Chesterton
Today is picture day, I guess. I love a good Chesterton pic. There's something about his roundness that makes me feel comfortable. I guess I feel the same about Aquinas. They remind me of going to visit my grandparents when I was little. We would drive up to their house after 4 days of hot car rides, and Granddaddy would come out of the house with a huge smile and I would run up to him and give him a big hug, and my arms would reach about half-way around his belly, and my head would give his stomach a good solid thump, as I reveled in his roundness.
posted by Whiskey at 7:02 PM
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It bespeaks of God's paternity, the theology of "excess." God loves us so gratuitously and what better way to image this love then with a body--vincibly or invincibly--excessive. There's just more Aquinas, Chesterton, and Granddaddy to love.
He does seem very Aquinas-like...I've seen many portraits that render him in a state of concentration that almost makes him look grumpy, but this one is great. I would have loved to see (and hear) him laugh. :)
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