Comments for Rediscovering St. Mugg at http://www.thecatholicthing.org , comment 1 to 8 out of 8 comments http://www.thecatholicthing.org Tue, 21 May 2013 07:47:21 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/rediscovering-st-mugg.html#comment-5038 Mr. Mahoney: I thank you very much for this wonderful article. I was aware of the existence of Malcolm Muggeridge (and Gareth Jones) and what he (they) did to bring to light Stalin´s fabricated great famine in the Ukraine in the 1930s (the so called Holodomor). But for Muggeridge´s unmasking of Walter Duranty and G. B. Shaw, I didn´t know anything else that goes in your splendid article, and wasn´t even aware of Malcolm Muggeridge´s extensive bibliography. So, heaping thanks! BTW: I´ve just bought 2 titles by him on Amazon, and I am looking forward to buying your book, which is due next year. - Al Fontaine (Brazil) Sun, 17 Oct 2010 18:52:14 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/rediscovering-st-mugg.html#comment-5037 When I lived in New York in the early 90s, every Christmas, PBS would broadcast William F. Buckley's two-part interview with Malcolm Muggeridge at his English cottage. Toward the end, the conversation turned to man's artistic expressions in relation to God. Bach's work in particular. Mr. Muggeridge commented that to God, even Bach probably doesn't sound like much (or something to that effect). Mr. Buckley, amateur harpsichordist and lover of Bach gets a somewhat perplexed look on his face. Almost one of offense. Yet it seems Mr. Muggeridge possessed that hint of the Divine that both overwhelms us and gives a much needed perspective on this earthly life. I still love Bach of course. As athiest Stephen Jay Gould once responded to a question of what he would offer in a first contact with aliens, "Bach's Mass in B Minor. It is the best of who we are." I have no doubt God knows that and loves us for it. - Graham Combs Sat, 16 Oct 2010 18:14:33 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/rediscovering-st-mugg.html#comment-5012 Thank you Mr. Mahoney. amazon.uk it is. - Ray Hunkins Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:36:50 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/rediscovering-st-mugg.html#comment-5011 Dear Mr. Hunkins, If you go to amazon you'll see that a fair amount of Muggeridge is still available in the U.S., including CHRONICLES OF WASTED TIME, A THIRD TESTAMENT, THE END OF CHRISTENDOM, and SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL FOR GOD(his book about Mother Teresa). Inexplicably, JESUS REDISCOVERED and JESUS THE MAN WHO LIVES have been out of print for some time now. TIME AND ETERNITY is the most comprehensive collection of Muggeridge's writings and illustrates the underlying continuity of his thought and spiritual odyssey. I strongly recommend ordering it from amazon.uk . - Daniel J. Mahoney Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:09:28 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/rediscovering-st-mugg.html#comment-5010 Muggeridge's daughter-in-law Anne just died. She wrote "The Desolate City". It is worth reading alongside the works of her more famous relative. All utopian schemes fail to adequately account for the existence of evil and the necessity for free will. As long as individuals can choose, some will choose self at the expense of other. Sooner or later, (usually sooner) utopians resort to force to transform the human condition. Therein lies the tragedy of man-centered social organization and the power of the image of the cross. Excellent article. - Other Joe Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:04:04 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/rediscovering-st-mugg.html#comment-5009 Thank you for this illuminating essay. I am old enough to remember Firing Line and have a vague recollection of Muggeridge's appearance. Which of his writings are still in print and available? Thank you - Ray Hunkins Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:44:13 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/rediscovering-st-mugg.html#comment-5008 An eminent addition to your line-up of essayists. - Frank Egan Wed, 13 Oct 2010 06:52:47 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2010/rediscovering-st-mugg.html#comment-5007 Mr. Mahoney, This is a wonderful first essay. I hope you will become a "regular." - John McCarthy Wed, 13 Oct 2010 04:00:30 +0100