PUREWOW FOR THE WEEK

Flannery O’Connor’s prayer journal for all of you who live by the quote, “You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you odd.”

Congrats to Books and Culture on its continued work! In a year of arts fundraising, we’ve discovered people actually do put their money where there mouth is. #GoUs

Celibacy: The Vatican’s new Secretary of State says it’s on the table.

We like the idea of Moses having a female successor, and here’s ten reasons why it’s likely he did.

Image Journal posts a “Top 25 Contemporary Writers of Faith List” for those of us who think Dostoevsky, Tolkien and Eliot are tired (impossible).

Indulge us on this one. We keep playing out a scenario in our heads where Putin texts Andrew Rosenthal a bunch of emoticons with a link to his 800-word submission. It’s just a lot of postmodern editorial responsibility.

Friends, what did we miss? What were you reading this week?