In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. It says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.
- Albert Camus, "Return to Tipasa," 1952
How to Read. If you missed the symposium with my father, David Berlinski, here it is--and it was superb. https://t.co/hhm6GY8zdw Here's the highlight reel:
Absolutamente increíble. Lo que hoy ha hecho Barcelona se recordará mucho tiempo. La Sagrada Familia, Gaudí y los que durante 140 años han creído en ello, lo merecían.
De totes les imatges belles que ens està deixant la visita del Papa a Espanya, aquesta del Sant Pare davant de la Moreneta i amb l’Escolania de Montserrat cantant el Virolai és una de les més emocionants.
Dels catalans sempre seràs princesa; dels espanyols, estrella d’Orient.
Pope Leo XIV intoning the Gloria at the Mass in the Basilica of Sagrada Família in Barcelona, on the 100th Anniversary of the death of Venerable Antoni Gaudi.
His Holiness Pope Leo XIV offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Basilica of Sagrada Família in Barcelona, on the 100th Anniversary of the death of Antoni Gaudi.
Getting across a reference on Jean de La Fontaine I became interested in his political thought, as related to his art of writing.
This seems to be a relevant reference work for those who might be interested in the life and thoughts of this clever writer in a political context.