Word: mysticism
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...with more drizzle than dazzle. Rarely do the two towns’ paths cross, but when they do, the result has taken the form of stars like Ben Affleck and Matt Damon or box office hits like and “The Departed” and “Mystic River...
...coziest with bureaucracy, Christine’s story and the ramifications of her actions strike a chord. Eastwood is clearly a master storyteller, but “Changeling” does not have the same quality that some of his darker films, like “Mystic River,” can boast. In spite of all this, “Changeling,” unlike Eastwood’s other bleak dramas, revels in the capacity of the human spirit for strength and love—something that, as Christine says, “Gives me something I didn?...
Underneath, however, Americans still long for the mystic chords of memory strummed by the better angels of our nature - a patriotic harmony that we like to think is the song of our nation at its best. This is why the two candidates who fared best in this election were the ones who spoke most convincingly about bringing us together. When the two are finally narrowed to one, his mandate will be change, his timetable short and his environment stormy with division. At a historic moment desperate for a successful President, everything will hinge on one man's ability to navigate...
...Addressing God, Yancey says, allows us to "bring our fears to someone who seems quite positive that he's able to run the world. You can take the panic and anxiety and transfer that to him." That is the context, says Martin, for the famous prayer of the beatified mystic Julian of Norwich: "All will be well, all will be well, and all manner of things will be well...
...Ollie said, as they began to stroll away. “True pasta!” he cried, for emphasis. “Wide—and smooth—and long.”* * * * *Frederick had spent the last week reading the work of a famous Russian mystic. He would sit in the library, sunk deep in an armchair, with a book open on his lap. Roxana hovered by his chair or knelt at his feet. Frederick liked absently to stroke her golden hair, and sometimes when the text was especially gripping he would prop his elbow...