Topic: modernism
Below a speech I gave to the Traditional Britain Group on May 18 following their Annual General Meeting. Video to follow. Ladies and gentlemen, comrades in the struggle for the liberty and prosp ... discussThe Church Building as a Sacred Place: Beauty, Transcendence, and the Eternal by Duncan G. StroikMy rating: 4 of 5 starsMaybe it's because I'm a convert from complete secularism. I just don't see what ... discuss
In coming months, Echo Zoe Ministries will be presenting a seminar on Logic. My guest this month, Eric Douma, and I will be teaching hour-long sessions over several weeks after church. I will be teac ... discuss
Mary, Exterminatrix of Heresies. But since Mary is the perfect type of the Church, we can also think of this as an image of the Church defending us with Truth.Some months ago, in this space, we ... discuss
Came home tonight and no one was here except our dogs and the haunted walls that echoed the tears and laughter of our life together. The Boyz are off at Jill's House.....a wonderful ministry that giv ... discuss
The following is Part 13 and the final installment of an open letter to Colonel Vaughn Doner and a critique of his 2012 book, Christian Jihad: Neo-Fundamentalists and the Polarization of America. Thr ... discuss
The following is Part 11 of an open letter to Colonel Vaughn Doner and a critique of his 2012 book, Christian Jihad: Neo-Fundamentalists and the Polarization of America. Throughout the series, I addr ... discuss
The following is Part 10 of an open letter to Colonel Vaughn Doner and a critique of his 2012 book, Christian Jihad: Neo-Fundamentalists and the Polarization of America. Throughout the series, I addr ... discuss
The following is Part 7 of an open letter to Colonel Vaughn Doner and a critique of his 2012 book, Christian Jihad: Neo-Fundamentalists and the Polarization of America. Throughout the series, I addre ... discuss
The following is Part 2 of an open letter to Colonel Vaughn Doner and a critique of his 2012 book, Christian Jihad: Neo-Fundamentalists and the Polarization of America. Throughout the series, I addre ... discuss
The decisions of the Second Vatican Council regarding liturgy, ecumenism, lay involvement and human rights are irreversible. This was the view of Cardinal Walter Kasper as the main speaker at the ... discuss
The most evident mark of God's anger and the most terrible castigation He can inflict upon the world are manifested when He permits His people to fall into the hands of clergy who are priests more in ... discuss
Source- Communique of the SSPX South American superior: At the invitation of Dom Thomas, prior of the monastery of the Holy Cross of New Freiburg, Bishop Williamson came to confer the sacramen ... discuss
related, history links: http://harrold.org/rfhextra/history.htmlrelated, online books links: http://harrold.org/rfhextra/books.htmlFrom: Patriot Update Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 Su ... discuss
The Condemnation of Modernism Letter of Cardinal Mercier- who the Anglicans and modernist Catholic are prone to say is a precurser of modern ecumenism. Nothing could be further from the Truth ... discuss
The Saint of the Day for August 21 is St. Pius X.The future Pope-Saint of the twentieth century was born at Riese in Venetia on June 2, 1835, his name, Joseph Sarto. After ordination at the age of twe ... discuss
Good morning. The kid picked last in sports considers athletics in the context of the Olympics. Praise of the engineer. What I call “lies” apparently is just post-modernism writ large. ... discuss
Just a few days ago, I acquired my own copy of a book I remember from childhood (not, alas, from Catholic school): the silver jubilee edition of My Catholic Faith, by Bishop Louis Laravoire Morrow, S. ... discuss
CNA Daily News Rome, Italy, Jul 25, 2012 / 06:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Society of St. Pius X's three conditions for re-uniting with Rome have been revealed in a letter sent by their General S ... discuss
kreuz.net – Diese Erklärung wird die Bruderschaft den Römern vorlegen Internal Letter from the Secretary-General of the SSPX, Father Christian Thouvenot to the superiors of the SSPX da ... discuss
At the conclusion of the General Chapter of the Society of St. Pius X, gathered together at the tomb of its venerated founder, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, and united with its ... discuss
Can Liberal Christianity Be Saved? - NYTimes.com "As a result, today the Episcopal Church looks roughly how Roman Catholicism would look if Pope Benedict XVI suddenly adopted every reform ever urge ... discuss
Well we’re all here. Sunny, salty, and slightly warm. Why move them now? Not … the great escape. Romney talks at the NCAAP, one take. But … gay marriage … that’s all ... discuss
Vatican: It’s not the “smoke of Satan” that’s the problem - Vatican Insider: "“Paul VI spoke of “the smoke of Satan” when he entered the Vatican. Taking a look at recent news, what ... discuss
