Thursday, May 10, 2012

Items of Interest, 10 May 2012, Part 2

Catholic:
Simplify, Simplify
At 96, Blessed John XXIII's secretary tells tales of his famous boss by Francis X. Rocca (plus some info about Thomas Merton's part in the pope's ecumenical outreach)
Video: John XXIII’s secretary on decision to call Vatican II


Al Sayyid: The Crusading Valor of Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar
by Brendan J. McGuire

Pope tells American colleges to strengthen Catholic identity

Benedict XVI Welcomes New Swiss Guards
Calls Them to Support Each Other in Their Service

The Courage and Fidelity of the Swiss Guard By H. Sergio Mora
Chaplain Gives Inside Look at Vatican Hallmark

Holy Ghost and Holy Spirit

Wilken on "The Catholic Roots of Religious Freedom"

Christendom College's Core Curriculum


Orthodox:
Holy Trinity Monastery to open its doors to the public (May 19) (website)
The Challenges of the Priesthood in Today’s Russia
Overcoming Egoism: On the Sunday of the Paralytic Man by Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann


Education:
How Classical Education Shapes Us as God Intended by David Kern

Can Colleges Be Saved?


Harry Stein, Chronicle of Servile Education
A respected publication caves to racial bullying.
GL Piggy: Dust, Meet Another One and It Starts
How Black Studies Avoids Studying Blacks

Feminism:
Why Feminism is a Fraud
Thoughts on female suffrage and in vindication of woman's true rights
Feminism, New World Order and Rockefeller's New War

The Thinking Housewife: Gaving at My Navel and My Empty Womb and The Vitalist Woman Returns to Work

Study of the Day: Gender Gap in College Leads Women to Prioritize Work

An introduction to the investigation into the mental health of female medieval mystics (updated)

Roland C. Warren, Octomom: Her Children, Her Choice and Our Responsibility

Marines Moving Women Toward the Front Lines


Diet and Health:
The Hawaiian Libertarian: Paleo Toddler
MDA: Why We Don't Sprint Anymore and a Primal Health Challenge, Is it Primal? 8 Foods Scrutinized
Chris Kresser, Can You Be Healthy if You Don't Eat a Paleo Diet (mp3)
Grass-Fed Beef Health Diet

Paleo Physicians Network and Primal Docs

MovNat LLC Announces the Global Launch of Their Trainer Certification Events for the MovNat© True Nature Fitness System

HBO: The Weight of the Nation


Gary Taubes responds: Why the Campaign to Stop America's Obesity Crisis Keeps Failing
The nation’s most powerful anti-obesity groups are teaming up for a new HBO documentary—but it pushes the same tired advice. Gary Taubes on the research they're ignoring.

Plantar Fasciitis & Tight Hams

9 Food Cures You Can Grow at Home

History:
Was the Union Army's Invasion of the Confederate States a Lawful Act? | James Ostrowski


Has the article been published yet? From December - Sodom and Gomorrah Excavated. Guess How They Were Wiped Out.


English:
Sounds Familiar? Accents and Dialects of the UK

Whit Stillman:
The Decline of Decadence (via Insight Scoop)
A review of Whit Stillman’s Damsels in Distress, a film depicting the search to be rescued from the rampant boorishness of contemporary culture.
Christopher S. Morrissey

Whit Stillman and the art of the courteous comedy

Damsels in Distress BTS Video

Music:
Laurie Lewis Interview

The Vespers - TFW CD Release show ~ 'Instrument for You'


13 Year Old Robbie Mizzone - Lee Highway Blues - Sleepy Man Banjo Boys


Josef Gabriel Rheinberger - Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen


A Fine Frenzy - Almost Lover


Owensboro, Ky., a must-visit place, shows a town taxing and spending with vision

Alan Lomax: Major US Folk Music Archive Makes Online Debut

Barra MacNeils to celebrate 25th anniversay at their alma mater

Misc:
The NST at the USPSA Multi Gun Nationals 2012


Ranger Up Presents: The Secret of Tim Kennedy's Success


The Gear Locker: Podcast #6: Interview with the CEO of Haley Strategic Partners (mp3)

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