John Wilson, Gene Logsdon, St. Petronilla - May 31 - ERB Daily Book Morsel

Published: Thu, 05/31/18
















 

May 31, 2018




“Curiously, only in sports do we agree to eschew technological advances,
making rules, for example, to limit the power potential of baseball bats.
We understand that technology will ruin our games,
but we do not understand that it can also ruin cultures.” 


― Gene Logsdon, agrarian
Today marks the anniversary of his death!



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St. Petronilla – [Feast Day – May 31]

Today, May 31, is the feast day of St. Petronilla, an early Christian saint,
who died in Rome at the end of 1st century. “She lived when Christians
were more solicitous to live well than to write much”




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whether your schedule simply slows down a bit, we hope
that you will find some extra time for reading.
Here are 30 new-ish books that would make for superb summer reading!


 

Here's to energizing reading today!

Chris Smith
Editor, The Englewood Review of Books