So Much Cringe

Catholic bishops in France have agreed to “a vast program of renewal” of governance practices in response to a landmark report on clerical sex abuse. https://t.co/Onhmku79dO

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) November 8, 2021

Millennials Should Read This

Fatigue is caused by worry and not work. Dr Jen Gunter introduces a part of the brain called the amygdala and shares the science behind anxiety; what causes your brain to malfunction and the most effective ways of treating anxiety. https://t.co/86HpLVADAT#TedTalkTuesday

— Crayon 🖍 (@crayon_za) September 14, 2021

Photo of the Uhmerican Church

Friends, I had a wonderful time with the new pastors and administrators assigned to parishes in the Santa Barbara Pastoral Region. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/DycmBrwrUy

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) September 9, 2021

Another Sign of... Imperial Collapse

FBI has been studying the DDR playbook. https://t.co/X7c87U4pwX

— Patrick Deneen (@PatrickDeneen) July 11, 2021

Of course Dreher has to hype his book, even though this is a step towards actual hard totalitarianism, not just "soft" totalitarianism.

Soft totalitarianism. It’s coming. #LiveNotByLies https://t.co/tQYMncloOE

— Rod Dreher (@roddreher) July 11, 2021

Chris Thile: Typical Millennial?

Chautauqua is excited to welcome @christhile to the Amphitheater this Saturday, June 26, to share some music from his first solo record album ‘Laysongs.' https://t.co/5t6i6I3Vua

— Chautauqua Institution (@chq) June 23, 2021

Contemporary "Country" Music

Performing on stage with my faves, @ladya and @lindsayell was magical! If you missed last night’s performance at the #CMTAwards watch it now on @YouTube! @CMT https://t.co/bjXlKLTo5w

— Carly Pearce (@carlypearce) June 10, 2021

Urban Spiritual Malaise?

Slackers of the world unite! https://t.co/JOVtYSoyE0

— John Robb (@johnrobb) June 1, 2021

The Deep State Has an Anti-G*d Agenda

The U.S. Embassy to the Holy See celebrates #PrideMonth with the Pride flag on display during the month of June. The United States respects the dignity and equality of LGBTQI+ people. LGBTQI+ rights are human rights. pic.twitter.com/Xentlnr16E

— U.S. in Holy See (@USinHolySee) June 1, 2021

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom was called to pressure the State Department to sanction #Finland’s prosecutor general for prosecuting a #Christian #politician who shared her biblical beliefs on sexuality and marriage.@PaiviRasanen https://t.co/bBpt2vh9vc

— S4C.NEWS (@S4CNews) June 1, 2021

Protecting Their Sinecure

I enjoyed this compelling presentation on the relevance of theology in the university by Judith Wolfe, a beloved professor here at St Andrews, and the supervisor of my MLitt dissertation.https://t.co/qilaZsWfjB

— Joy Marie Clarkson (@joynessthebrave) May 28, 2021

Is It Modern Therapeutic Deism?

A recent document regarding worship in Church of England schools tries to marry Christian worship to the spirit of this present age.https://t.co/2TX7LjZagf

— First Things (@firstthingsmag) May 27, 2021

Jesuit Music Composition

For your Pentecost enjoyment, fellow Jesuit John Guerra, SJ composed a new chanted version of Psalm 104 https://t.co/B7mvo5xzBj

— Fr. David Paternostro, SJ (@DavidPaternostr) May 23, 2021

Two Empires in Decline

If the US military was unprepared for the demands of irregular warfare in Iraq and Afghanistan in part because it turned its back on counterinsurgency after Vietnam, what explains a similar a similar lack of preparedness in the UK military? https://t.co/FdoxLSXYsa

— Modern War Institute (@WarInstitute) May 17, 2021

"Pandemic"-Induced Emoting

Helen Sung takes to the stage with her quartet to play several pieces born out of the sorrow, loss and anxiety caused by the pandemic. https://t.co/I73oRpijEI

— NPR (@NPR) May 14, 2021

A Collapsing Empire Providing Laughs

Wow.

First it was the woke CIA ad, now it is a super-woke woke animated army recruitment ad featuring a lesbian wedding, an LGBT rights parade and women "shattering stereotypes" by joining the world's largest killing machine. pic.twitter.com/xDqP39EQei

— Alan MacLeod (@AlanRMacLeod) May 12, 2021

One Grift to End Another

“The law firm representing the Boy Scouts... reported 14 lawyers billing more than $1,000 an hour.”

For this to be how the Boy Scouts ends, first going PC then its carcass being eaten by lawyers, feels like it encapsulates the journey of a nation. https://t.co/5BYzjod1Cl

— Richard Hanania (@RichardHanania) May 11, 2021

First-World Problems

CNA/CWR: Vermont diocese says immigration delays forcing the departure of four priests by Christine Rousselle for CNA

What "Reactionary"?

Dreher: I’ve been coming to Central Europe for three years now, and I’ve been hearing the same thing from young Catholic conservatives: what you Americans and western Europeans are today, we will be tomorrow. https://t.co/fooYyygRoQ

— The American Conservative (@amconmag) April 26, 2021

Let's be precise: We are looking for state solutions to ethical problems, and mass population centers are an ethical problem, caused by and in turn causing the state.

Can anything be done to prevent the slide of decadence in large mass population centers made possible by wealth founded upon cheap energy?

While ultimately each one must decide on the question of G*d and live that decision, institutionalized "religion" is not enough to save a West suffering from the cancerous growths that are states and their mass population centers; those growths must be directly addressed. Dreher is wrong to think this is a problem of "liberal democracy" -- it is a problem of oligarchs exercising control over the state (and their struggle with one another), and changing ideology of some of these "elites" masks the underlying problem.

What Future for Australia?

Military reminded core business is to use 'lethal violence' to defend Australia's values and sovereignty https://t.co/ms6PFX5oVi

— QuintusCurtius (@QuintusCurtius) April 14, 2021

Taiwan Needs a New President

I don't believe she is capable of waging a defensive war against the CCP, even if it is the case that Taiwan couldn't hold out long regardless. After all, how many Taiwaness are willing to defend their freedom from control by the CCP? Most would be willing to surrender if the CCP could guarantee their livelihood.

A Taiwanese officer "bent out of shape" by my suggestion that Taiwan defend itself like serious small countries do, with an all-people defensive militia that greatly outnumbers the invaders. Unsurprised. They believe in prestige weapons, sharp uniforms & parade-ground drills. https://t.co/lldRnFtd0x

— Edward N Luttwak (@ELuttwak) April 5, 2021

NEW from Doug Bandow: The American people deserve to know what they might be expected to die for. Washington is filled with people who believe that being a superpower means never having to limit ambitions or fear the consequences of military interventions. https://t.co/io0wKU1E2Z

— The American Conservative (@amconmag) April 15, 2021

Uhmerica!

Kids photographed surrounded by their weekly diet. Very telling! https://t.co/9AsRFTEyVw @RethinkCake @drchatterjeeuk @DrAseemMalhotra @ProfTimNoakes @jen_unwin

— Cinnamon Days (@days_cinnamon) April 10, 2021