From the Dominican Walter Farrell, as quoted in Donald Connolly's Renewing Your Faith: The catechism defines sin as a thought, word, deed or omission against the law of God." But the word "omission" is a little unfortunate. It has the air of the accidental about it, like forgetting to take medicine or absent-mindedly going out …
Venite, American Version
A very nice, a capella, solo rendition of the Venite, done in Anglican Chant (1940 Hymnal #609) is here: https://youtu.be/rN_miw_EBoQ I discuss the difference between the "American" and "English" version here. The 1928 Book of Common Prayer (where the Venite can be found on p. 9) is here.
Two Funerals and an Amazing Grace
After attending yet another funeral in the morning yesterday, I came home and hunched over my kitchen counter, absorbed in leftover scalloped potatoes, to be transported by the soaring music, the elegant hats, and the heartbreaking social distancing of a very different kind of burial, that of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. A handful of…Two …
Those Dangerous Latin Masses
You'd think that there is a better use of time, but... What’s happened to the next generation, you ask? Well, to Fr. Reese’s sorrow, they’re off attending the Traditional Latin Mass, just as if Vatican II never happened. Or if not all of them, enough to cause Fr. Reese to beg the Vatican: do something! …
Cancelling William Fulbright
They've come for another one: Comments to the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville about the legacy of former U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright included a few threats to halt donations if his statue is taken down and his name is removed from UA’s arts and sciences college. But many wrote in to say that UA should …
What We Were Really Trying to Accomplish in Men’s Ministries
As sort of a follow-up to my last post, I'd like to defend something else that's under attack these days: men's ministries. I actually worked in this field during my time with Church of God Lay Ministries, from when I started in 1996 until the department was abolished in 2010. So I can speak with …
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The Episcopal Snobs and the John Wayne Evangelicals
There's never a dull moment these days, and to shut off the possibility of one occurring we now have the food fight around Kristin Kobes du Mez' Jesus and John Wayne. The most recent volley has been around the illustrious Anglican Anne Carlson Kennedy's review of same, with the usual suspects saying the usual things. …
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Those Infernal Internal Passports
At the left is a passport cover, one of those things designed to protect your passport, especially if your home is really a pied à terre and you travel a great deal. But look carefully: it's from the old Soviet Union, complete with their national seal embossed on the cover, and "Pasport" at the bottom. …
The Catholic Church and the Dung Beetles
One of my Twitter followers referred me to this series of posts (Part I, Part II and Part III, and now he's added a piece about the Trads) by one Larry Chapp, one time seminarian and academic. (He uses the dung beetle analogy in the first post.) A thorough response would be as long as …
I’m Featured in the New Humanist About Working in Heaven
It's the topic that never seems to go away (sorry!) My first post on this topic was in 2012, but just a few weeks ago I wrote this in response--and amplification--to an article which featured my first post in, of all places, MEL Magazine (a secular publication for men.) Now Ralph Jones has written a …
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Positive Infinity 