In light of the release of a new movie that came out of this book, I reread this piece and it is every bit as powerful as when you wrote it. I appreciate your thoughts a great deal.
thank you! I have not seen the movie yet but it has gotten good reviews even in non-religious media and Judy Greer is in it, so i hope I'll be able to stream it soon
By the way, I've narrated over 130 audiobooks in my career - but when Ignatius Press asked me to record Sohrab Ahmari's autobiography, I flat out refused. "The man is despicable and I want nothing to do with him," I said, in a rare moment of artistic integrity. Anyhow, let me know if you'd be interested in audiobook versions of your novels (your good ones; not your crappy ones ... artistic integrity, you know!) - kevin@thewordinc.org.
Tony, I just found your writings here recently. I was an instant fan. I have been known to lampoon some of the same type of personalities you do. I would like to talk with you more about all this. Can I reach you via email? Please get back to me at your convenience.
I was part of two groups which presented TBCPE as a play. As familiar as I was with the story, the last scene, with the Herdmans awestruck by what they were seeing always brought tears to my eyes. Pairing that scene with the HImes quotation is genius. We really need to think about that!
In light of the release of a new movie that came out of this book, I reread this piece and it is every bit as powerful as when you wrote it. I appreciate your thoughts a great deal.
thank you! I have not seen the movie yet but it has gotten good reviews even in non-religious media and Judy Greer is in it, so i hope I'll be able to stream it soon
Tony, I just discovered "Grift of the Holy Spirit" and suddenly I'm your biggest fan! I'm bingeing on your archive as we speak!
You've made me laugh all weekend at the Catholic nightmare. Let me return the favor with one of my videos that you might appreciate - http://twinc-tv.blogspot.com/2013/06/sharing-with-stanford-i-believe.html
By the way, I've narrated over 130 audiobooks in my career - but when Ignatius Press asked me to record Sohrab Ahmari's autobiography, I flat out refused. "The man is despicable and I want nothing to do with him," I said, in a rare moment of artistic integrity. Anyhow, let me know if you'd be interested in audiobook versions of your novels (your good ones; not your crappy ones ... artistic integrity, you know!) - kevin@thewordinc.org.
Tony, I just found your writings here recently. I was an instant fan. I have been known to lampoon some of the same type of personalities you do. I would like to talk with you more about all this. Can I reach you via email? Please get back to me at your convenience.
I was part of two groups which presented TBCPE as a play. As familiar as I was with the story, the last scene, with the Herdmans awestruck by what they were seeing always brought tears to my eyes. Pairing that scene with the HImes quotation is genius. We really need to think about that!