
It was a rare treat to hear from Alice von Hildebrand and Michael Novak, each an example of how faith can ripen in a long life, endowing a person with a hint of the aura that scripture says surrounded Moses when he came down from his encounter with the Lord. I had a brief chat with Michael Novak and a more extended one with Alice von Hildebrand, and I will treasure the memory of each.
Another highly was meeting Lucy Beckett, a British scholar, novelist, and historian whom I have lately been reading. Like Michael and Alice, she is the incarnation of the truth to which she gave witness. It was an inspiration to be in her presence.
So I return to my desk with great gratitude for the community of faithful and joyful people with whom I shared a few days -- a bit exhausted, but more than a bit inspired.
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I can't enough praise of Beckett's Postcard from the Volcano; enormous lessons for today embedded therein - but who's listenin', eh? This is to say, she has a gift for distancing herself from the spirit of the age while limning characters whom one feels kinship and concern. You're a lucky guy, Gil! Cheers
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