
Jesus had wrinkles at 33 years of age; he took on our suffering to redeem us for his father.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2022
“Deep within the heart of each person is the desire for love not to end, for the story of a love experienced together not to be cut short, for the fruits of love not to be dispersed. Everyone has this desire. No one wants a love that is short-term or is marked with an expiration date. So we suffer greatly whenever failings, negligence and human sins make a shipwreck of marriage. But even amid the tempest, God sees what is in our hearts… Brothers and sisters, forgiveness heals every wound.”
Pope Francis
It’s the birthday of the British mystery writer Dorothy L. (Leigh) Sayers (books by this author), born in Oxford (1893). She was one of the first women to graduate from Oxford University, which she did in 1915, with a degree in medieval literature. She moved to London and got a job as a copy editor at the largest advertising agency in England, and she was extremely successful there. She came up with slogans like “My goodness, my Guinness,” and “Lovely day for a Guinness,” and the phrase “It pays to advertise!” Her job gave her a secure income, and she was able to find time to write for herself. In 1923, she published her first novel, Whose Body?, introducing her famous detective Lord Peter Wimsey, the amateur detective whom she featured in 11 novels and 21 short stories. Her Lord Peter Wimsey novels were extremely popular in England. She was famous for coming up with outrageous causes of death like poisoned teeth fillings, a cat with poisoned claws, and a dagger made of ice