Everyone knows the classic symptoms of a heart attack: squeezing pain in the chest, radiating down the left arm or to the jaw, shortness of breath and so on. But medical researchers are now discovering that women often experience heart attacks differently; the list of “classic” symptoms we’ve all been taught is the result of research focusing on men, and neglecting women.
And everyone knows that pride is the deadliest of deadly sins, but perhaps this is another example of how “what everyone knows” is mainly true for men, because of theologians’ tendency to ignore women. (more…)
Susan Pitchford
Fioretti ("little flowers")
A "florilegium" is a collection, or bouquet, of writings. It comes from the Latin "flora" (flower)+ "legere" (to gather). It has the same meaning as the Greek word "anthology."
In the Middle Ages and beyond, when books were rare and expensive, people copied their favorite excerpts from books into a booklet they carried with them, a florilegium. In a similar vein, the "fioretti" or "little flowers" of Francis of Assisi are a series of stories about the saint that were gathered into a single volume. In this florilegium (nicer than "blog," isn't it?), I'd like to gather some of my favorite bits of writing by various authors, adding a little commentary but mostly letting the quotations speak for themselves. I hope it will grow into a garden that will be a pleasant place to linger for a bit. Enjoy! Archives
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