Oh Grace, I love all of this - so, so much. The Church continues to be my school of paradox...where we ourselves are walking paradoxes, aren't we? Beloved images of God, yet also bags of bones. I feel like our modern culture tries to shy away from anything vaguely reminiscent of memento mori, and there's a big loss in that. Thank goodness for the Medievals! How beautiful and inspiring to see fear as a grace. I think of St. Francis calling Death by the title of Sister...
(Also, it really doesn't get better than vintage Halloween greeting cards.)
I really enjoyed this newsletter, and that poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins that you quoted in your Fathom piece is one of my favorites. You gave me a new perspective on his words!
Oh Grace, I love all of this - so, so much. The Church continues to be my school of paradox...where we ourselves are walking paradoxes, aren't we? Beloved images of God, yet also bags of bones. I feel like our modern culture tries to shy away from anything vaguely reminiscent of memento mori, and there's a big loss in that. Thank goodness for the Medievals! How beautiful and inspiring to see fear as a grace. I think of St. Francis calling Death by the title of Sister...
(Also, it really doesn't get better than vintage Halloween greeting cards.)
Yes to all of this! Thank you, Kristin
always been a huge fan of memento mori, wretch that I am...
my favorite earrings are tiny skulls and I always think of memento mori
I really enjoyed this newsletter, and that poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins that you quoted in your Fathom piece is one of my favorites. You gave me a new perspective on his words!
Thank you for your kind words ♥️ Hopkins is truly wonderful