@JimRain Oh, these beautiful sabbath poems by Berry. I’m reading Another Day right now.
@calebgreene Wow. What a list! Thank you for sharing these. I’ve seen all of them except Columbus, so I’ve added it to my to-watch list.
@ablerism Sounds like a very thought-provoking class. Never Let Me Go is such a powerful and unnerving book. I’ve never read Burnout Society but will take a look at it.
@ayjay That line in itself makes sense of so much.
@JohnBrady Good point. Maybe “up till now” would have been better.
@ayjay This is a huge loss. Amen and amen.
@JohnBrady The Taste of Things is a gorgeous film. When I watched it the first time, I immediately wanted to watch it again. So evocative throughout that I felt I could almost smell the aromas in the kitchen.
@ablerism Okay…now I want to know what sort of class it was in which you assigned it.
@drwalt All are welcome. Thanks for joining the conversation. I love these selections. I remember watching The Sting as a kid with my Dad, and loving the story and the music. I realized later it was a “made for television” adaptation. I love Branagh’s film renderings of Shakespeare, including Hamelt, and our family favorite as we raised our kids was Much Ado About Nothing.
@ayjay Thank you so much for graciously endorsing my book, Alan!
@tinyroofnail Oh, wow. I’m not sure I’ve seen any of these but Logan Lucky and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Adding to my list of “to-watch” movies. Thanks!
@ablerism I absolutely LOVE that movie. I showed it to my kids when it first came out and it really moved all of us so deeply.
@ReaderJohn Thank you so much for sharing this. I love it!
@todd Thanks for sharing your further reflections on it.
@JimRain Kieslowski’s Three Colors trilogy is such a classic. I always tried to get my kids to love Casablanca and I didn’t succeed, but I love it. I’ve never seen Wonder Boys, although I’ve heard of it, and Vanya on 42nd Street is new to me. Adding to the list!
@todd I’ve seen all of those except 12 Monkeys. Why is it one of your favorites?
@ReaderJohn This is a great piece. I remember the first time I read a scholar saying that every time Jesus quotes Scripture, He is likely referencing the entire context, including in this psalm. I believe Jesus simultaneously holds both the beginning notes of despair and the ending notes of victory as He is crucified. Thank you for sharing these insightful words by Frederica Mathewes-Green.
@ablerism I’ve seen The Conversation and Children of Men (definitely a favorite of mine), but not the other three. I look forward to some new viewing!
@ablerism Now that would be a fun forum to attend. This weekend one of my pastoral staff is preaching on Jesus’ tears of anger connected to the cleansing of the Temple just after He wept on the outskirts of Jerusalem.
@ReaderJohn Yes, the literal aspects of that in Orthodox worship spaces is beautiful.
@ReaderJohn Beautiful. Thank you for sharing this view into the space.
@tinyroofnail Congratulations!
@bbowman Congratulations!
@ayjay Please share the link to your review when it’s live!
@scottjeffries I’m very interested in hearing more about your work on the Jesus Prayer in your doctoral studies. It has been transformational in my life of prayer over the past few years. Everything on “tears” there has helped me realize a different approach to emotional range or depth in spirituality. Having experienced a lot of the charismatic/Pentecostal side of that in my youth and college years, I’ve been surprised at how Eastern Orthodox spirituality has overlapping similarities and differences with that tradition.
In terms of “best translation,” I’m pretty sure the standard and only complete English translation available is this one: www.faber.co.uk/product-c…
Although not strictly from The Philokalia, there is a nice compilation from Orthodox spiritual writings on prayer called “The Art of Prayer”: us.macmillan.com/books/978…