Word: soul
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Breathes there a man with soul so dead...
...miles inland might be militarily feasible, but rather unpractical politically. The end result of such a local war might be that the unfortunate recipient of such protection would be effectively purged of all political colorations-purged so completely, in fact, that its territory like the shadow of its national soul would lie grey and lifeless, denuded alike of people, foliage and natural features...
Perhaps The Wayward Saint might best be described in terms of its theatrical ancestry. Certainly author Paul Vincent Carroll owes something to the Faust legend, since his comic-fantasy is based on the time-worn duel between heaven and hell for another eligible soul. The owner of the soul, however, is a simple Irish priest, Cannon Daniel McCooey, whose origins could no doubt be traced to Going...
With McCoocy's soul up for option, the play must have its bidders: St. Michael, who make a brief but irreproachable entrance in the third act as a bright center-stage light; and Baron Nicholas de Balbus, the devil's advocate who attempts to corrupt the priest and his household. The ensuing battle between darkness and light is garnished with much theatrical hokum as lights go on, clocks stop, and furniture takes to the air. But despite the commotion, the final triumph of Good is a melodramatic inevitability...
...with banners flying and speeches set. Saints often talk as though they were going home. "Lord, now is the time to arise and go!" said St. Teresa of Avila. "The good time which I welcome, which is Thy will; the hour when I must leave my exile, and my soul shall enjoy the fulfillment of all her desire!" St. John the Evangelist was also eager to leave: "Thou hast invited me to Thy table, Lord; and behold I come, thanking Thee for having invited me, for Thou knowest that I have desired it with all my heart." "Welcome, Sister Death...