The New Pantagruel ends its run

Daniel Larison passes along the sad news.

The e-journal's website.

Taking that charge seriously, The New Pantagruel has, essentially, argued itself out of existence. This is a good thing. In the end, we are pessimistic romantics. We believe life is eucatastrophic: a joyous catastrophe. Instead of spending endless hours before the faceless void of the “new media,” we will be engaging the tragedies and necessities of raising families, rebuilding neighborhoods and small towns, and fighting to preserve and save that which we love. As we dive back into the particularities of our places and people and their needs, we hope you will do the same. And remember, Fr. Jape is watching you.

I think ultimately this will be the fate of all Catholic bloggers, as they proceed to spend less time with virtual reality (which is valuable for the communication of truth) and more on living out their vocations and participating in the evangelization of their communities... until then, let us speak about truth and glorify God and pray that the friendships we form in virtual reality, however imperfect they may be, will be perfected in heaven, through God's grace.