I have made a few adjustments to a project a cursory outline of which was posted recently to this site. Two parts originally planned as sections for the project will now be stand alone pieces that link to the eventual final product and a new section was composed last night as a new segue into the final parts. The operative date for the final project to be published as of this moment is February 26, 2020 though the two new stand alone pieces that will now be linked to it will be posted in the weeks prior to that time.

Points to Ponder:

[T]he very exercise of authority becomes, in the context of this dialogue, an exercise of obedience, the obedient performance of a service, a ministry of truth and charity. By obedience We mean the observance of canonical regulations and respect for the government of lawful superiors, but an observance and respect readily and serenely given, as is only to be expected from free and loving children.

By contrast, a spirit of independence, bitter criticism, defiance, and arrogance is far removed from that charity which nourishes and preserves the spirit of fellowship, harmony, and peace in the Church. It completely vitiates dialogue, turning it into argument, disagreement and dissension-a sad state of affairs, but by no means uncommon. St. Paul warned us against this when he said: "Let there be no schisms among you." (1 Cor 1. 10.) [Pope Paul VI: Encyclical Letter Ecclesiam Suam §115 (c. 1964)]

Briefly...

Jadaeveon Clowney had his breakout game as a Seahawk, Quandre Diggs made his debut at FS and was a massive upgrade over the tepid Tedric Thompson. Josh Gordon made his debut and had 2 receptions for 27 yards, both key third down receptions and one against Richard Sherman.

The pass rush finally decided to show up, Jarran Reed in his fourth game back had his best game of the year, Poona Ford played solidly, Jacob Hollister had a workmanlike game at TE, Duane Brown was back at LT and played with a vengeance shutting down Nick Bosa.

Russell Wilson did not have a great game but he had great moments in the second half and with the exception of the INT in overtime. The corners played well. Chris Carson did okay with what they gave him and had a couple really clutch grind them out third down conversions.

As a team, I think the 2019 Seahawks have finally arrived. Now we go into bye week with this great road victory to savour. Oh and the rivalry with the Niners? Its back baaaabyyyyy!!!

ELIZABETH WARREN WILL NEVER BE PRESIDENT

Adam Schiff

@RepAdamSchiff

·

Nov 6

Next week, the House Intelligence Committee will hold its first open hearings as part of the impeachment inquiry. On Wednesday, November 13, 2019, we will hear from William Taylor and George Kent. On Friday, November 15, 2019, we will hear from Marie Yovanovitch. More to come.

Lawyers, Guns, and Money

@ShawnMcElhinney

Replying to

@RepAdamSchiff

Morning Consult/Politico already has public support for impeachment falling to 47% from a high of 51% in mid October. But like Wil E Coyote, I am sure you and your ilk will push on nonetheless. I am looking forward to the latest ACME Impeachment gadget blowing up in your faces.

3:13 PM · Nov 6, 2019·

Twitter Thoughts:

I am not sure how often I will do one of these but here is something from Twitter that I found of interest in the past week...

Comfortably Smug
@ComfortablySmug

NBC and ABC are really going all in on protecting rapists. Like holy shit. This isn't even gaslighting. They're doing it in front of everyone's eyes and the Journos aren't saying a peep.

Amazing what they're willing to ignore to get CNN contributor gigs

4:54 PM · Nov 6, 2019

Sean T at RCP
@SeanTrende
·Nov 6

It's gonna be lit when McConnell schedules a six-week Senate impeachment trial that all Senators are required to attend, silently, starting a week before Iowa.

Lawyers, Guns, and Money
@ShawnMcElhinney

Replying to
@SeanTrende

Only six weeks? I figured #CocaineMitch would slow roll this thing from about a week before Iowa all the way through April or so basically crushing the presidential campaigns of Warren, Sanders, Harris, Booker, and Klobuchar in the process.
12:10 AM · Nov 7, 2019

It seems appropriate to designate a special subtag for the upcoming postings pertaining to the 2020 election in addition to the usual subtag we use for political stuff. Essentially all political, election, sociopolitical, and geopolitical postings will continue to be tagged with the Pol/Elect/Sociopol/Geopol subtag but those pertaining to the upcoming election will have an additional political subtag attached to them. However, unlike the main political subtag, the one being introduced here will have a select shelf life.

So without further ado, I want to introduce the subtag 2020 Election which will be utilized on applicable postings from this point forward until the presidential swearing in on January 20, 2021.

All things to the contrary notwithstanding.

AEW Full Gear results, recap, reactions: Lunatic fringe

Outline For Planned Expository Musing on the Magisterium:

I cannot remember the last time I wrote out an actual outline for a subject I planned to treat on in some detail but this subject is one that has been on my mind from time to time in the past few years. As I put the finishing touches on a piece that will probably be used as one of the references for this project, the idea to set down a skeleton outline of how I am considering treating the subject of the magisterium seems appropriate. Without further ado...


