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Last Things by David Mills

Last Things
January-February 2021“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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December 2020It 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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September 2020Writing directly about what one knows, without trying to impress anyone, produces the most interesting and enjoyable writing.
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July-August 2020The passion for not masking has led to some Christians making ridiculous claims about Providence to justify not wearing one.
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June 2020The world does not like seriously religious people, like conservative rural white American Christians and like the Ultra-Orthodox Jews.
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May 2020As I write, the local bishop has removed all the sacraments from the people and closed all the churches...
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March 2020Most Americans assume some people in power must be the good guys, people who can do something to fix things.
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