tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post113097362158390174..comments2024-03-25T06:39:42.081-04:00Comments on Bonfire of the Vanities: All Souls Day HomilyFr Martin Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1131211150256903812005-11-05T12:19:00.000-05:002005-11-05T12:19:00.000-05:00Had Lewis been Catholic, his writings likely would...Had Lewis been Catholic, his writings likely would not have received nearly the exposure and public reception that they have (think Chesterton). Perhaps it was God's plan...<BR/><BR/>Thank you Father for the beautiful explanation of Purgatory. I've been searching for something exactly like that to share with an Evangelical friend who's starting to look a little more closely at Catholicism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1131037491178812552005-11-03T12:04:00.000-05:002005-11-03T12:04:00.000-05:00Most biographers chalk it up to his being both a P...Most biographers chalk it up to his being both a Protestant in heavily-Catholic Ireland and the son of a decided Unionist.Rich Leonardihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060538864273399240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1130985753468103022005-11-02T21:42:00.000-05:002005-11-02T21:42:00.000-05:00Thank you for your compliment.Yes, C.S. Lewis' rel...Thank you for your compliment.<BR/><BR/>Yes, C.S. Lewis' relationship to the Catholic Church does strike me as so curious. <BR/><BR/>It seems odd to me that such an insightful man wouldn't have seen what we see. I can't help wondering if there wasn't some internal struggle that -- if he wrote about -- was never published. <BR/><BR/>I seem to recall there were papers that were either destroyed, or at least kept from public view; but I could be mistaken in that.Fr Martin Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-1130985335001735222005-11-02T21:35:00.000-05:002005-11-02T21:35:00.000-05:00Lovely homily, Father. I'm always struck by the c...Lovely homily, Father. I'm always struck by the catholicity of Lewis' beliefs. Not only did he frequent the Anglican rite of confession, but in one of his semi-autographical books, he receives communion from a maternal church figure (Mother "Kirch", if memory serves). I'd like to think that but for his "Ulster" background, he would have crossed the Tiber.Rich Leonardihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060538864273399240noreply@blogger.com