Wednesday, April 08, 2015

More on Richard Weaver

Disunion in America and the Southern Confederacy by By R.E. Smith, Jr.

Related:
The Old South,The New South, and The Neutered South by Gail Jarvis
What Makes Southern Manners Peculiar? by Ward S. Allen

John Tyler Son of Virginia

by Brion McClanahan

The Premise of the Drama is Iffy

but it will star Kim So Eun!

This drama sounds very promising~

Posted by Soompi on Tuesday, April 7, 2015

The Quebe Sisters Band: Texas Fiddle & Swing

The Capitulation of Catholic Higher Education to Egalitarianism

The trend is everywhere.

Either TPTB at TAC TAC support this nonsense, or they are willing to ignore it for the sake of publicity and enticing future customers. There may be sex-segregated dormitories but they do pitch a co-ed liberal arts education and whatever some may say about sex differences on campus, their advertising in posts like this does not match what some claim the college represents.

A face of Catholic feminism: Dr. Pia de Solenni (’93)

This is why she is grateful to her alma mater for the formation she received there. “I am glad to see some of my fellow alumni working in the public arena,” she adds, “and I hope that more graduates of the College will be interested in applying their formation to more public and professional careers. In particular, I hope we will see more women from the College taking on more public roles in ‘every aspect of society.’ Naturally, one’s family comes first, but some women are both able and willing to take on public roles at different times in their lives. We have been given so many talents, it would be a shame to hide them from ourselves, our families, and our communities, as if we could hide them from God.”

When asked about Pope Benedict XVI’s understanding of the role of women, Dr. de Solenni recalls, “When he was head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, then-Cardinal Ratzinger published a document titled On the Collaboration of Men and Women in the World, in which he specifically states that women have a role in every aspect of society. Just this past February, he addressed a conference of the Pontifical Council for the Laity on the anniversary of the publication of his predecessor’s apostolic letter Mulieris Dignitatem saying, ‘God entrusts to women and to men, according to the characteristics that are proper to each, a specific vocation in the mission of the Church and in the world.’”
And towards the end:
“It seems to me,” she continues, “that we have spent a lot of time trying to prove that women and men can do the same things. Well, now we know that men and women can do just about all of the same things. So, instead of talking about doing, I hope the focus is shifting to a discussion of being. We need to talk about what being a man or a woman contributes to what we do. Ultimately, it is a question of developing our understanding of metaphysics as it applies to the human person.”

Pia de Soleni won a Papal prize for writing a dissertation upon this theme. She is from the United States and graduated from Thomas Aquinas college and did a doctorate in Rome.

‘Theology of Women in the Church’ Only Beginning to Be Revealed
Our Role in the Church
Christian Feminism: A Fuller View of Woman

Her book Different And Equal: The Old Feminists And The New Feminism seems to be out of print.

Plenty of Catholic betas to wife up academic women, unfortunately. Vox: Hergomous, hogamous

Engaging feminism rationally, through a discussion of sex differences, is mostly pointless, especially if one avoids the questions of headship in the family and political authority. One does not waste dialectic on those capable only of rhetoric.

Catholics like the contributors of the New Emangelization don't get the extent of the problem or are blind to it because of their ideological commitments.



Related:
We Need the Courage to Christianize Feminism by Simcha Fisher
Tag of de Soleni at Patheos.
Augustine Institute
Viewpoint: A young American theologian explores "Christian feminism", receives Pontifical prize
Scholar: Ordaining Women Is Disrespectful
What Do You Have in the Bank? By Pia de Solenni
That Married Couple

Our Moral Theologian Dr. Pia de Solenni discusses her article in the National Catholic Register about Gun Control.

Posted by Teresa Tomeo on Thursday, April 25, 2013

While she may seem to be a "social conservative" one should keep in mind that mainstream "conservatives" have moved leftward and are just behind the liberals in their "progressive" push to change society.

SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO 2199: VOYAGE OF RECOLLECTION and ARK OF THE STARS Trailers



Tuesday, April 07, 2015

The Basic Message of Opus Dei

Upholding modern capitalism and feminism?

From the English version of the website:
With the supercaption "Finding God in Work and Family," linking to Message: Work, family life, and other ordinary activities are occasions for spiritual union with Jesus Christ.

I think the primary subject of the photo, who is illustrating the basic message, is the physician not the mother.