I would like to congratulate the 49 graduates (24 boys, 25 girls) who graduated from St. Mary's College & Academy on on May 26. These students receive a classical education steeped in traditiona ... discuss
Continuing on our little Inquisition at Socon or Bust about the endless dissent in the Catholic Church here in Canada, I’d like to bring to the attention of our readers this little gem which a ... discuss
ZENIT - Cardinal Ouellet: Let Us Rejoice at Fruitfulness of Vatican II: "Leading up to the Eucharistic Congress to be held in Dublin, Ireland, a theological symposium at Maynooth opened Wednesd ... discuss
From Crisis Magazine By M. D. Aeschliman On a June evening in 1979 I was having a drink on a small balcony outside a sixth-floor apartment in downtown Warsaw with a very civilized, elderly Polish i ... discuss
Sankt Peter und die Schweine - Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger Shortly before its 25th Anniversary Year, the Art-Station Saint Peter in Cologne cancelled an exhibition. The reason- pigs that were ... discuss
Kothgasser to retire - General News - Austrian Times Online News - English Newspaper: "Alois Kothgasser, the archbishop of the Diocese of Salzburg, has decided to apply for retirement. Kothgasser ... discuss
It can hardly be denied that the years following Vatican II have led to internal turmoil in the Church with grave consequences for the Church on Earth. Some of you may have not yet read Mr. Vennari' ... discuss
I do wish to share this piece by Damian Thompson of the Telegraph. His Excellency is an example of a true Catholic bishop, who seeks to uphold the laws of God in a God-less society. ... discuss
Back in 2006, Pastor Joel Tetreau posted a three part series at SharperIron.org called “Three Lines in the Sand”. In it, he explained the landscape of fundamentalism in terms of Type A, Ty ... discuss
Colin Kerr laments the lack of Canadian Content in the Canucki Cathosphere: I can't believe I just wrote that, having grown up loathing things like CBC and the CRTC's Canadian content regulations wh ... discuss
Postmodernism is the basic philosophy of western civilization in our current age. It began to appear on the cultural scene roughly around the 1970's as modernism began to fade.In looking to our cultu ... discuss
I met an interesting gentleman at Mike Voris' talk, Carlos Caso-Rosendi. He sent me a great article today using the cruise ship tragedy at Giglio Island as a metaphor for our disintegrating culture. T ... discuss
The AOD-Voris-Peters-Canon Law situation is growing into one of the largest Blogosphere "issues" that I have ever seen. There are blogs commenting on the issue that have never mentioned Voris, Detroit ... discuss
"What came into the church, in the wake of the second Vatican Council, was an unthinking acceptance of certain tenets of secular modernism – one of the most fundamental and insidious being utilita ... discuss
I don't usually post on Saturdays, but this particular story about creeping sharia really pisses me off, so much so and it's so alarming that I'm posting the whole piece from Jihad Watch just to make ... discuss
Islamist parties have captured an overwhelming majority of votes in the first round of Egypt's parliamentary elections, setting up a power struggle with the much weaker liberals behind the uprising th ... discuss
Eleven, Eleven, Eleven11 November AD 1918In parts of the world, including these United States, 11 November is a day of remembrance growing out of the end of World War I. It grew from the armistice end ... discuss
Brethren, Peace and Good to all of you. This according to CNA: Rome, Italy, Oct 4, 2011 / 03:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A senior figure in the breakaway traditionalist group, the Society of St. Pius ... discuss
In his 1907 encyclical Pascendi Domini gregis, Pope St. Pius X identified and condemned modernism, which he dubbed the "synthesis of all heresies." Seeing the ground that the modernists continue ... discuss
Disorientation; How to Go to College Without Losing Your Mind features essays on modern “Isms” (Hedonism, Americianism, Marxism, Modernism, Relativism, Cynicism) from some of your favorite ... discuss
Eminent American theologian Msgr. Joseph Clifford Fenton wrote an enlightening article in the American Ecclesiastical Review (1958) titled “The Components of Liberal Catholicism”. Depsite its appa ... discuss
Fundamentalism is a strict adherence to specific theological doctrines typically in reaction against the theology and movement of Modernism. The origin of fundamentalism dates back to the 1 ... discuss
Dear Alaskan Catholics and Parents whose children were subjected to Pandas this summer: I let you down. I failed in my duty as a blogger and defender of the faith. For that, I am truly sorry. You se ... discuss
So many serious topics, sprinkled with something less so. All well written and worth taking a look at.A Quality Of Irresponsibility Peculiar To This Century, Known Sometimes As ModernismFor Philip Lar ... discuss
