catapult magazine: unite.learn.serve
this issue
vol. 6, num. 16
2007-09-07 — 2007-09-21
There are stories that you’ve heard a dozen times or more and even though you may roll your eyes when you hear the opening line yet again, let’s face it: it’s a good story. Furthermore, you have your own stories that you tell over and over again. “Each man has his own batch of poems” (Herzog, Saul Bellow). On the good stories that we’ve read, heard, lived and told.
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articles
EditorialWhen I was born
by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma
On listening to both the factual and fictional stories that surround us.
Article
Danyale’s wedding
by Jeff Barker
A story about a man, a woman, a ceremony and more.
ArticleNone so deaf
by Raymond Blanton
The clandestine motivations of storytelling can find us either apathetic or engaged.
ArticleA story before bed
by Amy Boerman-Cornell
Reflection on a nighttime ritual that fills various kinds of needs.
Article
The sacrificial rat
by Grant Elgersma
On the paradoxes and perils of rodent home invasion.
ArticleRemember that time...
by Morgan Tucker
A grandfather’s death brings an opportunity to reflect on family stories.
ArticleThe Story
by Emily Ulmer
An interview with Dawn Ulmer about her annual story.
Article
Death in the family
by Kimberly Webster
A grandmother’s stories about death and destruction warrant both laughter and love.
reviews
Review
Studying a storyteller to share the Good News
by Benjamin Squires
A review of the work of storyteller Michael Perry.
Film Review
Story [is] telling
by Raymond Blanton
On the cinematic audacity of Todd Solondz in Storytelling.
gallery
Photography
From Paraguay to Bethlehem
by Elysha Ardelean
PoetryWith a multitude of voices, I speak
by Jenne Smith
Photography
Show Me the Money
by Raymond Blanton
in case you missed it the first time
Book Review
Far-fetched truth
by Denis Haack
A review of Life of Pi by Yann Martel
ArticleFaith pilgrimage
by Keith Graber Miller
A college professor shares a story of living in relationship with God.
ArticleMerlino's cider
by Denise Frame Harlan
On the unseen variables and pleasant surprises of life's road trips.
weaving the web
This American LifeAccidental Documentaries
What unites these stories on the surface is that they're all made from old tapes, recordings found in attics and thrift stores. What unites them under that surface is that they all end up being stories about the legacies that fathers leave their children.
Calvin Institute of Christian WorshipBiblical storytelling: Learning scripture by heart
Telling stories from Scripture changes the people who learn them well enough to tell them—and changes worshipers who hear the old, old story anew.
the back page
- The TennesseanGod and art: Nashville's religious communities bridge the gap
- The New York TimesThe pursuit of justice vs. the pursuit of peace
- Weekend AmericaEat Well, Pay What You Can
- Yale University ReflectionsSoli Deo Gloria
- The New York TimesSpain, grappling with illegal immigrants, tries forgiveness
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