Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Number 3 Equity Court: A Troubling Decision
Number 3 Equity Court: A Troubling Decision: From The Daily Signal
Monday, December 29, 2014
Friday, December 19, 2014
louie, louie: or nothing at all
louie, louie: or nothing at all: People who know nothing of God and whose lives are centered on themselves, imagine that they can only find themselves by asserting their ...
Friday, December 12, 2014
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Monday, December 1, 2014
Sunday, November 30, 2014
louie, louie: be converted
louie, louie: be converted: This is the mission entrusted to the church, a hard mission: to uproot sins from history, to uproot sins from the political order, to u...
louie, louie: Merton's typewriter
louie, louie: Merton's typewriter: One of Merton's typewriters, now at the Merton Study Center, Bellarmine University, Louisville. I know, this blog has been dorm...
louie, louie: Francis visit to Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque
louie, louie: Francis visit to Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque: Francis repeated Benedict XVI’s gesture today: A moment of silence before the niche that points in the direction of Mecca. “God must no...
louie, louie: Advent: when the ladder climbing stops we are read...
louie, louie: Advent: when the ladder climbing stops we are read...: http://visualtheology.blogspot.com/2014/11/advent-when-ladder-climbing-stops-we.html?showComment=1417352473713 This is how Advent alway...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Anglicans Ablaze: Human Rights Campaign: A formidable force for LGBT...
Anglicans Ablaze: Human Rights Campaign: A formidable force for LGBT...: The Human Rights Campaign brings a notable track record of helping change public opinion on homosexuality. Now it has set its sights on p...
Anglicans Ablaze: Muslims Found America?
Anglicans Ablaze: Muslims Found America?: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that the Americas were discovered by Muslims in the 12th century, nearly three centur...
Anglicans Ablaze: Pentecostalism and the Question of Culture
Anglicans Ablaze: Pentecostalism and the Question of Culture: In a recent article for Christianity Today , Ed Stetzer offers some sociological analysis as to why Pentecostals continue to experience g...
Anglicans Ablaze: How Muslims Are Likely to View Friday's Washington...
Anglicans Ablaze: How Muslims Are Likely to View Friday's Washington...: By Robin G. Jordan The International Business Times and the Christian Post have published articles on this past Friday’s jumu’ah ...
Fr. John Whiteford's News, Comments, & Reflections: Payday Someday
Fr. John Whiteford's News, Comments, & Reflections: Payday Someday: When I was about 12 or 13 years old, while listening to the radio, I heard one of the most striking sermons I ever heard. Despite having ...
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Friday, October 24, 2014
The Mad Monarchist: The Warring Virgins of Mexico
The Mad Monarchist: The Warring Virgins of Mexico: There is no doubt that when it comes to religious iconography in Mexico there is no more prominent symbol than that of Our Lady of Guadalu...
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Anglicans Ablaze: Church of England: One in 50 clergy don't believe ...
Anglicans Ablaze: Church of England: One in 50 clergy don't believe ...: One in 50 Anglican clergy in the UK believes God is merely a human construct, according to a new survey today. Just eight in ten believ...
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
SANCTE PATER: Cardinal Burke says statement from Pope Francis de...
SANCTE PATER: Cardinal Burke says statement from Pope Francis de...: By Patrick B. Craine ( LifeSiteNews.com ) In a candid interview Monday, Cardinal Raymond Burke voiced the concerns of many of his bro...
What In the World Is Going On In The Church?
Frighting Post from Father Alan McDonald at Southern Orders.
The Eclectic Reader: Winnie and Wolf
The Eclectic Reader: Winnie and Wolf: I enjoyed A.N. Wilson's 2007 novel Winnie and Wolf a great deal. If you like this book you probably have two characteristics: (1) Y...
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Colorado Governor Admits Legalizing Pot Was Reckless
Colorado Governor John Hickenluper has admitted that legalizing marijuana was probably not a good idea. Full story here.
Death With Dignity?
A very troubling story about a young woman with cancer who plans to end her life through legal assisted suicide in Oregon. Full story here.
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Anglicans Ablaze: What the Muslim world believes, on everything from...
Anglicans Ablaze: What the Muslim world believes, on everything from...: A sweeping, 226-page report from the Pew Forum explores attitudes and opinions from Muslim communities around the world. In the process,...
Anglicans Ablaze: Updated: ISIS ensnares women, girls in web of lies...
Anglicans Ablaze: Updated: ISIS ensnares women, girls in web of lies...: Pregnant Austrian teens in ISIS: We’ve made a huge mistake Two Austrian teens got way more than they bargained for when they abandoned ...
