In the wake of Martha Burtis’ haunting blog on, among other things, the promise of online communication, I’ve followed some of the links in the trAce article Martha cites. I too am interested in Walter Ong’s work in orality, so you’ll understand that I was delighted to find a website called “Remembering Walter Ong.” Among its many treasures, the site includes both a full-length lecture by Father Ong and an interview in which he explains how he sees himself and his work.

To hear at last the voice of the man who thought and wrote so richly about the experience of orality is a very stirring thing indeed. My thanks to Sue Thomas, Martha B., and Jonathan Druy, who runs the “Remembering Walter Ong” website.