Magisterium Outline:

Introduction and Prefatory Comments on the Subject of Obedience:

a) Introduction
b) On the Nature of Obedience
c) Examples of Obedience in the Writings of the Catholic Spiritual Tradition
d) Newman on the Obedience Owed to the Pope

On the Magisterium: Faith and Morals:

a) Nature and Scope
b) Newman on Faith and Morals

The Popes on Their Magisterial Authority:

a) Clement I
b) Victor I
c) Callistus I
d) Leo the Great
e) Hormisdas I
f) Nicholas I
g) Agatho I

Ecumenical Councils on the Magisterial Authority of Popes:

a) Philip the Roman Legate at Ephesus on Behalf of Celestine I
b) Council of Chalcedon to Leo the Great
c) Council of Constantinople III to Agatho I
d) Council of Constantinople IV 
e) Council of Lyons II
f) Council of Florence
g) First Vatican Council
h) Second Vatican Council

On the Magisterium, Extraordinary Matters of Faith:

a) Definitions De Fide
b) Canonizations of Saints

On the Magisterium, Ordinary Matters Pertaining to Faith:

a) Ordinary Universal Magisterium
b) Dogmatic Truths

On the Magisterium, the Authentic Magisterium:

a) Newman on the Syllabus of Errors

On the Magisterium, Matters of Ecclesiastical Discipline

On the Magisterium, Matters of Church Government

On What the Magisterium is Not:

a) Matters of the Prudential Order
1) Matters of Science
2) Matters of Economics
3) Matters of General Politics

Conclusion


I anticipate that the above project will be finished and ready for publication sometime in the spring of 2020.

The Number Of Democrats Showing Up At Trump Rallies Is Stunning

Black Cat Makes End Zone Run, Becomes MVP Of Monday Night Football

Democrats are wasting America's time on impeachment

Seahawks claim former Patriots WR Josh Gordon off waivers

Purgatory Project Names 2019:

Richard Dunn McElhinney
Margaret Dianne McElhinney
Anna Maria McElhinney
Shawn McElhinney
Teresa Marie McElhinney
Frank D. Barone
Raffaelina Barone
Bobby Kanski
Pat Kane
Chris DiSomma

Mic Greubel
Jim Greubel
Cindy Greubel
Kathy Hanks
Shane Rasmussen
Bill Walkling
Tim Tull
Charles Tull
Daniel Tull
Pauley Perrette

Mike Mentzer
Ray Mentzer
James Dunn McElhinney
David Kanski
Harry Kanski
Mary Kanski
Paul McElhinney
Mildred McElhinney
Mark Usher
Virginia Usher

Jack DeLisle
Larry Gonczy
Ed Flynn
Cecilia Flynn
Hugh Dunn
Silvana Barone
Albert King
Albert Collins
Freddie King
Sharon Yotter

Lisa Yotter
Bob Kanski
Claudia McElhinney
Keith McDonald
Mona McDonald
Michelle Bigliatto
Gwen Stefani
James Pavlick
Kevin Tierney
Albert Cipriani

Mark Harmon
David McCallum
Barry Goldwater
Ronald Reagan
Fr. Augustine Hartmann
Fr. Christopher Hunter
Emilio Barone
Jimi Hendrix
Ronnie Van Zant
Allen Collins

Steve Gaines
Leon Wilkinson
Bob Burns
Billy Powell
Roger Waters
Syd Barrett
David Gilmour
Rick Wright
Nick Mason
Jack Bruce

Eric Clapton
Ginger Baker
Johnny Cash
Waylon Jennings
Merle Haggard
David Allan Coe
Glen Campbell
Yvonne Goodwin
Diana Louie Taylor
Marc Taylor

Beth Cleaver
Kender McGowan
Misha Lynn Nicastro
Mel Denny
Hattie Denny
Miki Odendahl
Bob Klaus
Deborah Klaus
Art Sippo
Michael Lopez

Leta Allen
F John Loughnan
Fr. Robert Taft SJ
Mark Cribbs
Larry Usher
Steve Paul
Marlene Eiden
Linda Hale
Dave Altier
Vangie Altier

Fox is very good at mocking Raw for not having a champion on their roster

Points To Ponder:

The critique of fundamentalists that Catholics basically appropriate pagan symbols left and right is not without merit. Catholics are supposed to have a nuanced understanding of these things not react like haughty colonizing douchebags about contemporary examples of inculturation while blindly uncritically accepting prior pagan inculturations without a second thought. After all, if they did that, they would have to jettison virtually everything about Catholicism. How do you think the Church is Catholic which means "universal" and how do you think it was able to worm its way into so many cultures? A hint: inculturation.

Seahawks trade for Quandre Diggs

Wendy Williams Says She Brought Her Son to a Strip Club and Taught Him How to 'Make It Rain'

Points to Ponder:
(On Dialogue)

The dialogue...supposes that one listens to the other, and in the divine sense of this word listen, as Jesus the child listened to the doctors, or the risen Christ listened to the pilgrims of Emmaus, or the man listens to Revelation, or God listens to man's prayer. Let yourself listen, I say, with the hope that the other's point of view will teach you something new, will complete your thought, or will allow you to expand it, to purify, subliminate, deepen it. An objector, contradictor, critic are unsuspecting aids, for in every objection there is a part of the truth, which allows us to better express what we think, to forestall confusion, to give relief and contour to our opinions. St. Thomas began by presenting what went against his thesis. He leaned on the obstacle, on the apparent negation he built his discreet affirmation, filtered, tested, simple, and sure. And Laecorde, in the same spirit, said: "I do not try to convince my adversary of error, but to join him in a higher truth." [Jean Guitton: Dialogues of Paul VI With Jean Guitton pg. 163 (circa 1967) as quoted in I. Shawn McElhinney's Commentary on the Intricacies of Dialogue (circa 2003)]