catapult magazine

Items tagged reading

• Potholes on Sesame Street

  The problems with the popular television show and with the medium of television in general outweigh the potential educational value.

• Passion for art

  Why Mark Moscowitz's Stone Reader is a must-see rental for artists and lovers of art.

• Listening to literature

  A review of Speak What We Feel (Not What We Ought to Say): Reflections on Literature and Faith by Frederick Buechner.

• Wrestling with "Why?"

  What can be seen as extraneous is, indeed, essential.

• Soaking in Scripture

  On the journey toward daily Bible reading and the effects of scriptural immersion.

• Late night thoughts on a personal saint

  Over a monthly meal, a friendship and a lifetime influence is cultivated.

• Naming well

  Reading, writing and creation through naming.

• Culture and the Christian

  On the benefits of a classical education for understanding the human condition.

• Surviving your baby’s first year

  A book list by the mother of a toddler explores experiences from birthing to sleeping.

• Memorable leaves

  How a book became a companion in pained solitude.

• My first favorite

  On taking an unconventional route to becoming a lover of books.

• Writing with light

  The photographs of Andre Kertesz and the world of stories, and the stories of the world.

• The Gospel of the Birth Story

  A reading that embraces the images of birth woven throughout the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.

• Ten authors for kids, ages 8-12

  A ten-year-old weighs in with some of her favorites.  Aunts, uncles, parents and grandparents -- take note!

• High fidelity

  On reading the Bible with Johnny Cash during Lent.

• The age of stinky books is upon us

  Confessions of a recent convert to the e-reader.

• An ode to the bookmark

  On the interaction between the stories on the page and the stories stuck between them.

• My childhood friends

  A mom looks back on her favorite books and ahead to her own daughter's young reading years.

• Divine coincidences

  A journey from bedside reading to the grocery store.

• Life changer

  Remembering the pedagogy of Mrs. Schrager.

• Our stories

  Reflecting on the role of spiritual memoirs.

• A gentle nudge

  Three books that have shaped a life.

• Time well spent

  Three lists, some recommendations, and a few observations from my amazing month of books.

• Making friends with books

  The evolution of one writer’s reading, from remedial to formative.

• Curve ahead: Ten ways to slow down

  Reflecting at the beginning of a new year on growing older with grace.

• Ten books, past and present

  Short reviews of C.S. Lewis, Chesterton, Wodehouse and more.

• Beware of book lust

  Reflecting on the ways books demand our lives.

• Facts and fictions

  On following the breadcrumbs of truth through the stories of childhood.

• Humbled by Frankenstein

  On being brought to life by Mary Shelley’s gothic tale.

• The stories of Christmas

  On carrying a family tradition beyond childhood.