Flannery O'Connor - Warned that Tenderness without God becomes Terror

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  1. Dave Fagan

    Dave Fagan Ave Maria

    I have to admit I know very little about Flannery O'Connor but just watched this short video and thought it was excellent.
    If you click 'Watch on Youtube' it will play.

     
    Dave Fagan, May 30, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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  2. AED

    AED Powers

    She was really something. An old time Catholic warrior who offered up her considerable sufferings to the Lord and is famous for saying to a journalist who questioned her faith in the Eucharist " if I thought it was just a symbol I'd say to hell with it."
    She wrote stories that used characters and settings in the South to reveal spiritual truth. An unblinking eye toward evil and an unblinking faith in God. Her stories are startling though. A bit dark.
     
    AED, May 30, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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  3. Dave Fagan

    Dave Fagan Ave Maria

    Thanks Ann, I'd like to read some of her stories. I had a look on Kindle and found a collection 'Good Country People and Other Stories.'
    It says she was just 39 years old when she died, having suffered with Lupus for 12 years, which her father had also died from.
     
    Dave Fagan, May 30, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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    Sam Powers

    Sam, May 31, 2026 at 4:34 AM
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  5. padraig

    padraig Powers

    My brother read all her books and used to rave about them . I never got round to reading her. I must go back and read some. She seems so Catholic.
     
    padraig, May 31, 2026 at 6:09 AM
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