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John Murphy writes for GodSpy on film, literature, and art. He works as the in-house illustrator and designer for Idylls Press, based in Ashland, Oregon. He recently graduated magna cum laude from the…
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RE: Radiohead: Together in the Alone
Thanks for the kind words, Paul! It was fun writing the piece if only because it gave me the chance to revisit the Radiohead catalogue. I wasn't aware Yorke had borrowed from Dante, but the source doesn't surprise me. (Do you remember the passage, by any chance?) I vaguely recall Yorke citing the Tibetan Book of the Dead as an influence on…

RE: What the Presidential Election Reveals About the American Soul
I've come to the party a tad late here, but just wanted to add my two bits. A friend of mine (now a priest) cited Albacete as one of the primary forces behind his conversion. Referring to Albacete, he told me that "to deny Christ would be to deny this man." In some ways that's the logical extension of Hertzberg's comment that he didn't believe…

RE: America: Encounter the Pope
Thanks, Harold! I really appreciate it. You can be sure that I'll be praying for all my fellow spies, as well.

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Gerard Manley Hopkins: Prophet & Exile

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Beauty Goes Underground

Would St. Augustine ever have experienced his conversion sitting in a pew being subjected to an off-key rendering of “On Eagle’s Wings”? READ MORE >

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Radiohead: Together in the Alone

Through their music, Radiohead communes with everyone who's ever been tempted to despair in a world where God seems absent READ MORE >

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