?
Deal W. Hudson January 11, 2018 My title may seem a bit pretentious, but it poses the central question of Francis O’Gorman’s 2017 book, Forgetfulness: Making the Modern Culture of Amnesia. I interviewed Francis yesterday on ‘Church and Culture,” to be aired this coming weekend, about his rich and unsettling book. Its richness lies in O’Gorman’s…
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The Loneliness of Lincoln and Trump
Deal W. Hudson January 12, 2018 Ken Burn’s documentary masterpiece, “The Civil War,” premiered in September 1990. Its depiction of the isolation of Abraham Lincoln is strikingly similar to that of President Trump. As hauntingly narrated by David McCullough, Burn’s “Civil War” traces the rise of Lincoln from his 1847 election to Congress to his…
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Our Trenches, Our Civil War
Deal W. Hudson January 13, 2018 There are no bayonet attacks or cannons firing away into the night, but there are trenches. Take one small town I recently visited in Maryland. “We don’t get invited to any dinner parties, or anything, anymore,” my hostess told me. The street itself is only four short blocks long…
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A Novel About Giving the Gift of Music
Deal W. Hudson January 14, 2018 There’s a new and delightful novel, The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce, which I’m kicking myself for not having written first. The setting is a music shop whose owner, Frank, refuses to sell anything but vinyl LPs in the face of the Compact Disc whose introduction in the mid-80s quickly shrank…
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Peter O’Toole’s Nose
Deal W. Hudson January 15, 2018 Peter O’Toole was so handsome, even men called him “beautiful,” but the perfectly chiseled nose was not part of his original equipment. In the fascinating biography of O’Toole by Robert Sellers, we discover that the 27-year old had his nose “bobbed” because he wanted “to be a movie star.”…
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Why the 1916 Somme Slaughter?
Deal W. Hudson January 20, 2018 I’m reading Hugh Sebag-Montefiore’s magisterial Somme: Into the Breach (Viking, 2016) where he attempts to explain why Great Britain suffered 57,470 casualties, including 19,240 fatalities, on the first day of the battle, July 1, 1916. It’s a story of monumental pride, chaotic disorganization, delusional self-confidence, disingenuous calls to duty, and broken promises…
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Trump’s First Year: A Symposium
Deal W. Hudson January 23, 2018 I’ve asked a few knowledgeable friends to join some of TCR’s contributing editors to comment on the leadership of President Trump’s first year in office. I’ve added identification where I deemed necessary. Dr. Deal W. Hudson On February 21, 2016, I wrote a column under the title, “Will Pro-Life…
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