Showing posts with label Tracey Rowland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tracey Rowland. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

So Long, Farewell

The Donald Trump of Catholic Higher Education by Thomas S. Hibbs
February 14, 2016
As the short-lived presidency of Simon Newman comes, apparently, to an ignoble end at Mount St. Mary's University, deeper questions remain about the focus and goals of many Catholic universities.


Related:
Fr. Schall on a lecture by Tracey Rowland: The Theological Foundation of Catholic Education

Thursday, August 23, 2012

What of the Boomers?

From Fr. Rutler - Anger Management. It is a good discussion of the emotion of anger and the proper Christian view of the emotion. Is his assessment of our society correct? "We now inhabit a hedonistic culture too slothful to be angry about much of anything, which is why it is easily bought off by sensual gratifications of the crudest sorts."

Will there be a backlash against the Boomers if it becomes clear that decline is irreversible and that they have contributed more than their share to getting us to this point? The resentment and anger may be seething below the surface. There are plenty of happy consumers, but what about those who are struggling financially and wondering why the American Dream seems so impossible to attain now? How many men have retreated into their private pursuits and diversions not because of laziness or lack of initiative but because they have been prevented from exercising a masculine role in society? Might not their recreation be a form of "doping" to suppress "negative" emotions?

Also from Crisis:
Is Totalitarian Liberalism A Mutant Form of Christianity? by Tracey Rowland
Should the Bishop Have Bought the Crystal Cathedral? by Duncan G. Stroik