On Dover Beach

In 1867, Matthew Arnold wrote "Dover Beach", a haunting poem evoking the "melancholy, long, withdrawing roar" of the Sea of Faith. As a boomer who finished Catholic elementary school in 1964 and then watched my Church falter, I've found the roar all too audible. So here I wait, listening for the whispers of that Sea's invincible return.

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Friday, June 01, 2012

"If you're not getting flak...

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... you're not over the target." Probably old hat to everyone but me, but I saw that turn of phrase for the first time today, and...
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