America: Ted Gioia: A young boy approached Mark Twain one day, after spotting the famous author standing alone on a stone bridge in Redding, Conn. Twain was a familiar presence in the community, and the boy had awaited such a chance to express his admiration. “I was glad that he was alone,” Coley Taylor recalled years later in an article in American Heritage. “I had wanted to tell him how much I had enjoyed Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.” Story here.
Mark Twain Calls It His ‘Best Book’: The Recollections of Joan of Arc
Brother Andre MarieSomething of an "open letter" to the world: "The 'Egalitarian' Argument for Jesus Christ and His Church" https://t.co/1ayzdyNOHQ via @SBC_Catholic12 hours ago 4 14
Brother Andre MarieEpisode 207: Race Ideology and Catholic Identity https://t.co/5rNr45hWot16 hours ago 5 17
Brother Andre MarieFarewell, Maestro! Richard Strauss: Alpensinfonie (in memoriam): https://t.co/DBG0cUH63z18 hours ago 1 4
Brother Andre MarieJust found out that the great Latvian-Russian conductor, Mariss Jansons, died on November 30 (aged 76). From his last concert, finale of the Dvořák 9: https://t.co/e5kmQDFbQw18 hours ago 5 12
Brother Andre MarieAmbrose, Bishop! May we get more like him. Saint Ambrose (397) https://t.co/ctnrT62c0k via @SBC_Catholic18 hours ago 10 32