I was at dinner a few evenings ago ... sat next to a young priest who is the new Catholic chaplain at Columbia University. He said the number of students engaging is exploding, both conversions and Mass attendance. Pendulums swing.
I think people have had it, not everyone, of course, but the dank cellar of all-the-time-online life (and all the rest) is not appealing to as many people as the algorithm thinks it is.
Your comment reminds me of an essay from Ben Christenson that I share don today’s Friday links, “Brainrot Rhetoric”:
So here we are at a pivot point. Some will continue barreling down the path we’re on, tearing down what little there is left.
Others will rebuild.
They will clean up their speech, they will pick up their books, and they will go back to church. They will dispense with ironic detachment. They will commit themselves to their families and communities, knowing that these offer the greatest joys in life, as well as the greatest risks. They will not bedrot. They will not brainrot.
St. Irenaeus said that “the glory of God is a human being fully alive.”
So rather than zombies, let us live life, and live it to the full.
This is absolutely lovely! I have never believed that famous assertion about all happy families being the same, but I believed this sonnet crown.
Goodness gracious, what a poem! And so lovely to see a sonnet crown these days!
It's pretty great, isn't it?!
It is lovely to read this family story, suited so handsomely in sonnet form. Brava!
Yes, handsomely is a good way to describe it. The story is well-suited to the form! Thanks for reading! (When are you going to send us a poem?)
I'll see if I have anything with long lines.
I was at dinner a few evenings ago ... sat next to a young priest who is the new Catholic chaplain at Columbia University. He said the number of students engaging is exploding, both conversions and Mass attendance. Pendulums swing.
I think people have had it, not everyone, of course, but the dank cellar of all-the-time-online life (and all the rest) is not appealing to as many people as the algorithm thinks it is.
Deo gratias, Indeed. Gratitude to Jean for writing this crown and to Mary for publishing it.
I had a feeling you'd really love this one!
How family landscapes have changed ....
Your comment reminds me of an essay from Ben Christenson that I share don today’s Friday links, “Brainrot Rhetoric”:
So here we are at a pivot point. Some will continue barreling down the path we’re on, tearing down what little there is left.
Others will rebuild.
They will clean up their speech, they will pick up their books, and they will go back to church. They will dispense with ironic detachment. They will commit themselves to their families and communities, knowing that these offer the greatest joys in life, as well as the greatest risks. They will not bedrot. They will not brainrot.
St. Irenaeus said that “the glory of God is a human being fully alive.”
So rather than zombies, let us live life, and live it to the full.