Joseph Pearce on John Bradburne: 'The Vagabond of God'
"For most of us, addicted to our creature comforts, seeing someone choosing discomfort reminds us that we are spiritual couch potatoes who need to be shaken out of comfort zones. This puts us on edge, even if it only shifts us to the edge of the couch."
I just really liked that last little phrase!
Michael Duggan on Patrick West on Nietzsche
(Nietzsche) was enraged by "you gifted young men who consider it your duty to pass comment on everything that happens".
And, apparently, "he really, really had it in for Christianity".
I know virtually nothing about Nietzsche, apart from his name (and, now, how difficult it is to spell!) and that he might be a bit controversial, from my point of view anyway, so I was interested to read this article.
These two snippets made me laugh. I know people (not just young men, I might add and, in fact, I may very well be one of them!!) who certainly fit the first bill; and I liked the naturalness of the second comment. It made him seem real to me.
( The above quotes come from the Catholic Herald of a few weeks ago. I've just deleted the date accidentally whilst trying to copy and paste - a procedure which I just can't seem to master!)
