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A Guide For Jews To Roman Catholicism

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Luke Ford

A Jewish friend asked me for a book recommendation for learning about Roman Catholicism (not to convert herself but to understand some of those around her). I replied: I was raised a Seventh-Day Adventist and heard 10x as many bad … Continue reading →

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Riding The Downton Abbey Craze

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Luke Ford

I love this pre-WWI PBS series. I watched it about a year ago on Netflix. It was enthralling. I’m glad to see that it is spurring people to buy books. I also loved Brideshead Revisited in the early 1980s. I … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Revisited – The Movie

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Luke Ford

I’ve got to see this — soon. Who wants the privilege of buying my ticket? Sarah Lyall writes for the New York Times: THE images from the 11-episode mini-series are still vivid, 27 years later. Louche young Oxford students in … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Brideshead Revisited

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Luke Ford

From the Weekly Standard: If you were forced to name the high-water mark of television, the 1981 Granada production of Brideshead Revisited would be a fine choice. Starring Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews, Claire Bloom, John Gielgud, and Laurence Olivier, Brideshead … Continue reading →

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