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Category Archives: Catholicism
Simon Heffer Links Waugh and Greene
Critic and columnist Simon Heffer has written an essay assessing Graham Greene’s work in the Telegraph. He admits to having had a problem with some of Greene’s work, especially the Roman Catholic bits, but after setting out to read though the … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Catholicism, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Telegraph, Graham Greene, Simon Heffer
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Evelyn and Kick
Paula Byrne’s book about Kathleen (“Kick”) Kennedy is reviewed in today’s Independent newspaper of Ireland. Byrne previously wrote a study of Waugh and the Lygon family of Madresfield: Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead. She spoke about her latest book, entitled Kick: … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Catholicism, Diaries, Letters
Tagged Independent newspaper (Ireland), Kathleen Kennedy, Paula Byrne
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Coping with Modern Times
On the religious weblog Patheos, Tod Worner (blogging as “A Catholic Thinker”) has posted an article entitled “How Evelyn Waugh Taught Me to Cope with Modern Times.” The title, on its face, seems intended to be ironic, since Waugh himself never managed … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism
Tagged Patheos, Tod Worner
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Another Memorial Essay: Who’s A Naughty Boy, Then?
The neoconservative internet newspaper The Washington Free Beacon has posted an essay by journalist Matthew Walther on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death. This is entitled “Naughty Boy,” somewhat reminiscent of Ludovic’s conversations with his new puppy … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Anniversaries, Articles, Catholicism, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Unconditional Surrender/The End of the Battle
Tagged Matthew Walther, Washington Free Beacon
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The Tablet Reprints Excerpt from Waugh Requiem
The current issue of The Tablet reprints an excerpt from the address delivered by Fr. Philip Caraman at the Requiem Mass for Evelyn Waugh at Westminster Cathedral on 21 April 1966: Christ commanded us to trade with our talents. This Evelyn Waugh … Continue reading
Brideshead Reimagined
Bloggers on two religious weblogs try to reimagine how the family issues Waugh described in Brideshead Revisited would be affected by the new Roman Catholic teachings on marriage known as Amoris Laetitia. One site is sponsored by a Protestant group (Old Life) … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism
Tagged Old Life, Rorate Caeli
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50th Anniversary and Rex Mottram Feature on Weblogs
Mike T in his weblog Boats Against the Current added another article to the growing list of internet encomia on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Waugh’s death. He makes an interesting comparison with other writers of a curmudgeonly type: … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Helena, The Holy Places
Tagged Boats Against the Current, National Catholic Register, Weblogs
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Survey of Waugh
The Catholic World Report has posted an article surveying Evelyn Waugh’s works from a Roman Catholic perspective. This is by Prof. Adam A.J. DeVille, St. Francis University, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and is written on the occasion of the 50th anniversary … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Anniversaries, Catholicism, Robbery Under Law
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Harry Mount on Brideshead Revisited
The Catholic Herald has marked the 50th anniversary of Evelyn Waugh’s death with a feature article by journalist and author Harry Mount on Brideshead Revisited. Mount begins with an assessment of the novel: Fifty years after his death on April … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Adaptations, Anniversaries, Brideshead Revisited, Catholicism, Scoop, Television
Tagged Catholic Herald, Harry mount, Pansy Lamb
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Evelyn Waugh and European Philosophy
In an essay about Jurgen Habermas, described as “Europe’s most influential philosopher,” Prof. Daniel N. Robinson is reminded of when the British writer, Evelyn Waugh, was received into the Roman Catholic Church in the Fall of 1930. It caused quite a … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Articles, Catholicism, Essays, Articles & Reviews
Tagged Dr. Daniel N. Robinson, European Philosophy, Jurgen Habermas, To the Source
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