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*Why We Need Tragedy

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*Why We Need Tragedy

There is no other way to wisdom -- and no other way to God

Rod Dreher
Mar 22, 2023
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That is the outer, east-facing wall of the 16th century Sucevitsa monastery church in northern Romania. Behind this curtain of frescoed stone is the sanctuary, the altar where the holy of holies manifests during the Divine Liturgy. I’ll tell you more about it down below.

Writing in The Spectator, Daniel McCarthy has a short, sharp, lucid analysis that b…

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