EXCLUSIVE: Katie Melua's haunting vocals take centre stage in emotional new video for The Love I'm Frightened Of
Saturday, October 05, 2013
There is a 4th grade girl who enjoys the attention of one of the boys who is a trouble-maker and doesn't do his work. Is there something going on at home? Or is she just being a "normal" female, enjoying the attention of a "bad boy"? She seems to be at her grade level (relative to her class), though she definitely needs help with her English skills. Does a teacher have an obligation to let parents know that she may be experiencing "like" and should have a talk with them about growing up?
Co-ed classes!
Co-ed classes!
Another Attractive Woman Gets a Tattoo
Not just a tat, but a sleeve... Here's a recent pic of Alizée, but I had noticed it several months ago:
What personaldrama events precipitated this?
Vox: Tattoos: the obviously poor choice
What personal
Vox: Tattoos: the obviously poor choice
A Woman on Masculinity
Die Like a Man: The Toxic Masculinity of Breaking Bad by Laura Hudson
Related:
'Breaking Bad' Writers: 'This Is It, There's No More'
Writers Peter Gould and Thomas Schnauz talk about the AMC show, which ended on Sunday.
A Mexican version of Breaking Bad? - first teaser.
Related:
'Breaking Bad' Writers: 'This Is It, There's No More'
Writers Peter Gould and Thomas Schnauz talk about the AMC show, which ended on Sunday.
A Mexican version of Breaking Bad? - first teaser.
Labels:
cultural Marxism,
deconstructionism,
feminism,
sex differences,
TV
Rethinking Liberty
A New History of Political Ideas by Lee Cheek
A Conservative Historian’s Memoir by George Nash
Recovering the Past: A Historian’s Memoir, by Forrest McDonald, Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2004. 198 pp.
Labels:
books,
Forrest McDonald,
H. Lee Cheek,
history,
liberty,
politike
An Interview with Local Iconographer Nikolai Tsai
Anaphora Press
Related:
Zenit interview with Christina Munns: A Window to the Mystery of God's Love (archived here)
Related:
Zenit interview with Christina Munns: A Window to the Mystery of God's Love (archived here)
Friday, October 04, 2013
Ivan Illich v. the Vatican
Ivan Illich and the Conflict with Vatican (1966-1969) by Jon Igelmo Zaldívar
His "The Seamy Side of Charity."
His "The Seamy Side of Charity."
Labels:
development,
Ivan Illich,
Roman Curia,
sustainability
The new Hawaii Five-0 maintains its strong feminist vibe, as bad as any other CBS procedural. Meanwhile, the two main white guys behave like frat boy morons, with lines that are barely better than "Dude, bro." Sarge was amazed that it was entering its 4th season. The only plus of the new show? The tricked-out M4s. Is it in a Friday death slot? Apparently it is doing "ok."
I don't think I'll brave Hardly Strictly Bluegrass this year, even if it is my last opportunity to do so - dealing with traffic and the crowds is too much of a hassle. But some of the performances will be streamed on the web, and archived as well.
Thursday, October 03, 2013
Wednesday, October 02, 2013
Tuesday, October 01, 2013
Monday, September 30, 2013
There Are Better Sources than William Bennet
And his version of "Man up!" Unfortunately, the author of the following does not address the obstacles that Western bourgeois Christianity sets up for greater union with Christ and the pursuit of the lay vocation. (Or an understanding of the current crisis of men.)
What Happens to a Church When the Members Won’t Grow Up? (via Ignatius Insight)
What Happens to a Church When the Members Won’t Grow Up? (via Ignatius Insight)
Labels:
adultlescence,
evangelization,
Latin spirituality
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Why Should This Be Divinely Revealed?
Patriarchy as the form of familial and political organization.
Revelation about patriarchy is needed because of men and women's weaknesses and sin - natural inclinations and the rational reflection upon those inclinations, culminating in precepts of natural law, are not enough. Doubt, lack of initiative, laziness - these can lead men to rationalize their own weaknesses or failures to lead. Instead of the Hahn thesis that Adam's sin was failure to protect Eve (or something like that), could it not be said that Adam abdicated his role, denying his own responsibility not only in his sin but in his failure to respond to Eve properly? With security and confidence in divine revelation, men can build confidence, remove reservations and fearfulness, while acknowledging that they are answerable to God.
Many men seem to cower in the face of angry women and their shaming language, their responses to men daring to speak the truth, for defending patriarchy. The "nice guy" dies hard, especially if they have been given a guilt trip by their mothers for being men. (Supposedly a problem in Japan, where development had been dominated by the mother while the father has been largely absent due to their work as salarymen.)
Stratford Caldecott recently posited that the authority of the husband is a consequence of the fall and not "natural" - what are to make of this claim? Were Adam and Eve meant to live in a egalitarian, "companionate" marriage?
Revelation about patriarchy is needed because of men and women's weaknesses and sin - natural inclinations and the rational reflection upon those inclinations, culminating in precepts of natural law, are not enough. Doubt, lack of initiative, laziness - these can lead men to rationalize their own weaknesses or failures to lead. Instead of the Hahn thesis that Adam's sin was failure to protect Eve (or something like that), could it not be said that Adam abdicated his role, denying his own responsibility not only in his sin but in his failure to respond to Eve properly? With security and confidence in divine revelation, men can build confidence, remove reservations and fearfulness, while acknowledging that they are answerable to God.
Many men seem to cower in the face of angry women and their shaming language, their responses to men daring to speak the truth, for defending patriarchy. The "nice guy" dies hard, especially if they have been given a guilt trip by their mothers for being men. (Supposedly a problem in Japan, where development had been dominated by the mother while the father has been largely absent due to their work as salarymen.)
Stratford Caldecott recently posited that the authority of the husband is a consequence of the fall and not "natural" - what are to make of this claim? Were Adam and Eve meant to live in a egalitarian, "companionate" marriage?
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