Rerum Novarum

Thomas Storck takes a very ressourcement{1} oriented look at the phenomenons of the 1960's counter-culture and the establishment they c...

Today's Johnny Cash song was recorded in 1971. I was originally going to do these in chronological order but the lyrics to this song mes...

Points to Ponder: (On Liturgy and its Fruits ) When any view the Mass obsessively as the be-all and end-all of the Catholic faith---i....

Today's Johnny Cash lyrics are from a song he recorded on July 1, 1957... Give My Love To Rose I found him by the railroad track th...

Ruminations of Apolonio (A Rerum Novarum Quadruple Slam) A sampling of musings from a modern Catholic evangelist who quite possibly ha...

"One From the Vault" Dept (Dialogue on Mel Gibson's Movie --Part II) The first installment of this thread can be read HER...

I was going to comment on Rush Limbaugh and ESPN but fortunately Allen Barra of Slate did it for me. Here is the link: Rush Limbaugh was...

Points to Ponder: What good does it do to speak learnedly about the Trinity if, lacking humility, you displease the Trinity? Indeed it is...

"One From the Vault" Dept (Dialogue on Mel Gibson's Movie --Part I) Hi XXXXXX XXXX: The September 12 issue of the Bosto...

Today's Johnny Cash lyric is from Big River which was recorded on November 12, 1957... Big River: Now I taught the weeping willow ...

"Oratory from the Oligarch" Dept. (A Rerum Novarum Double Slam) Our first link -an excellent musing on the subject of "...

More Johnny Cash Lyrics: Today's offering was recorded in August of 1958... Don't Take Your Guns To Town: A young cowboy nam...

Points to Ponder: There are two reasons people ask questions. The first is to find things out. The second is to keep from finding things...

"To Be Deep in Catholic Theology is to Cease to Be a (Pseudo) 'Traditionalist'" Dept. This post contains material posted...

Though I mentioned last month that I would soon be posting lyrics from the late great Johnny Cash (RIP) within that week. Well, obviously t...

The Miscellaneous BLOG has been updated.

Mark Shea's recent piece titled The Seven Virtues for Parents can be read HERE.

Miscellaneous Early Morning Notes: [Note: This response was written about a week ago at this time. - ISM] I'm shufflin' thru th...

It seems that my last "Points to Ponder" segment has to some extent achieved the purpose that I intend those excerpts to achieve:...

On Papal Primacy and Church History (Part II) ( Societas Christiana vs. Rerum Novarum ) The previous installment of this thread can be...