Monthly Archives: November 2010

Real and Imagined Stories

In an article on Real and Imagined Stories, Thomas Howard writes: And the sacraments: These all have their existence in the solid world of flesh and blood. They stand at the pinnacle of all dogma, doctrine, theology, and discourse. (It … Continue reading

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Conservative Principles

Having been voted out of office in 1945 in favor of the Labour party’s Clement Altee, Winston Churchill gave this speech on 5 October, 1946 at the Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool [the following is as complete as I have … Continue reading

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Hiking the Wasatch

I’m starting to look around the Wasatch mountains of Utah. The Lake Blanche/Sundial Peak area is beautiful but maybe too snowcovered in may/june. Another hiking area that looks promising is Mt Aire off the Elbow Fork trailhead in MillCreek Canyon … Continue reading

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Verbum Domini

Pope Benedict XVI’s apostolic exhortation, VERBUM DOMINI Verbum Domini: Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on the Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church (September 30, 2010)[English, French, Italian, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish,German] (Given in Rome, at Saint Peter’s, on 30 September, the Memorial of … Continue reading

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Praying Twice

Now that the SWVa Latin Mass is getting on the ground, so to speak, it would be great if some sort of “Gregorian Chant workshop for the Appalachians” could be held somewhere in Southwest Virginia, say at the Jubilee House … Continue reading

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