I agree with every word of this beautifully written essay. It's not the absence of chapters or even sentences that unsettles readers, per se. Rather, Fosse unsettles and, soon, enchants, readers by immersing them in a profoundly accurate evocation of human thought and existence.

Today I am in Bologna: here are the last of its historic towers, Asinelli & Garisenda, constructed over 900 years ago

Passing through Frascati, I took the opportunity to pay my respects to the Stuarts, in the Church which was home to Archbishop (later Cardinal) Henry. And still contains a memorial to his brother. Known as Bonnie Pince Charlie.

It's been a real pleasure to improve our coverage of Icelandic printing on the USTC 📖🔍. #Iceland is a fascinating country with a remarkable early print culture, which deserves to be better known. Paper Trails: Icelandic Manuscripts and Books

Scruton on art and religion:
'Yet art, properly understood, is a kind of prayer: it is an attempt to call the timeless and the transcendental to the scene of some human incident.'

Spring in Stockholm. This still charms me (for now).

I just wanted to say how much I’m enjoying your book ‘City of Echoes’ Jessica Wärnberg. I haven’t been able to read of an evening as often as I’d like to over recent weeks, but when I do, I’m finding it very hard to put down! It’s so beautifully written 📚

After many fruitful visits to the Kungliga Biblioteket here in Stockholm, I finally joined the Stadsbiblioteket today. A modern classicist temple to learning, photographs (even these great ones, which are not mine) cannot not convey its quiet, cool, grandeur.

NOW AVAILABLE: In this innovative survey of Church history, Bronwen McShea Ph.D. demonstrates that faithful women have always been at the heart of the Church's common life, shaping it and the course of entire civilizations.

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Today I will be walking to the seven Papal Basilicas - approximately 25km. Starting here at St Peter’s. Please wish me luck; and follow me during the day!

Our new neighbourhood in the centre of Stockholm. 18 years after leaving Cornwall, I’m finally back where I belong (30 seconds from water).

'The fact that a religious authority such as the Vatican toes the same line provides incredible political ammunition to the Kremlin...'

Interesting account of and comment on the pope's position on the war and - critically - why his views may matter.

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Pompeii. House of the Vettii

The way people in the past had really clear and easy to read handwriting

The site of the famous 'Slap of Anagni' - an episode in the 'Outrage of Anagni', which was to have led to the demise of Boniface VIII.