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August 25, 2022
Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley, the author of
"Frankenstein, a Modern Day Prometheus"
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
"Frankenstein, or a Modern Day Prometheus" is one of the most popular stories of all-time. There have been about 76 film adaptions, not counting plays and derivative stories, that have featured the characters created by Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley in 1818 when she was about 18 years old having just lost her child. What does this story have to teach the modern world about humility. Well, start with the Gospel according to Luke for this Sunday.
Readings for the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082822.cfm
Recommended Books:
Seldom has a work of fiction suffered so scandalously from the slings and arrows of outrageous criticism. This critical edition, containing tradition-oriented essays by literary scholars, refutes the errors and serves as an antidote to the poison that has contaminated the critical understanding of this classic gothic novel.
Frankenstein: Ignatius Critical Editions Paperback – May 1, 2008
by Mary Shelley (Author),
Joseph Pearce (Editor)
Humility Rules: Saint Benedict's Twelve-Step Guide to Genuine Self-Esteem Kindle Edition by Augustine Wetta (Author) Format: Kindle EditionSaint Benedict's fifth-century guide to humility offers the antidote to the epidemic of stress and depression overwhelming modern young adults. But the language of The Rule by Saint Benedict is medieval, and its most passionate advocates are cloistered monks and nuns. How then does this ancient wisdom translate into advice for ordinary people?
Music: Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581 (Mozart) by Musicians from Marlboro is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.