From Mark Stricherz’s comments on the Virginia Tech horror: “Libertarianism offers nothing to those who suffer from severe mental illness. It is the political philosophy of entrepreneurs, sexual liberationists, artists, and the wealthy.”
Category: Commonplace Book
a.k.a. the democracy of the dead
via Kathy Shaidle, this reflection by “Laura”: There are traditional laws, traditional customs, traditional manners. But, it’s the traditions of the heart that hound me. Perhaps I hear too much the naggings of the dead and the complaints of the not-yet-born. The dead, they do always whisper in my ear. Really, sometimes they talk about… Continue reading a.k.a. the democracy of the dead
For Lincoln’s Birthday: the Second Inaugural Address
The Second Inaugural Address: Fondly do we hope–fervently do we pray–that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue, until all the wealth piled by the bond-man’s two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the… Continue reading For Lincoln’s Birthday: the Second Inaugural Address
Note to self
Print, read, annotate, and heed: Pray without Ceasing: A Daily Plan of Attackhttp://www.lumengentleman.com
Images of Black People in European Heraldry
This is a really interesting article. Modern specialists in the science of heraldry suspect, however, that this blazon (coat of arms) of the blackamoor is instead the very opposite of a negative symbol. In the last decade or two it has been pointed out that the moor’s head quite possibly could have referred to St.… Continue reading Images of Black People in European Heraldry
‘Cause, like, pro-lifers are like totally lame and all
via commenter CV at Mark Shea’s: Celling Out: Bioethics and the Culture of Cool Excerpt (emphasis added) A buddy of mine from college, one of the few with whom I still maintain regular contact, is convinced that I misplaced my brain somewhere over the course of the last eleven years… I’m religious—a Christian, to be… Continue reading ‘Cause, like, pro-lifers are like totally lame and all
Stopping the downhill slide
via Realpsed Catholic: Regeneration: Of all the damnations I have heaped upon what I call “postmodernism” lately, the one that seems most to surprise my readers is “joylessness”. To be clear, let me begin by explaining what I mean by “postmodern men” (or, “posthuman moderns” as I call them, when my mood is fraying). I… Continue reading Stopping the downhill slide
Sayers on Tolerance
Kathy Shaidle posts this: “In the world it is called Tolerance, but in hell it is called Despair, the sin that believes in nothing, cares for nothing, seeks to know nothing, interferes with nothing, enjoys nothing, hates nothing, finds purpose in nothing, lives for nothing, and remains alive because there is nothing for which it… Continue reading Sayers on Tolerance