Archbishop Dolan on Anti-Catholicism

Of course, the New York Times declined to publish his letter. Anyone surprised?
It is not hyperbole to call prejudice against the Catholic Church a national pastime. Scholars such as Arthur Schlesinger Sr. referred to it as “the deepest bias in the history of the American people,” while John Higham described it as “the most luxuriant, [...]

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A wonderful pastoral letter

From His Excellency Bishop Nickless of the Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa.
Ecclesia Semper Reformanda
Lastly, the Holy Father, going into greater detail later in the address, explains that the “spirit of Vatican II” must be found only in the letter of the documents themselves. The so-called “spirit” of the Council has no authoritative interpretation. It is [...]

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This is one of the most insane things I’ve seen in awhile

A six-year old has been disciplined and suspended from school because he took his Cub Scout fork/knife/spoon utensil to school to use at lunch.
It’s a Fork, It’s a Spoon, It’s a … Weapon?
One of the brighter comments by a school official:
“There is no parent who wants to get a phone call where they hear [...]

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More wisdom from Dr. Wilson

In his latest Chronicles essay: Nostalgia – Things I Miss:
News reporters who could tell fact from opinion and were suspicious of ALL politicians.

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Mr. de Prada makes a good point

Juan Manuel de Prada is a Spanish writer who converted to the Catholic faith around 2005. From the introduction of his book, de Prada describes his conversion to the “ancient liberty” of the Catholic faith:
The progressive Matrix has thus become a sort of Messianic faith; it has instituted a new order, it has imposed unassailable [...]

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Archbishop Chaput on Obama and Notre Dame

His Excellency responds to an earlier article by Cardinal Georges Cottier. The English title of the article is “Politics, morality and a president: an american view“:
First, resistance to President Obama’s appearance at Notre Dame had nothing to do with whether he is a good or bad man. He is obviously a gifted man. [...]

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Why I read to Chronicles Magazine

There are many good articles. But Clyde N. Wilson alone makes it worth reading.
That’s a Lie:
I was mighty proud of my Congressman Joe Wilson—until he apologised for telling the truth to our sacred Chief Magistrate. I have thought well of Mr. Wilson ever since he was one of the Magnificent Seven of South Carolina state [...]

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The beauties of political correctness

A couple of good posts from The Boy’s Own Paper on Political Correctness:
Political Correctness is Cultural Marxism (Part One)
Political Correctness (Part Two) : Assorted Quotations
via The Western Confucian

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Réquiem ætérnam dona ei Dómine…

The late Senator Ted Kennedy’s funeral was, unfortunately, a cause of scandal. Phil Lawler does an excellent job of discussing the problems here:
A week after the death of Ted Kennedy, the relevant question is not whether the Massachusetts Senator deserved a Catholic funeral, but whether he deserved a ceremony of public acclamation so grand and [...]

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I’m going to have to read some Hans-Hermann Hoppe

Wilson Revolution Unplugged reminds us that today is Dr. Hoppe’s 60th birthday.
He quotes Dr. Hoppe twice. Either quote is enough to make me interested in Dr. Hoppe’s work:
From the vantage point of elementary economic theory and in light of historical evidence, then, a revisionist view of modern history results. The Whig theory of history, according [...]

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