Anglicans Ablaze: Pope Francis signals blessing to breakaway traditi...
Anglicans Ablaze: Pope Francis signals blessing to breakaway traditi...: Pope Francis has signalled his blessing to the breakaway traditionalist American church at the centre of the split which has divided the ...
Abbey Roads: Why young people are leaving the Church ... or - w...
Abbey Roads: Why young people are leaving the Church ... or - w...: This is the church, this is its steeple, open the doors, and - hey! where the hell are all the young people? What's the Church...
Guglielmo Tell (Teatro alla Scala, 1987)
This production of Rossini's opera William Tell was performed in Milan in 1987 with the La Scala Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti. The lead role was sung by Giorgio Zancanaro.
I'm not crazy about "modern" or "post-modern" staging of opera. This wasn't too bad, though. The opera is set in thirteenth century Switzerland but this staging has the characters wearing costumes from the early 19th century. There were three giant screens hung over the stage which displayed mountains or water or whatever the scene was. The giant screens weren't too bad, but I never figured out what the giant choir stall stuck in the middle of the stage was supposed to be about.
The music was superb and the singing and acting were great. It would have been much better, though, with a traditional staging with something approximating period costumes.
Of course, this opera is about the famous legend of the Swiss hero William Tell who was forced by the Austrian conquerors of Switzerland to shoot an apple off of his son's head who then leads the revolt of the Swiss against the Austrians. All around it's a good show.
Abbey Roads: Remember when Obama said: “Now let’s make two thin...
Abbey Roads: Remember when Obama said: “Now let’s make two thin...: British lawyer and Imam, Anjem Choudary said Obama is wrong. Choudary * said that Obama may simply be saying that to appease ...
Friday, October 10, 2014
Louisville, KY Human Rights Commission Says Christians Must Leave Religion At Home
The Louisville, KY Human Rights Commission has ruled against a Christian T-Shirt Shop for refusing to print Gay Rights T-Shirts. The owners have been ordered to attend "diversity training" to unlearn them of their backward religious beliefs. The Chairman of the Commission stated that Christian business owners must "leave their religion at home" or be in violation of the law. Welcome Comrades to the United Soviet Socialist States of Amerika. Full story here.
Governor Mike Huckabee Threatens to Leave GOP Over Gay Marriage
Former Arkansas Governor and Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee has threatened to leave the Republican Party if it does not fight Gay Marriage. Full story here.
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Is Pope Francis Purging the Curia of Conservatives
Thanks to Father Alan McDonald at Southern Orders
Abbey Roads: Rabbi Yehuda Levin on homosexual unions: "What's ...
Abbey Roads: Rabbi Yehuda Levin on homosexual unions: "What's ...: A Jewish rabbi more Catholic than (some of) the Synod fathers? Maybe so. Rabbi Yehuda Levin, 60, a Brooklyn rabbi with a weekly ...
Abbey Roads: +Fr. Benedict Joseph Groeschel+ Santo subito!
Abbey Roads: +Fr. Benedict Joseph Groeschel+ Santo subito!: + We give you thanks for the blessings which you bestowed upon Fr. Benedict Joseph in this life: they are signs to us of your goo...
Father Benedict Groeschel
This post concerns the death of Father Benedict J. Groeschel, a spiritual guide and mentor for many people.
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Hawking Declares Atheism
Stephen Hawking has declared that science has proven that there is no God. Full story here.
Monday, September 22, 2014
Anglicans Ablaze: The War of the Cross
Anglicans Ablaze: The War of the Cross: When ISIS changed its name in June from “the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant” (ISIL, or the Arabic acronym ISIS) to simply “the Isla...
Anglicans Ablaze: Rise of Islamic schools causes alarm in secular Tu...
Anglicans Ablaze: Rise of Islamic schools causes alarm in secular Tu...: When Turkish pupils received their school entry exam results after the end of last term, textile worker and father Halil Ibrahim Beyhan r...
Thursday, September 4, 2014
You Tube Declares Georgia Baptist Pastor's Sermon "Hate Speech"
Maybe its time for the Southern Baptists to boycott You Tube. Full story here.
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Anglicans Ablaze: Dozens of Yazidi women 'sold into marriage' by jih...
Anglicans Ablaze: Dozens of Yazidi women 'sold into marriage' by jih...: Several dozen Yazidi women kidnapped by Islamic State jihadists in Iraq have been taken to Syria, forced to convert and sold into marriag...
