Through Scratched Lenses
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When We Stop Reading
Warnings from Fahrenhiet 451 Even though I have always been an avid fan of science fiction, for whatever reason I had never read the classic Ray Bradbury novel, Fahrenheit 451. At least not until recently, when my step-son had to read it as he was beginning his freshmen year in high school. He wanted someContinue reading “When We Stop Reading”
The White Jesus Dilemma
Is my Jesus too White? While this conversation has been going on for some time, I’ve recently seen it more frequently and with harmful assumptions. Working in a Catholic organization where people regularly start meetings with reflections and Christian artwork is not discouraged, these types of discussions come up quite often. It usually begins withContinue reading “The White Jesus Dilemma”
Just for Fun: The Library of Babel
So I found this while wandering the internet, which in many ways is a bit ironic when you begin to understand exactly what the Library of Babel is. The concept came from a short story by Jorge Luis Borges, although he would say the idea was around much longer, which gives us a detailed descriptionContinue reading “Just for Fun: The Library of Babel”
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