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Sarah Cornwell

Sarah Cornwell is a laywoman, ballet teacher, associate of the Eastern Province of the Community of St. Mary, and the mother of five children whom she and her husband, James, homeschool together. She and her family live in the Hudson Valley north of New York City.

Katherine Hepburn and Zeal

November 14, 2019

Ethics, Movies, Reviews & Culture

This is the fourth post in a series in which I explore what classic film actresses in iconic roles can teach us — and, more particularly, my fast-growing daughter — about the seven classic virtues. These posts ... Read More...

Donna Reed and the Road of Meekness: It’s a Wonderful Life

May 8, 2019

Ethics, Movies, Reviews & Culture, The Episcopal Church

We see Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed diverge: one stumbles down the road of wrath, the other patiently follows the road of meekness.

Jean Arthur and the Virtue of Kindness

February 1, 2019

Ethics, Movies, Reviews & Culture, The Episcopal Church

It is Jean Arthur's kindness, in the end, that saves Jimmy Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

Virtue and the Women of Old Hollywood

November 12, 2018

Ethics, Movies, Reviews & Culture, The Episcopal Church

To introduce my daughter to the seven classic virtues, I will enlist the help of classic guides: Ingrid Bergman, Myrna Loy, Katherine Hepburn, and Jean Arthur, among others.