Remote Control

The Roman Catholic Church

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The Roman Catholic Church has the unique power of keeping remote control over human souls which have once been part of her. G.K. Chesterton has compared this to the fisherman’s line, which allows the fish the illusion of free play in the water and yet has him by the hook; in his own time the … Read more

Narrative Collapse is what

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Narrative Collapse is what happens when we no longer have time in which to tell a story. Remote controls and DVRs give us the ability to break down narratives – particularly the more abusive ones. This is a great thing for escaping the ‘ends-justify-the-means’ traps of 20th-century wars and religions, but it can also make … Read more

People say I talk

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People say I talk slowly. I talk in a way sometimes called laconic. The phone rings, I answer, and people ask if they’ve woken me up. I lose my way in the middle of sentences, leaving people hanging for minutes. I have no control over it. I’ll be talking, and will be interested in what … Read more