Archive - Paging Dostoevsky

Wendell Berry and the End of Sex

In a quest for freedom, we have lost ourselves.

Jul 4 •

June 2025

When open to life means open to loss

Jun 20 •

"Say Nothing", "Angela's Ashes", and my Boston Catholic Childhood

I'm finally old enough to miss it.

Jun 6 •

May 2025

Miss Marple Had an Actual Village

What does our culture lose when we do not know our neighbors?

May 23 •

George Orwell Was Wrong

Aldous Huxley predicted the future.

May 9 •

April 2025

To Kill a Mockingbird and Defending the Condemned

Years before I worked with Death Row prisoners, I came to love Atticus Finch.

Apr 25 •

Emma Woodhouse and the Gift of Humility

“I always deserve the best treatment, because I never put up with any other.” - Emma, Jane Austen

Apr 11 •

March 2025

Norovirus and a Stolen Phone Mean I'm off This Week!

When it rains, it pours...

Mar 28 •

Charles Dickens and the Art of Being Good Enough

"I know enough of the world now to have almost lost the capacity of being much surprised by anything". - Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

Mar 14 •

February 2025

Jesus Christ, Humble Radical

"To you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you" - Luke 6:27

Feb 28 •

Dostoevsky, Austen, and the Holy Fool

"For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight." - 1 Corinthians 3:19

Feb 14 •

January 2025

The Faith of Jennifer Worth

"Now and then in life, love catches you unawares[.]" - Jennifer Worth, The Midwife

Jan 31 •

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