Anglicans Ablaze: Do we dare pray for ISIS?
Anglicans Ablaze: Do we dare pray for ISIS?: Our newspapers, TV screens and social media timelines are filled with horrific images of the Iraqi crisis. From Christian families shot t...
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Aggie Catholics: 100 Ways To Pray
Aggie Catholics: 100 Ways To Pray: This post is a collection of different kinds of prayer, ways to pray, devotions, sacramentals, etc. It is by no means an exhaustive list...
The Digital Hairshirt: Hey, Assumption, y'all! A Scriptural primer on to...
The Digital Hairshirt: Hey, Assumption, y'all! A Scriptural primer on to...: I sometimes get the feeling that I am a bit of a curiosity here in the South. Living as I do in the heart of the Bible Belt, there are more...
Happy Catholic*: What Can We Do in These Terrible Times?
Happy Catholic*: What Can We Do in These Terrible Times?: These are chaotic, sad times in the world and I am encountering a lot of people who are beat down by it. I myself would be beat down by it...
Abbey Roads: Prayer to St. Roch
Abbey Roads: Prayer to St. Roch: O blessed Saint Roch, patron of the sick, have pity on those who lie upon a bed of suffering. Your power was so great when you were in...
Abbey Roads: St. Rocco, patron saint of hitchhikers...
Abbey Roads: St. Rocco, patron saint of hitchhikers...: The practice of showing a little leg to get a ride was actually introduced by St. Roch. What?
Abbey Roads: Pope Francis in Korea
Abbey Roads: Pope Francis in Korea: I watched the beatification Mass last night. It was beautiful - the Koreans are so devout, so enthusiastic... and the Holy Father is ...
THE B-MOVIE CATECHISM: NOW SHOWING AT A BLOG NEAR YOU
THE B-MOVIE CATECHISM: NOW SHOWING AT A BLOG NEAR YOU: My review for Aleteia this week was for Calvary , John Michael McDonagh’s new film detailing what happens after a good priest receives rece...
Saint Louis Catholic: Hmmm, I Wonder What Could Have Possibly Happened t...
Saint Louis Catholic: Hmmm, I Wonder What Could Have Possibly Happened t...: Ferguson. It's on everybody's mind in St. Louis. Elsewhere, too, maybe, but it's different when these things happen in neighborh...
Number 3 Equity Court: Alabama Federal Judge Arrested for Family Violence...
Number 3 Equity Court: Alabama Federal Judge Arrested for Family Violence...: An Alabama U.S. District Judge has been arrested in Atlanta for battery on his wife. Full story here.
Chinese Catholics Barred From Traveling To See The Pope
Chinese Communist officials have prevented Chinese pilgrims from traveling to South Korea to see the Pope. Full story here.
Friday, August 15, 2014
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Mother of God. In the east this feast is called the Dormition of the Theotokos.
From Blessings of the Daily: A Monastic Book of Days by Brother Victor-Antoine d'Avila-Latourrette:
"This feast is considered, especially in the East, the most prominent of all the feasts celebrated in honor of the Mother of God. It is also one of the most ancient. In the Christian East, the feast is kept with great solemnity and is preceded by a two-week fast as preparation.
Some Christians, not of the Orthodox or Catholic tradition, have a difficult time trying to comprehend the mystery we are about to celebrate. After all, there is no testimony in the Scriptures concerning the death and Assumption of the Mother of God into heaven. Our belief is founded on sacred tradition, the belief of the ancient, undivided Church. . . . Saint Juvenal, bishop of Jerusalem around the time of the Council of Chalcedon, relates the tradition as it was believed by the Christians of Jerusalem: Mary died in the presence of all the Apostles (except Thomas), but when her tomb was opened at the request of Saint Thomas, it was found empty; where from the Apostles concluded that her body had been taken up to heaven."
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Saturday, July 26, 2014
A conservative blog for peace: The National Cathedral
A conservative blog for peace: The National Cathedral: It is America's imitation of Westminster Abbey, though not a replica. Since we are, after all, a branch of the same people. It's...
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Australian Judge Says Incest is OK
A Judge in Australia has said that incest should now be OK since any birth defects can be "fixed" by abortion! Read the full story here.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Anglicans Ablaze: Pastor's shift on sexuality confronts SBC
Anglicans Ablaze: Pastor's shift on sexuality confronts SBC: A Los Angeles-area Southern Baptist pastor has said he believes homosexual acts are not always sinful, leading to a split in his church a...
