Articles related to "Philomena"



Interview with Philomena Van Rijswijk, 24 April, 2001
Philomena Van Rijswijk talks about living in Tasmania, the importance of Antarctica, the research involved in writing The World as a Clockface, major themes, her writer's retreat at Varuna, and lots more.

St. Philomena, Wonder-Working Saint!
This article is a short biographical history on the life of the wonder-working saint, St. Philomena, and the relevance of her resurgence in the modern world.
• saint • philomena • miracle • life-changing • illness

Towards Zero: Philomena Van Rijswijk's The World As a Clockface
Following in the footsteps of the early Carey, Borges, Marquez, de Bernieres, and Fowles, Van Rijswijk uses her knowledge of the sea, and her antipodean base of Tasmania, to create a unique voice, taking the reader on a descriptive journey from the mythical antipodean island state of Esmania, past a small island to the east called Aotearoa, Antartica, Tierra del Feugo, Paraguay, the Cape of Africa, and back to the Antipodean mainland Incognita.

The Cure d'Ars, An Example of Sanctity
This article is a brief history of the life and sanctity of St. Jean Marie Vianney, the Cure d'Ars.
• st. john vianney • st. jean vianney • the cure d'ars • dardilly • lyons


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