thoughts in and out of season
A Good Source tells me that everyone at the Vatican is in a tizzy over the rumored document liberalizing availability of the Tridentine (traditional Latin) mass. Everyone think’s it’s a big deal, but no one (except I suppose the Pope) has any idea what’s going to happen or when.
So much for inside gossip. In … More ...
I remember the beauty of Anglican worship when I first encountered it, and I used to attend an Episcopalian church, so like others I’ve been watching with horrified fascination the continuing devolution of the Episcopal Church. So here are some comments on Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori’s investiture sermon as presiding bishop of what is now … More ...
Or that seems the lesson to be drawn from the fact that Mary Stachowicz gets 1350 Google hits and Matthew Shepard gets 563,000.
Here’s a list of links relating to issues regarding tradition and Catholicism we’ve dealt with at Turnabout. Inclusions and exclusions tend to be arbitrary, personal and happenstance, and don’t show whether I agree or disagree with something. They are also largely based on ignorance of what’s out there, so suggestions would be welcome—links don’t … More ...
Oriens, the journal of the Ecclesia Dei Society of Australia, has a good website with a good selection of articles, reviews, and other materials connected to the restoration of the traditional Latin Mass and its bearing on the situation in the Church generally. Among the articles I particularly noticed The Papa Luigi syndrome and … More ...
Some thoughts provoked by the imposition of “gay marriage” on the people of New Jersey by the state supreme court, on the grounds that no substantial government purpose is served by limiting marriage to man and woman:
The following review appeared in the 2006 issue of The Political Science Reviewer:
The Strange Death of Marxism: The European Left in the New Millenium, by Paul Edward Gottfried (Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2005). (SDM)
Multiculturalism and the Politics of Guilt: Toward a Secular Theocracy, by Paul Edward Gottfried (Columbia: University … More ...
Dear Mr. Kalb and Fellow Readers,
The parallels of Islam and National Socialism (NS) are intriguing.
“Its mainstays were the doctrines of racial inequality and of adherence to the leader, or Führer; its constant theme was nationalist expansion.†http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/history/A0859882.html Muslims believe non-Muslims are unequal and constantly rail against White “devils.†They adhere to a leader, … More ...
Some think the Pope’s quotation still stands. The Pope’s quotation, the basis for the controversy, does not stand. He said, “These were in fact quotations from a medieval text, which do not in any way express my personal thought.†He not only withdrew His quotation, He repudiated it. Whatever is standing is undetectable by the … More ...
Dear Fellow Readers,
Mr. Kalb has wisely linked a significant media outlet that should be used to tell your ideas: CNN. See the Stein Report link to “Your Chance to Tell CNN.” Here is a submitted telling that might be inspiring.
“Immigration policy is part of national security policy. People and their culture define a … More ...