[Magdalen] Lent Madness?

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Søren Kierkegaard

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 2:31 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> OK, I can't help admitting that on first glance I read "Saren" (who I'm not
> familiar with anyway) as "Sauron".
>
> Jay, g/d/r
>
> On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 2:12 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Just recently, we had Søren versus Sojourner.  Now *that* produced a lot
> of
> > very thoughtful and thought-provoking comments.
> > I was a bit more than casually involved since Isabella, AKA Sojourner,
> > hails from this area, and the library at the State University of New
> Paltz
> > is named after her.  I can't help wondering if that would not get a
> chortle
> > from the old abolitionist and suffragist. I was thinking, having a
> > *library*
> > at a college named after you sure beats having a high school named after
> > you, but on inquiry, I find Sojourner has two high schools named after
> her
> > in NY State alone, and several study programs named after her in various
> > other places.
> >
> > This was one matchup I could not really pick, because they both have
> great
> > reasons to vote for them.
> >
> > And picking between two of god's superheroes is indeed the point, not a
> > drawback. The choice is the thing; after all, each saint has their reward
> > already, and one has to be a standout, merely to be CONSIDERED for the LM
> > in the first place. And, oh my, do we ever forget that all the time.
> Heck,
> > I was so stuck on the incredible Birgid (the only saint who is older than
> > the faith itself) I misremembered that she was the winner last year. She
> > was finally bested by that Assisi guy (if one has to be knocked off, who
> > better than the best loved of all saints).
> >
> > Hard to imagine how one can get sick of the LM, but as Sebastian used to
> > say, "Chaconne a son gout."
> >
> > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 9:39 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Where was it we were discussing Helena vs. Monnica? Wasn't it here?
> > >
> > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 8:35 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Speaking of saints, the other day I ran across a church calendar I
> > liked
> > > > very much.
> > > >
> > > > Instead of the ordinary grid (seven days across, five or six weeks
> > down),
> > > > it was arranged in a circle, like the wheel of the year. Seasons
> > printed
> > > in
> > > > litirgical colors. Both attractice and useful.
> > > >
> > > > And guess what? It had QR codes to link to stuff (like a recording of
> > the
> > > > Exultet).
> > > > -M
> > > >
> > >
> >
>