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Paying our respects to St. André and St. Émilion and to other Saints

    ***   We spent yesterday morning with friends looking around the Cathedral of Bordeaux — or, more precisely, the Cathédrale-Primatiale Saint-André de Bordeaux.  Dedicated to St. Andrew the apostle, recognized by UNESCO for its importance and important position along one of the French pilgrimage routes to the shrine of Santiago de Compostela, and […]

“The Queer Philosophies of Men Mingled with Scripture,” and Other Matters

    ***   Three new articles appeared this afternoon (Utah time) in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship:   “Interpreting Interpreter: Believing All the Words,” by Kyler Rasmussen This post is a summary of the article ““Believe All the Words”: A Key to Spiritual Outpouring” by Mark Campbell in Volume 51 of […]

In the footsteps of Roland and Charlemagne

    ***   Here are two new items from the webpage of the Interpreter Foundation:   Interpreter Radio Show — May 8, 2022 In this episode of the Interpreter Radio Show, Terry Hutchinson and John Gee first discuss processes vs. results and how that distinction relates to our spiritual journey. Later, they talk about […]

Thoughts Occasioned by the Story of Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga

    ***   I recently recorded an episode with “Richie T” of The Cultural Hall Podcast regarding, among some other things, the new Undaunted film, but I think that I failed to mention when it went up online.  (I’ve been occupied of late, and out of sync, time-wise, with things originating in North America.)  […]

Which of my avatars was in La Coruña today?

    ***   An online non-fan of mine who goes by the name of Dumb-Dud, or something like that, seems to be trying to outbid my Malevolent Stalker on the matter of how angered I am by the FX/Hulu miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven.  They’re both convinced — or, anyway, they’re both pretending […]

“A purely defensive war only ever ends one way”

    ***   I recently read The Shortest History of Germany: From Julius Caesar to Angela Merkel―A Retelling for Our Times, by James Hawes, who is a lecturer at the University of Oxford (though not, I think on history but rather on creative writing, even though he earned a doctorate in German literature [with […]

Better, in fact, than he had ever felt before

    ***   Episode Six in the Interpreter Foundation’s series of short video “reels” that are connected with its larger Witnesses film project has gone up.  It is entitled “Sidney Rigdon and the Witnesses.”  We invite you to watch it, to share it, and to subscribe to the Interpreter Foundation’s YouTube channel.   *** […]

A brief stop in Andalusia

        ***   We docked this morning in the ancient Spanish city of Cádiz, which was founded by the Phoenicians more than three thousand years ago.  Alas, though, a choice was forced upon us, and we chose to join a tour to Seville, about two hours away.  I regret not seeing more […]

Where did Nephi build his ship?

    ***   It’s Friday, so, naturally, a new article has just appeared in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship:   “Khor Rori: A Maritime Resources-Based Candidate for Nephi’s Harbor,” by George D. Potter Abstract: Khor Rori, which forms the mouth of Wadi (Valley) Darbat, is the largest inlet along the Dhofar […]

“Why this article is so important”

          ***   We’re hoping that this new two-part documentary will be viewed by large numbers of people and that it will receive the widest possible distribution:   The Interpreter Foundation:  “DVD Now Available of Undaunted: Witnesses of the Book of Mormon”   Called to Share:  “New Docudrama, Undaunted, Shares Story […]