Conclaves, papal revolutionaries and weblogs
For some interesting discussions of the upcoming conclave see the pieces by “Sandro Magister,” an Italian journalist with a pen name, at www.chiesa. It appears from the April 7 and April 14 articles that a rather strong party, led by Ratzinger and other top cardinals, is proposing quite forcefully less outreach of the Assisi … More ...
Will the next pope be an admired world figure?
It seems to me there’s a certain parallel between John Paul II and Ronald Reagan. Both were immensely popular for their hopefulness, their buoyancy, their ability to connect with all sorts of people, their love for what they led, their directness and willingness to stand on principle. Both were viewed with a mixture of contempt … More ...
The “rights” of the disabled are incredibly far-reaching; I had no idea it went this far…
[url=http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/whatever_happened_to/v-print/story/12543816p-13399078c.html]Incredible[/url]…
So, blind men have a “right” to “read” Playboy, and if Playboy Enterprises won’t publish a Braille edition of it, they can demand that the Library of Congress pay for it, and they’ll get it! Courtesy of the U.S. taxpayer… (I know; it’s only “the articles” that are rendered into Braille – which makes … More ...
National Review dhimmis
A fascinating account, by Srdja Trifkovic of Chronicles Magazine, of how National Review Online caved to Islamic lobbyists and temporarily removed his book from their bookstore, [url=http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/cgi-bin/newsviews.cgi/Islam/CAIR/2005/04/06/Caving_In_to_Jihad_]here[/url]…
fellow Canadians: Gomery inquiry / inquest, Brault testimony, publication ban:
Here’s [url=http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/]the Captain’s Quarters[/url], the American blog which the Gomery inquiry / inquest, and doubtless also the Liberal Canadian government, don’t want you to see.
Two relevant entries so far: [url=http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/004220.php]here[/url] and [url=http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/004231.php]here[/url].
Also several entries on the publication ban itself, and the potential threats against Canadian bloggers linking to or mentioning the Captain’s Quarters … More ...
A theological note
I went to a lecture yesterday on the ins and outs of the Arian heresy. Obscure though the Arians may sound today, when John Henry Newman studied them and their sympathizers around 1830 the situation reminded him of nothing so much as the Anglican church, lots of politicos and time-servers with no bottom line … More ...
The laws of the city
(An outline of a talk given at Montfort Academy, Katonah, New York, on April 2, 2005)
WHAT ARE THE FEATURES THAT MAKE A CITY?
Closeness and permanence.
Complexity.
Common background and future.
Public life.
Complete society.
Aristotle: man is a zoon politikon.
WHAT IS LAW?
How are things set up from the standpoint of … More ...
Good Bye Brother Karol Wojtyla
He was a Hero in fight against communist tyranny in Poland;he preached in favor from rights from Ethnical Communities. He did stand against holocaust from Abortion;although as an Evangelical, my understanding from Salvation is very different than his,I feel the grievance and suffering from catholic people. I pray our Lord gives comfort to your hurted … More ...
Courtin’ the Born Agains
[url=http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/cgi-bin/chronicles.cgi/Conservatism/Aaron_D_Wolf.Courtin__the_Born_A.writeback]How Bush gets the evangelical vote[/url].