tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post8981237151426306027..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Vampire Queen to Catholic (again)Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-50357501110119500012008-12-02T00:03:00.000-06:002008-12-02T00:03:00.000-06:00" The book is very readable, chatty almost, beauti..." The book is very readable, chatty almost, beautiful in places, and even prayerful."<BR/><BR/>in other words the girl can still WRITE! :-) <BR/><BR/>I've not read any of her work since I got tired of vampires about halfway through Lestat.. I didn't know she had returned to Catholicism either. glad to hear it. We all must find places for ourselves and our pasts in our future........I wish her luck. maybe I'll pick up her book sometime soon.MightyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02563721884001643857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-54889362618209596042008-12-01T16:04:00.000-06:002008-12-01T16:04:00.000-06:00I will note that what she has embraced, and contin...I will note that what she has embraced, and continues to reject, is wholly consonant with the Faith as preached by the Jesuits and laymen who were responsible for my formation.<BR/><BR/>That it is deracinated from the fullness of the Deposit of the Faith has, I think, less to do with a particular wilfullness on her part than malformation by those pastors of souls charged with her care.<BR/><BR/>I knew her once, many years ago, and her son and I moved in close proximal orbits during adolescence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-16860214521845229662008-11-29T20:54:00.000-06:002008-11-29T20:54:00.000-06:00I can also recommend the book, but you point out e...I can also recommend the book, but you point out exactly what is missing from a fuller conversion to the faith.<BR/><BR/>I pointed out some of these things in my review and was surprised that she linked to my review on her site.Jeff Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892529674664589034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-6740741019815084532008-11-29T20:53:00.000-06:002008-11-29T20:53:00.000-06:00Paul,Thank you for pointing out the spelling error...Paul,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for pointing out the spelling error. <BR/><BR/>I don't think she will ever fully surrender the vampire stuff.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-54355727059840710122008-11-29T18:33:00.000-06:002008-11-29T18:33:00.000-06:00Father,Ms. Rice apparently spells her first name a...Father,<BR/><BR/>Ms. Rice apparently spells her first name as "Anne' and not "Ann". At least that is what her web site seems to indicate:<BR/><BR/>http://www.annerice.com/<BR/><BR/>Ms. Rice still maintains links to her "vampire" past:<BR/><BR/>http://www.vampirelestatfanclub.com/<BR/><BR/>In the same fashion there are links to EWTN on her web site.<BR/><BR/>Ms. Rice is an interesting lady of contradictions. One can only wish her well in her pursuit of the Faith.<BR/><BR/>Paul PrimaveraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-12224364570224048412008-11-29T16:15:00.000-06:002008-11-29T16:15:00.000-06:00I haven't yet read this book. Anne Rice has given ...I haven't yet read this book. Anne Rice has given a series of interviews about her reversion, all of which are very interesting. They are available on YouTube. In fact, one can trace a thread of this lingering fascination with Christ and with human redemption bubbling and churning somewhere inside of her when reading some of her vampire novels. She herself points this out many times.<BR/><BR/>While she regrettably professes her continued support for the Democratic party and Obama, she seems to make clear that she desires to be pro-life, even if one doesn't quite get just how pro-life she is at this point. Like all of us, she is a work in progress, and her determination to write only for Christ is laudable.<BR/><BR/>Her love for her son, a gay activist, also presents challenges to her, which she also seems very open about. So I agree with you; She is clearly struggling with the truths of the faith, not rejecting them outright. Her current writing, more than anything else, appears to be helping her.Alan Phippshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12007722006477331382noreply@blogger.com