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The Faithful Dog
If only human fidelity were imbued with the same constancy as the dog's
By John M. Grondelski | June 3rd 2024 11:32 AMRumer Godden is perhaps best known for her 1969 bestseller In This House of Brede, the story of a woman who enters an English Benedictine convent. It was published a year after Godden converted to Catholicism. Religion, however, permeated Godden’s books from very early on, like Black Narcissus, her 1939…
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Fidelity is vital to overcoming the centrifugal force of individualism
By John M. Grondelski | May 23rd 2024 3:05 PMFidelity (in Hebrew, hesed) is one of the Lord’s great attributes. The history of salvation is the history of hesed. Because God's revelation to man is so anchored in fidelity, hesed is an extraordinarily rich Biblical concept. Adam sinned, yet “even when he lost Your friendship, You did not abandon…
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Social glue is important in three areas: marriage, local community, and national patriotism
By John M. Grondelski | June 5th 2023 8:41 PMPrinceton Professor Robert George has launched a new initiative that declares June “Fidelity Month” [see here]. He started the effort with a June 1 webinar, featuring a religiously diverse panel, discussing the importance of fidelity as social glue in three areas: marriage, local community, and national patriotism. George has…
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