Logismoi

'A Refuge for the Weary and the Oppressed, and a Treasury of Good Counsel and Wise Lore'

01 August 2015

Rachel & Leah in Purgatory

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  From the beginning to the end of last school year, I met with a group once a week to discuss Dante's Purgatorio canto by canto. ...
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31 July 2015

Labour in Ecclesiasticus

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  A few years ago, I found myself in the position of having to teach a couple of very gifted 9th-graders a book I'd never read befo...
16 July 2015

Marginalia, No. 3

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'If the heart of one friend is open to another, the truth glows between them, the good enfolds them, and each becomes a mainstay t...
10 July 2015

Marginalia, No. 2

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Engagement in the church's practices puts us in a position where we may recognize and participate in the work of God's grace ...
09 July 2015

Marginalia, No. 1

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    I had toyed some time ago with the idea of doing some shorter posts featuring quotations from my reading, with less commentary an...
29 May 2015

My Journey to Borges

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I think I can confidently say that I first encountered Borges through William Poundstone’s delightful book, Labyrinths of Reason: Parad...
25 May 2015

'Abd al-Rahmān's Palm Tree: An Andalusian Poem

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In Jorge Luis Borges's enchanting little story, 'Averroës' Search', about the mediaeval Arab philosopher, I came across t...
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Aaron Taylor
I am a Deacon in the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, a husband and father of three, an Oblate of St Benedict, a political leftist, and a freelance teacher.
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