Culture: February 2013 Archives

Born in Chicago and lived on Cape Cod having lived at times in NYC, Gorey's imagination is wild and very humorous if you can recognize his line of thinking. As with artists he's got a complex view of life and personal history.

Gorey is one who makes me laugh and think. And from the first time meeting his work by way of a Jesuit friend of mine, Gorey has provided me a chance to think outside the box with his mysterious, macabre and merry sense of humor. Thanks to my friend Camille for reminding of the birthday.

Mr. Murray is the choirmaster and organist at the Church of the Holy Family, New York City.

Now if we could get Daniel Sañez and Christopher Candela to write a blog we'd be all set. Sañez is the choirmaster and organist at the Church of Saint Catherine of Siena (NYC) and Candela choirmaster and organist at the Church of Saint Thomas More (NYC). See a pattern?

The movie I saw was the 2006 version with a star cast of speakers. Do you remember the animal cast?

Charlotte - the spider

Wilbur - the pig

Templeton - the rat

Uncle - the rival pig in the county fair

I've always admired E.B. White's novel for its portrayal of the beauty of friendship among those who ordinarily wouldn't share friendship --the outcasts and the very unusuals, and I don't mean among the animals. The animated friendship the animals exhibit is the real friendship we all desire to share among family and friends, especially those of the extend type, too. We are given each other for a purpose. The question is, do we have the capacity to expand our hearts to let others in? Have had an experience of an unexpected someone being a terrific, radiant and humble friend given by Christ for companionship?