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2017-06-04T23:19:33-04:00

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Watching “This Is Us” While Being Adopted

Last updated on: June 4, 2017 at 11:19 pm By David Russell Mosley

It can almost hurt, to watch Randall and William and know that this will never be my story. Read more

2017-05-28T10:24:12-04:00

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Why Remain Catholic? Jean-Luc Marions Says because It’s Fun: The Commonness of the Real

Last updated on: May 28, 2017 at 10:24 am By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Eastertide 28 May 2017 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Readers, Thanks to Artur over at Cosmos the in Lost, I watched this short video with noted Catholic philosopher Jean-Luc Marion. While I’ve not read copious amounts of Marion’s work and nor have I agreed with everything I’ve read, I loved his statements in this video. Marion’s reason for remaining Catholic is, in short, because it is true. But he gives evidence for it by... Read more

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2017-05-24T10:56:31-04:00

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Heaven and Earth Are Full of Your Glory: Sophiological Reflections on the Immaculate Conception and Isaiah 6:3

Last updated on: May 24, 2017 at 10:56 am By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Eastertide 24 May 2017 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Readers, Today at Mass I was struck by the responsorial psalm. It was Psalm 148 and the response was “Heaven and Earth are full of Your Glory” (capitalizations are mostly mine). Today, for reasons as yet unknown to me, hearing that refrain, taken from Isaiah 6.3, and especially hearing in the context of the cosmos praising God put in mind of the immaculate conception. For... Read more

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2017-05-23T13:43:08-04:00

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Every Savage Can Dance: Catholic Reflections on High and Low Culture

Last updated on: May 23, 2017 at 1:43 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Eastertide 23 May 2017 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Readers, I’ve been reading Jane Austen’s excellent Pride and Prejudice (as well as watching the BBC miniseries) with my juniors at Holy Family Academy. Because of this, I’ve been reminded of a line uttered by Mr. Darcy early on. When asked if likes dancing, Darcy answers in the negative, but his interlocutor is not abashed. He continues on: “‘What a charming amusement for young people... Read more

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2017-05-22T15:07:45-04:00

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Avocado Toast? Or A Millennial Snowflake’s Snowflakish Reflections on Being Millennial and Catholic Social Teaching

Last updated on: May 22, 2017 at 3:07 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Eastertide 22 May 2017 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Readers, You’ve almost certainly seen it or some iteration of it. The most recent iteration is Australian millionaire Tim Gurner suggesting that, amongst other things, if millennials were to stop buying avocado toast we’d be able to buy houses. But here’s my dirty little secret: I’m a millennial and I’ve never had avocado toast. Of course, Gunner isn’t actually suggesting that if we all gave... Read more

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2017-05-21T17:53:06-04:00

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My Irish Peregrination into the Catholic Church

Last updated on: May 21, 2017 at 5:53 pm By David Russell Mosley

Towards the end of college and into grad school I became enamoured, infatuated really, with Irish Christianity. Read more

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2017-05-10T12:57:56-04:00

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David Russell Mosley Interviewed on Forging Ploughshares with Dr. Paul Axton

Last updated on: May 10, 2017 at 12:57 pm By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Eastertide 9 May 2017 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Readers, A few weeks ago, after I created a separate Facebook page for my book, On the Edges of Elfland, an old friend and fellow Nottingham alum (sort of), contacted me for an interview on his new podcast. I said yes, of course, and part I of that interview is now up on the Forging Ploughshares Podcast. In both parts you’ll hear us talk about... Read more

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2017-05-09T19:36:54-04:00

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The Parish as Response to the Benedict Option

Last updated on: May 9, 2017 at 7:36 pm By David Russell Mosley

One of the reasons I became Catholic is precisely because Catholicism recognizes that physical, material reality is not only important, but good. Read more

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2017-04-26T08:46:03-04:00

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Reviewing the Benedict Option Part IV: The Benedict Option vs. Distributism

Last updated on: April 26, 2017 at 8:46 am By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Eastertide 26 April 2017 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Readers, Over several letters I have now attempted to give some critique of Rod Dreher’s Benedict Option, both the book and the idea. I have given a general outline of my issues; compared the Benedict Option to Michael Martin’ Radical Catholic Reimagination of Everything, and the Patrick and Dominic Options. Today I want to provide a final comparative critique. I want to critique the Benedict... Read more

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2017-04-25T10:07:46-04:00

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Reviewing the Benedict Option Part III: The Benedict Option Vs. the Patrick and the Dominic Options

Last updated on: April 25, 2017 at 10:07 am By David Russell Mosley

David Russell Mosley Eastertide 25 April 2017 The Edge of Elfland Hudson, New Hampshire Dear Readers, Please accept my sincerest apologies for not having written again on this subject sooner. Too many new responsibilities with my new job, plus all the old responsibilities for my other two jobs, pushed blogging and then Dreher’s Benedict Option out of my mind. Now, what with all the fervor quieted down, I thought it might be good to return to it. I left... Read more

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