For the fortunate few who haven’t read it, here’s a brief summary of Dan Brown’s novel The Da Vinci Code, somewhat re-arranged for clarity’s sake.
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Why Bother with the Book… or the Movie? by John Wauck
Silas the Monk: On a Hard Day’s Night, He Should Be Sleeping Like a Dog
Early in The Da Vinci Code, long-suffering Silas returns home all tuckered out after a busy evening of homicide a la mode Parisienne: “He climbed the stairs quietly, not wanting to awaken any of his fellow numeraries. His bedroom door was open; locks were forbidden here. He entered, closing the door behind him. “The room [...]
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St. Josemaria‚Äôs Idea of “Heroic” Corporal Mortification
I hope you weren‚Äôt expecting more whips and chains, because I have something else in mind. ‚ÄúMany who would let themselves be nailed to a cross before the astonished gaze of thousands of spectators, won’t bear the pinpricks of each day with a Christian spirit! ‚ÄúBut think, which is the more heroic?‚Äù The Way, St. [...]
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Ash Wednesday: Fasting and Abstinence, Sackcloth and Ashes
“If the mighty works that happened in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes long ago.” (Matthew 11:21) I must confess that this year, after all the talk about corporal mortification on this blog, eating my one main meal (a seafood pasta), receiving the ashes on [...]
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Mortification and Modern Saints: Padre Pio, Mother Teresa, Josemaria Escriva
I was surprised when a friend wrote me to take issue with my statement that the cilice and discipline were less popular now than in the past. He points out that they may well be more popular now than they were, say, 30 or 40 years ago; in other words, it depends on what “past” [...]
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They Whip Themselves, Don’t They?
After reading the book and seeing the movie trailer, I think it’s safe to say that this – “oh yeah, the guys who use cilices and whip themselves bloody” Рwill be the impression of Opus Dei that most people take away from The Da Vinci Code. When all is said and done, what sticks [...]
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Enter What’s-His-Name with the Whips and Chains
Dan Brown doesn’t seem to be in danger of overestimating his readers. There’s always going to be some reader who forgets essential characters during his in-flight dinner or during that quick dip at the beach, so Brown lends a helping hand: “One mile away, the hulking albino named Silas ….” – Chapter 2. And, in [...]
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Silas the Monk: On a Hard Day’s Night, He Should Be Sleeping Like a Dog
Early in The Da Vinci Code, long-suffering Silas returns home all tuckered out after a busy evening of homicide a la mode Parisienne: “He climbed the stairs quietly, not wanting to awaken any of his fellow numeraries. His bedroom door was open; locks were forbidden here. He entered, closing the door behind him. “The room [...]
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St. Josemaria‚Äôs Idea of “Heroic” Corporal Mortification
I hope you weren‚Äôt expecting more whips and chains, because I have something else in mind. ‚ÄúMany who would let themselves be nailed to a cross before the astonished gaze of thousands of spectators, won’t bear the pinpricks of each day with a Christian spirit! ‚ÄúBut think, which is the more heroic?‚Äù The Way, St. [...]
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Ash Wednesday: Fasting and Abstinence, Sackcloth and Ashes
“If the mighty works that happened in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes long ago.” (Matthew 11:21) I must confess that this year, after all the talk about corporal mortification on this blog, eating my one main meal (a seafood pasta), receiving the ashes on [...]
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Mortification and Modern Saints: Padre Pio, Mother Teresa, Josemaria Escriva
I was surprised when a friend wrote me to take issue with my statement that the cilice and discipline were less popular now than in the past. He points out that they may well be more popular now than they were, say, 30 or 40 years ago; in other words, it depends on what “past” [...]
Read More...
They Whip Themselves, Don’t They?
After reading the book and seeing the movie trailer, I think it’s safe to say that this – “oh yeah, the guys who use cilices and whip themselves bloody” Рwill be the impression of Opus Dei that most people take away from The Da Vinci Code. When all is said and done, what sticks [...]
Read More...
Enter What’s-His-Name with the Whips and Chains
Dan Brown doesn’t seem to be in danger of overestimating his readers. There’s always going to be some reader who forgets essential characters during his in-flight dinner or during that quick dip at the beach, so Brown lends a helping hand: “One mile away, the hulking albino named Silas ….” – Chapter 2. And, in [...]
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