Anglicans Ablaze: Iraq conflict causes 'double crisis' for refugees
Anglicans Ablaze: Iraq conflict causes 'double crisis' for refugees: Sudden intense fighting in Iraq has prompted a "double crisis" in the region, with Iraqi refugees compounding the already heavy...
Anglicans Ablaze: Pastor and Bible college students attacked as 100s...
Anglicans Ablaze: Pastor and Bible college students attacked as 100s...: Nguyen Hong Quang was also beaten unconscious and had his school bulldozed in 2010. Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang and his Bible college stud...
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
The Imminent Collapse of Western Civilization
Interesting blog post about the coming collapse of Western Civilization.
Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: The Venerable Mother Frances Taylor
Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: The Venerable Mother Frances Taylor: The Catholic Herald published the news that Mother Frances Taylor, a nineteenth century convert, foundress, and historical novelist, has...
Vivificat!: Archbishop of San Francisco responds to March for ...
Vivificat!: Archbishop of San Francisco responds to March for ...: Brethren, Peace be with you! The Most Reverend Salvatore Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco, has responded to the requests by Bay Are...
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Episcopalian Blogger Converts to Catholicism
The author of prominent conservative Episcopalian blog has come home to the Catholic Church. Thanks Be To God!
Stand Firm | Waypoints
Stand Firm | Waypoints
Monday, June 2, 2014
God Less America
Veterans Administration Chaplains who are fired for quoting
the Bible and invoking the name of Jesus in prayer. A second grader sent home and referred to
psychological counseling for drawing a picture of Christ on the cross. Christian business people ordered by Courts to
bake cakes and take pictures for Gay weddings and fined thousands of dollars
because of their belief that homosexuality is a sin. Church choirs banned from performing in
public because they refused to remove Christian hymns from their repertoire. Employees fired for eating a Chick-Fil-A
sandwich because a gay co-worker was offended.
These are just a few of the true stories of persecution against
Christians which are detailed in Fox News Commentator Todd Starnes book God
Less America: Real Stories From the Front Lines of the Attack on Traditional
Values.
Every orthodox believer must be prepared to be
persecuted. It probably won’t be long
before even holding the opinion that homosexuality is a sin will be a crime
which can be punished with job loss and even fines and imprisonment. Priests and Pastors may go to jail for
teaching the Church’s traditional positions on faith and morals.
I enjoyed reading God Less America, but it’s about 100 pages
too long. The book is full of filler
which consists of Starnes homespun “Hee-Haw” esque ramblings about being a
Southern Baptist from Mississippi and drinking sweet tea and eating home made potato
salad at dinner on the grounds.
The
jokes and sarcasm also detract from the very serious issues which the book
deals with. A little of Starnes
Kornfield Kounty Southern Baptist jokes are OK, but it gets old after you read
over 200 pages and more than half of it is cornpone humor. Oh, well, what did I expect from a book on
current events that I bought from the Baptist Bookstore? (Oh, I forgot they’re not “Baptist Bookstores”
any more they’re “Lifeway Christian Stores.”
Glad we straightened that out.
The Old Baptist Bookstore
The New Baptist Bookstore
Anyway, God Less America is well worth a look, and you will get a few
chuckles in and between being angry and horrified about what has happened to
our country.
Saturday, May 24, 2014
The Bad Catholic's Movie and TV Blog: BANDOLERO! (1968)
The Bad Catholic's Movie and TV Blog: BANDOLERO! (1968): 1968's Bandolero! is star studded shoot em up in the tradition of the Hollywood "B" grade Western. The Bishop Gang, led b...
Talking About Hell is "Hate Speech"
News from the country that used to be England. A Baptist Church put up a sign which implied that atheists would go to hell. Based upon one complaint, the Church was investigated by the police who ruled that the poster was "hate speech" and threatened criminal prosecution against the pastor. Jesus talked about hell more than any other biblical figure. It probably won't be long before possession of a copy of the Gospels or reading them out loud will be deemed "hate speech." Full story here.
In Macon, Georgia: Catholic School Stays Catholic
A preview of things to come: a parent who sends a child to a Catholic School thinks that the teachings of the Catholic Church are "archaic" and "wrong." This is all about an openly gay teacher whose contract is not being renewed because his lifestyle violates the teachings of the Catholic faith. Full story here.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: The Last Abbot of Westminster Goes to the Tower
Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: The Last Abbot of Westminster Goes to the Tower: In 1560, John Feckenham, the last Abbot of Westminster, was sent to the Tower of London on May 20th by Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Cante...
