A Revision Update, and Revisiting Obsessions of Old III

A Revision Update:

In spite of the slight increase in my teaching workload—we are, after all, rapidly approaching the end of the academic year—revision of The Saint of Santa Fe has been progressing rather nicely. Twenty-nine out of fifty chapters are now in the can, and chapters thirty and thirty-one should soon be ready to file away as well. The proverbial light at the end of the tunnel is not yet in sight, but I’m beginning to feel a tender current of fresh air brushing along me, evermore present, in the path just ahead.

An Invitation to Revisit a Posting:

What should we do when censors condemn books we love? When the world media reported that pope Benedict XVI—who at the time had recently assumed leadership of the Catholic Church—disapproved of the Harry Potter series, I did some research and wrote "On Readers, Harry Potter, and the Pope."

I confess that I enjoyed rereading this article because God knows I’ve taken on my fair share of censors and inquisitors.