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David Mills

“I think writing can only be taught by much reading of really good authors or by much hearing of very good spoken English,” a scholar wrote to me. She feared for “the next generation of writers who grew up texting.”

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It baffles me that self-consciously orthodox Catholics so blithely accuse Pope Francis of heresy. Catholic claims about the papacy, however qualified, are a high-wire act.

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Writing directly about what one knows, without trying to impress anyone, produces the most interesting and enjoyable writing.

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The passion for not masking has led to some Christians making ridiculous claims about Providence to justify not wearing one.

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The world does not like seriously religious people, like conservative rural white American Christians and like the Ultra-Orthodox Jews.

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As I write, the local bishop has removed all the sacraments from the people and closed all the churches...

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Most Americans assume some people in power must be the good guys, people who can do something to fix things.

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