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Category Archives: Catholicism
Waugh Features in Podcast on “Narrative and Religion”
A recent podcast in the series Conversations with Tyler involves an interview with New York Times columnist Russ Douthat. The series is sponsored by George Mason University and the interviewer is Tyler Cowen but the date and the venue are … Continue reading
Three Views of Brideshead
Blogger-philosophers seem to be spending the winter months reading and thinking about the religious implications of Waugh’s novel Brideshead Revisited. On the conservative weblog counter-currents.com, there is a two-part review of a book first published in 1947 by theologian Alan … Continue reading
Orwell’s Religion in this Week’s Tablet
D J Taylor writing in the latest edition of The Tablet addresses the issue of George Orwell’s attitude toward religion in general and the Roman Catholic church in particular. This is in an essay entitled “The Other Saint George: George … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers
Tagged D.J.Taylor, George Orwell, Michael G Brennan, The Tablet
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Helena and the Prayer for Epiphany
A Roman Catholic website called OnePeterFive has posted the conclusion of Chapter 11: Epiphany from Waugh’s novel Helena (Penguin, pp. 143-45). The post has appeared on other religious websites as well. This relates to Helena’s celebration of the Feast of … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Evelyn Waugh, Helena
Tagged CatholicCulture.com, Epiphany, OnePeterFive.com, Tolerance
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Evelyn Waugh and Our Lady of Guadalupe
An article posted in the Burkean Journal (produced by students of Trinity College Dublin) describes the importance of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Mexicans and to the history of Mexico. The article uses as its context the painting by Marxist artist … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Robbery Under Law
Tagged Burkean Journal, Mexican history, Our Lady of Guadalupe
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Hooper Floribundus
Two religious bloggers have posted extended discussions of Waugh’s works. The Rad Trad has written an essay entitled “The Age of Hooper”. This opens with Waugh’s own introduction of Hooper and his foibles to the readers of Brideshead Revisited: “…Hooper … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Decline and Fall, Evelyn Waugh, Put Out More Flags, Scoop, Vile Bodies, World War II
Tagged Cincinnati Enquirer, EdgeInducedCohesion.blog, Kenneth Craycraft, TheRadTrad.com
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Bridey and the Chapel
A posting on the Roman Catholic religious weblog Aleteia takes as its theme the passage containing the discussion between Charles Ryder and Lord Brideshead (“Bridey”) in Brideshead Revisited about the artistic value of the decorations in the family’s chapel. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Evelyn Waugh, Scott-King's Modern Europe
Tagged Aleteia, Arts and Crafts Movement, One-Eternal-Day.com, Tod Worner, Tom Wolfe
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Guardian Reports on “The War Aganst the Pope”
The Guardian has today published what it describes a “Long Read” entitled “The War Against the Pope.” This is by Andrew Brown and describes the opposition to some of the new Pope’s interpretations of Roman Catholic doctrine, especially relating to … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Evelyn Waugh, Letters, Newspapers
Tagged Guardian, Pope Francis, Vatican II
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