Isn't this a heart-breaking and exquisite conclusion to Melville's wonderful short story, Bartleby the Scrivener. "The report was this: that Bartleby had been a subordinate clerk in the Dead Letter Office at Washington, from which he had been … [Continue reading]
Upton House, Warwickshire
Upton House, WarwickshireRoy and I visited Upton House, a National Trust property yesterday. I enjoyed the pool with water lilies floating in it, and the magical delphiniums, shimmering iridescent shades of blue. I also enjoyed the well laid terraced … [Continue reading]
Review of Ann Hood’s Do Not Go Gentle: My Search for Miracles.
Do Not Go Gentle: My Search for Miracles in a Cynical Time Ann Hood Picador, USA, $23, 256 pp. Review by Anita MathiasCommonweal MagazineTeach us to care and not to care,Teach us to sit stillOur peace in His will.In "Ash Wednesday," T.S. Eliot … [Continue reading]
Summer late evening joys
I am so enjoying these magical summer days, and the light lingering till so late in the evening. Roy and I have discovered that we sleep so soundly if we drag ourselves out on a late evening walk/run through the wheat and bean fields, with the odd … [Continue reading]
The Relationship between Physical and Spiritual Health
Physical and spiritual health are interlinked. Not inextricably, because I have known utterly selfish, greedy and stingy people with radiant good health, and living to a ripe old age. I have also known and known of saintly people who are … [Continue reading]
In Which Remembering Your Original Call Proves a North Star When You Have Lost Your Way
One's original call often contains clues for the way you are to go when you have lost your way. I started writing oh many, many years ago. I was praying about what my next move should be, and was setting my sights entirely too low. I heard God … [Continue reading]
“White Teeth” by Zadie Smith. A review by Anita Mathias
Here's an old review I wrote of "White Teeth," Smith's first book, for Commonweal Magazine in 2000White Teeth Zadie Smith Random House, $24.95, 448 pp. A VIEW FROM THE MARGINS.by Anita MathiasSo-called multicultural literature in many ways extends … [Continue reading]
My review of Sacred Waters: A Pilgrimage up the Ganges River
Sacred Waters: A Pilgrimage up the Ganges River to the Source of Hindu Culture Stephen Alter Harcourt, $25, 368 pp.A Review by Anita MathiasSacred Waters is a lovely, tranquil account of a spiritual journey undertaken by a third-generation missionary … [Continue reading]
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