The more we turn the camera on ourselves, the less likely we are to direct our attention to God.
Elizabeth Kirkland Cahill
Betsy Cahill is a writer, biblical scholar, and historic preservationist. Co-author (with Joseph Papp) of Shakespeare Alive! (Bantam Books, 1988), she contributed a chapter to Empty Churches (Oxford, 2018), and has written for both Commonweal and America. She chaired the board of the Preservation Society of Charleston for 8 years, and is now deeply involved as a board member in starting a Cristo Rey High School in Charleston.
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Falling in love with Shakespeare, again and again
Each time we meet Shakespeare, we bring ourselves to the encounter.
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The Sacred Stage: Shakespeare on the 400th anniversary of his death
In 2016, the cup of bardolatry runneth over.
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Living in the freedom of Christmas
Advent Reflections, Day 26: No gift is more precious than the freedom that Christ’s coming confers.
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In times of uncertainty, we need the companionship of others
Daily Advent Reflections, Day 25: We cannot go it alone as Christians.
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Saving us from ourselves
Daily Advent Reflections, Day 24: When we trust not in the promises and plans of God, but in “the thoughts of our hearts.”
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Dancing in the dark
Daily Advent Reflections, Day 23: The radiant and joyful presence of Christ was, is, and shall again be with us.
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The hidden answers to our prayers
Daily Advent Reflections, Day 20: Our lives are speckled with pain and sadness that could have been averted, we think, if only God had listened to us.
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Righteousness is no guarantee of a smooth life.
Daily Advent Reflections, Day 19.