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A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
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You have to be an intellectual to believe such nonsense. No ordinary man could be such a fool.
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Attention Attraction for the Attention Deficient Generation
Andy Warhol famously quipped, "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." His appraisal of the fleeting nature of fame was mostly right. However, he said that before the advent of repeated episodes, re-run and syndicated series, reality TV, blogs, and social networking. Had he seen these, perhaps he'd have suggested "15 episodes", […]
Main Stream Media's Motu Proprio Improprieties
I've been rather hesitant to say anything whatsoever about the recently released motu proprio, Summorum Pontificum, which allows for more liberal use of the Tridentine mass (in its 1962 form). I figured I had little to say that wouldn't be said by others with greater eloquence. However, in the last few days I've read a […]
Don Imus Should be a Gangsta Rapper
I'm a gangster, I'm a straight up G.
The gangster life is the life for me!
Shooting people by day, selling drugs by night.
Being a gangster is hella tight. - "I'm a Gangster" by Rappy McRapperson
Nerdcore rap cracks me up in general, but the above parody of gangster rap is one of my favorites. It's also a […]
Language and Order
Witnessing all the recent hubbub about new English mass translation that's just been approved by US bishops and the ever-present tensions between rival Bible translators, I thought the following quite from Peter Berger's The Sacred Canopy: Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion might provoke interesting discussion.
"The social world constitutes a nomos both objectively and […]
Investigating NFP: Sidebar on Definitions
Thisentryis part 5 of 11 in the series Investigating NFPIn response to a debate in the comments to my first investigative post about NFP, I've decided to query my readers for their opinions. Please consider answering these surveys. I'd like Catholics and non-Catholics alike to participate.
Survey link: Do you believe that "birth control" and "contraceptive" […]
