Dear Friends, “Don’t use ‘The Little Drummer Boy!’ I hate that song,” snarled a legal colleague one day as she overheard me planning the music for a Christmas program. I was surprised at her vehemence. “It makes no sense to me. Who is this kid playing the drum and what does this have to do […]
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A Word of Grace – November 27, 2017
Dear Friends, “O come, o come, Emmanuel” “Come, Thou long-expected Jesus” “The world in solemn stillness lay to hear the angel’s sing.” “Long lay the world in sin and error pining.” Waiting, as you can read and sing, is a frequent theme of Christmas carols. Waiting is an attitude of the season. We wait to […]
A Word of Grace – November 20, 2017
Dear Friends, At 7:30 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, I head out for a 10:00 appointment in Los Angeles sixty-four miles away. Yes indeed, that is two and one-half hours to travel what should take about an hour most places. Welcome to Southern California. My friend, Garrett, our Public Affairs Officer, picks me up at […]
An Interview with John Morrison
Steve Elmore: Tell us about your first experience with one of the Foundation’s programs. Fr. John Morrison: Back in the mid nineteen eighties, I had been a member of the NY CSL Society for about a decade, and the first summer institute at Oxford was brought to my attention at one of our regular monthly […]
An Interview with Crystal Hurd
Steve Elmore: Today I’m going to interview Dr. Crystal Hurd, an alumnus of three of our Foundation C.S. Lewis Retreats. SE: Tell us about what you do, both in terms of work and personal pursuits. Crystal Hurd: I am currently employed as a high school English and Creative Writing teacher, but my indulgence is Lewis scholarship. I’m […]