E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (1982) – 3
[…] and shows forth, now transfigured, masterful, regal, and luminous. He has made the “christomorphic” journey, moving from forsaken outcast to he who makes the world into what it was intended to be in the first place. It is, indeed, in Frederick’s Buechner’s words, the story “too good not to be true.” written by Roy Anker
The Force Awakens (2015) & The Return of the Jedi (1980)
[…] and surrounds every living thing. Close your eyes, feel it, the light. It’s always been there; it will guide you.” To young Rey (Daisy Ridley) she imparts Luke Skywalker’s long-missing light saber, for the Force is strong in her as well, and again the Force has indeed awakened. Parables happen still. written by Roy Anker
Places in the Heart (1984) – 3
[…] reconciled and loved within the lavish care of God, the kingdom made real, the dark glass gone and the Light, the beautiful Light, encompassing all. About this there is no scriptural ambiguity, plain and simple, and it really is the destination of the whole long story. The peace of God. Indeed. written by Roy Anker
Tender Mercies (1983) – 2
[…] world. And wisely Beresford lets the scene go on and on, itself being the point. The theatrical release featured a wordless orchestral piece over the sequence, but the DVD plays a somewhat hokey but still telling country song that points to a portion of the promise of the Kingdom. SEQUENCE: 1:26:52-1:29:30 written by Roy Anker
The Mission (1986)
[…] “music while the music lasts,” as poet T. S. Eliot put the journey in his stunning Four Quartets (“Dry Salvages,” IV). Though the music may still comprise no more than a “broken hallelujah” (Leonard Cohen), hear the music we must, and hear it again, and be the music. Just ask Gabriel. written by Roy Anker
Tender Mercies (1983) – 1
[…] of something he did not think possible, first Rosa Lee loving him against all odds and sense, and now the return of his child, though troubled she is, given her dissolute, ever-warring parents. Doves come in countless ways to heal heart and bind the soul. SEQUENCE: 58:13-59:14 And amen to that. written by Roy Anker
The Godfather: Part III (1990) – 2
[…] to his old methods just one more time; only once, he reasons. And for that turn once again to murder, albeit of an enemy, he pays a completely immeasurable price, and then all that is left for Michael is to die in the dust of Sicily, the birthplace of Cosa Nostra. written by Roy Anker
The Godfather: Part III (1990) – 1
[…] and he is us, grievous and lost. For him, and for us, there is hope, though it may take awhile to get there, for later in the film Michael does indeed turn, seemingly finally having gotten the hope of redemption, and that too shakes the soul, his and ours (See Redemption). written by Roy Anker
Psalm 138
Proper 16A
Years ago I read a wonderful novel by Indian writer Arundhati Roy and one of the things I liked about the book was its great title: The God of Small Things. That title can be an apt summary for something you run across often in the psalms, including in Psalm 138. Israel praised their […]
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
Proper 12A
Probably most of us have benefitted from mnemonic devices at some point. We might remember the primary colors in the visible light spectrum by remembering the name Roy G. Biv (which in turns gives us Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet). A strange one used by my junior high science teacher has […]
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