"Incontro Romano" Celebrates 25th Anniversary
"Incontro Romano," an annual Rome gathering to discuss issues related to women, work in the home and service sectors, and family, held its 25th international Congress this past Tuesday, 31 March.


Professional Prestige

Richard Heinberg talks about Afterburn

Radio Monterey (mp3) - Resilience

Rand Paul Announces He's Running

Daniel Larison on his announcement speech.



An ad:

The "New York" Reload

Using Simunitions

What you can take away from realistic training using Sims - and why Sage Dynamics uses them.

Posted by RECOIL on Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Monday, April 06, 2015

Sharing in the Passion of Our Lord

Persecuted Christians...

Pope Francis on Monday expressed his hope that the international community does not look on, “silent and inactive”, in the face of the "unacceptable crime" of the persecution of Christians around the world.

Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, April 6, 2015

Posting Because it Mentions the USASOC Sniper Competition

HOG Saddle tripod kit used at USASOC Sniper Comp/Vendor Shoot recently.Check the quick video out from U.S. Tactical Supply Inc.

Posted by RECOIL on Monday, April 6, 2015

A Growing Awareness of a Problem?

The Case for a Mass Conversion of Men by Matthew James Christoff (via Insight Scoop)

But the changes in the liturgy is only one cause.

Sunday, April 05, 2015

A very nice Pascha dinner with friends from church; forgot some of my problems briefly, though I was reminded the car problem when I arrived at the house. Don't think that car has much longer...

Did she admit she wants kids too?

Now she only needs to find 'the one' (which is the hard part)

Posted by Soompi on Sunday, April 5, 2015

Are we seeing a delay in marriage for South Koreans? Or is this just a trend among Korean celebs?

Χριστός ἀνέστη


The Paschal troparion.

Saturday, April 04, 2015

Sara and Sean Watkins, "You and Me"

Sara & Sean Watkins sing in a gondola.

Posted by International Bluegrass Music Association on Thursday, April 2, 2015

Friday, April 03, 2015

Earliest Piece of Polyphonic Music Discovered

This odd little organum predates the The Winchester Troper by perhaps a century. Who wrote the music, and which monastic...

Posted by San Francisco Early Music Society - SFEMS on Wednesday, April 1, 2015

New KBS Drama for SHG

Choice of the leading man could be better; he's too young for this romance to be plausible? Another noona romance?

Song Joong Ki / 송중기 and Song Hye Gyo (송혜교) Confirmed to Star in New KBS DramaWhat do you think of this pairing?~^^

Posted by Soompi on Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Good luck, Latin Church of San Diego

From San Francisco priests' council debates 'P.R. disaster' parish (via Cal Catholic Daily):

Toward the end of the meeting, then-Auxiliary Bishop Robert McElroy suggested that San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone issue a directive stating disagreement with Illo's exclusion of altar girls, the minutes report.

McElroy, whose appointment as bishop of San Diego was announced March 3, "distinguished between personnel issue and the policy issue," the minutes say, explaining that personnel issues belong to the archbishop.

However, the minutes continue, McElroy said "excluding girls from being altar servers is 'invidious discrimination' and to do this in this day and age in our culture has no justification."

McElroy "mentioned the Pope recently spoke on this very theme and said 'to live by exclusion is a corrupting method of living'" and "further stated that if this was just a case of a pastor acting rashly, he could be talked to."

Another useless Irish prelate.

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BISHOP ROBERT MCELROY
Auxiliary Bishop Robert W. McElroy
For San Diego, Francis Looks Left – SF Aux. McElroy Plucked for Border Post
New bishop may need to be miracle worker
Pope Appoints Robert W. McElroy, Advocate for the Poor, as bishop of San Diego.

Enough to Satisfy Fans?

First Teaser & Poster For Starz’ ASH VS EVIL DEAD!!

Tiny Desk Concert: Bruce Molsky and Anonymous 4


(via Burned-Over District Observer)

Mr. Molsky has performed over at the Freight before; I hope he and Anonymous 4 do a concert or two in the area with the material an their collaborative album before Anonymous 4 goes into retirement.

Srdja Trifkovic on Neoconservatism

Neoconservatism - Where Trotsky Meets Stalin and Hitler

Someone Whose Writings Roman Catholic Social Teaching Needs to Consider

Leopold Kohr: Prophet of a Coming Decentralization? by Steven Yates