- The Anti-Gnostic: The culture war is over. We lost. So what do we do about it? Regular readers know my line. A friend anonymous online (smart considering the oppression; the other side, now in charge, forces you to apologize then ruins you anyway) has explained Rod Dreher to me; I don't hate him but his Benedict Option is a Soviet-style surrender. Better the lesson of the Ukrainian Catholic Church under Soviet rule. They didn't surrender; they went underground in a modern society.
- Some Eye of the Tiber satire that gets it right: San Francisco Catholics petition God to remove Jesus from the Trinity, because they're more righteous (defending the oppressed and the outcast) than he is. (Referring to attacks on Archbishop Cordileone.) A perfect answer to the mainstream media (MAG, media and government; the Cathedral, etc.) game "Survey Says," attacking the church: "Rome says this, but OUR SURVEY of American Catholics says THAT, so take that, you celibate weirdos!" (They wish the church were a democracy like a Protestant denomination.) But that they care so much about a church they ostensibly don't believe in is a backhanded testimony to its having grace and the truth.
- The French spoken on "Mad Men." Not speaking it, I didn't realize the English (French name?) Julia Ormond (the magnificently nasty Marie Calvet) can't speak it, or least sound like a native speaker. I thought I picked up that the characters sound more continental than Québec. (Megan's parents are supposed to be from France; Jessica Paré really is French-Canadian.) Also, "Calvet" is not a French-Canadian name (again, the father's supposed to be Parisian or something like that), and no way a Québec girl Megan's age would be named "Megan." (From the comments: it's as if, tin-eared, the English Lane Pryce sounded like he was from Atlanta and the lead characters were, anachronistically, Liam Draper and Ashley Olson.) By the way, Peggy's supposed to be a Brooklyn girl; where's her accent? They should have made Peggy Midwestern.
Catholic integralism is the true seamless garment.
Don't apologize for things you didn't do, to people who don't believe in forgiveness or redemption.
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Ugh, "post-Christian." And more.
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