Word & Song by Anthony Esolen

Word & Song by Anthony Esolen

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Word & Song by Anthony Esolen
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Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
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Have you ever tried to grow a fruit tree without sunlight? That’s what it’s like to try to write great drama without the strong conviction that there is meaning in this world of ours, that good does exist independent of our self-serving opinions, and, ultimately, that a just and yet merciful God will judge our souls, when all that is hidden will be bro…

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