Triablogue: The Islamification of the SBC
Triablogue: The Islamification of the SBC: Paige Patterson has ignited a firestorm by admitting a Muslim to SWBTS. One issue is whether he has the authority to do so. Does this viol...
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Where Have All the Catholics Gone?
The future of the Church in the U.S. don't look so hot. From Musings of Pertinacious Papist
Episcopalian Meltdown
The Episcopal Church is nearing moral and financial collapse. Read all about on Beliefnet.
Gay Episcopal Bishop Announces Divorce
Retired Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson, whose election as a bishop shattered the membership of the Episcopal Church, has announced his divorce from his same sex Husband. Full story from the Huffington Post.
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Number 3 Equity Court: In California Supporting the Boy Scouts May Disqua...
Number 3 Equity Court: In California Supporting the Boy Scouts May Disqua...: If you support traditional marriage or are a member of the Catholic Church or other "hate groups" like the Boy Scouts you are not...
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Maundy Thursday
(Source 1979 BCP p. 169).
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Number 3 Equity Court: Shaking Baby Syndrome
Number 3 Equity Court: Shaking Baby Syndrome: Shaking Baby Syndrome: Are parents going to prison for a diagnosis that doesn't exist? Interesting article from The Verge.
Monday, April 14, 2014
PaleoJudaica.com: St. Catherine's Monastery threatened?
PaleoJudaica.com: St. Catherine's Monastery threatened?: BARBARIC: Retired army general wants Egypt's St. Catherine's Monastery demolished. Ahmed Ragai Attiya says that the historic UNES...
Anglicans Ablaze: Evangelicals admit struggling to find time for dai...
Anglicans Ablaze: Evangelicals admit struggling to find time for dai...: New research has shed light on the difficulties evangelicals have in making time for their spiritual life. In particular, the Evangelic...
Monday in Holy Week
Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first He suffered pain, and entered not into glory before He was crucified. Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
(Source: 1979 BCP p. 168).
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Comrade Press Secretary?
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney has Communist Propaganda Posters in his house ? (!) Thanks to Red State.com
Little Catholic Bubble: Sheen: Meditation on TEMPERANCE
Little Catholic Bubble: Sheen: Meditation on TEMPERANCE: Background and Part I, here . Part II, here . Part III, here . Part IV, here . Continuing with Lenten meditations on the Seven Last ...
Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Palm Sunday in England before the Reformation
Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Palm Sunday in England before the Reformation: The Catholic Church in England before the Reformation used some adaptations of the Latin or Roman Rite called the Sarum Use. These adapta...
The Digital Hairshirt: " But look out because the devil is present!"
The Digital Hairshirt: " But look out because the devil is present!": What does our Pope say? “We are all tempted because the law of our spiritual life, our Christian life, is a struggle, a struggle,” said P...
Number 3 Equity Court: From the Anglo-Saxons to the ABA
Number 3 Equity Court: From the Anglo-Saxons to the ABA: I did it. And it was quite an accomplishment, if I do say so myself. I read all 1144 pages of Professors Langbein, Lerner and Smith’s ...
Monday, March 24, 2014
Gay Pride Parade Won't Let Bill Donahue March
Catholic League President Bill Donahue wants to share his message at the Gay Pride Parade since they wanted a spot in the St. Patrick's Day Parade. Full story here.
Number 3 Equity Court: Sharia Law Adopted By British Solicitors
Number 3 Equity Court: Sharia Law Adopted By British Solicitors: More Sharia compliant news from the Country that used to be England. Full story from the Telegraph.
Pope: Is He a Good Layman, He Should Remain So
Interesting comments from Pope Francis about making too many laymen deacons. From The Deacon's Bench.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
A Hard Boiled Thought for the Day: The Wisdom of the East?
"He found her, Moira Langtry, that is, in church.
It was one of those screwball outfits which seem to flourish on the West Coast. The head clown was a yogi or a swami or something of the kind. While his audience listened as though hypnotized, he droned on and on of the Supreme Wisdom of the East, never once explaining why the world's highest incidence of disease, death, and illiteracy endured at the fount of said wisdom"
From The Grifters (1963) by Jim Thompson
It was one of those screwball outfits which seem to flourish on the West Coast. The head clown was a yogi or a swami or something of the kind. While his audience listened as though hypnotized, he droned on and on of the Supreme Wisdom of the East, never once explaining why the world's highest incidence of disease, death, and illiteracy endured at the fount of said wisdom"
From The Grifters (1963) by Jim Thompson
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