Narratives are powerful. They control what we identify as significant data or facts, how we empirically apprehend the data, what interpretations and shades of significance we place upon the evide ... discuss
Most of us have walked into a church and wondered if we stumbled into a non-Catholic church somehow. Today's modern trend of minimalism appeals to no one that I have ever met. It is modernism for mode ... discuss
I'm enrolled at Holy Apostles College and Seminary as a graduate student completing the distance learning courses for a MA in Theology degree because I want to possibly teach in the future. The course ... discuss
As a Catholic living in Alaska outside of the Big 3 (Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks) it is a very trying existence. The analogy of living on the frontier is apropos, not only is it uncharted and sparse ... discuss
Credit: Ed Serecky As I walked into Mass yesterday, I noticed that there were a few more folks than usual there. It was daily Mass, so there wasn't any music, we didn't even attempt ... discuss
Today we begin a new round of Reading Classics Together; over the next 7 weeks we will be reading through Gresham Machen’s classic work Christianity & Liberalism. Everyone is welcome to join us ... discuss
New York City, N.Y., May 14, 2011 / 12:39 pm (CNA).- Amnesty International has cited the Vatican in a new report on human rights violations, alleging that it “did not sufficiently comply” with law ... discuss
We put it to the vote and though the results were very, very close, Gresham Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism took hop honors and will be the next classic we read together. I suppose we’ ... discuss
Christine Pack of Sola Sisters returns this month to talk about Universalism, Christian Universalism, and Rob Bell’s latest book Love Wins. An outline of the interview is as follows: We began ... discuss
With the beginning of Holy Week, I look ahead with trepidation to the services for the Sacred Triduum. The liturgical mediocrities (at best) and abuses (at worst) that prevail in my area at all ... discuss
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I hate the title, but you see what he's getting at: which is that faithful Catholics have pretty much abandoned the official, institutional Church. Which is grossly unfortunate. Because one of the ... discuss
There is definitely a sickness in the Catholic Church here in America. In fact, one might even argue that there has been attempt to create a separate church here in America - The American Catholi ... discuss
Michael Voris in the Vortex addresses the problems and opportunities lost by American bishops following the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council which finished in the cultural upheaval of 60s d ... discuss
St. John Bosco and his boys, to whom he was a true father. A mystic from childhood, Don Bosco ministered particularly to boys because of the insight he received regarding the spiritual dangers faced b ... discuss
With the support of George Soros, Ted Turner and other self-proclaimed humanists, one can assume that the humanist philosophy is one that Barack Obama may believe in. Though he has not come out and pr ... discuss
I noticed here as of lately that on WorldNetDaily, that David Wilkerson has issued a so-called “Warning” and advice to Christians everywhere about some so-called horrific event that is goi ... discuss
An excellent piece from a recent WSJ,...Merry Christmas everyone... By TONY WOODLIEF My 8-year-old son, Caleb, puts his hand on my shoulder; he wears an expression that shows he wants to have a man-to ... discuss
Speaking at his big-buck-a-plate fundraiser, Sen. Barack Obama, aka The Candidate Sometimes Referred to As “Candace” laid down some more of his suffering hard times and cried “waaaaa ... discuss
As I continue writing about the Young Evangelical seduction, I want to point out, after receiving some e-mail, that I am, in fact, a young Evangelical in my mid-to-late 20s. Usually, age is irrelevant ... discuss
David Oatney ponders Hillary Clinton’s claim to lead the popular vote in the Democratic race for the White House. David ponders what a potential Obama-Hillary race in Michigan would have looked ... discuss
I was just browsing my facebook groups when I came upon this French group dedicated to "alterfeminism".Alterfeminism is the kind of feminism that a lot of Catholic, pro-life so-called "feminists" woul ... discuss
Priya VenkatesanTeaching is tough, especially for the thin-skinned and/or mentally unstable.Case in point, from The Dartmouth:Priya Venkatesan ‘90, a former Writing 5 lecturer and research associate ... discuss
Have you ever wondered if you are emergent? I know I have! Here is Kevin DeYoung, co-author of Why We’re Not Emergent (By Two Guys Who Should Be) on how you might know if you are emergent… ... discuss
On the 12th of April 1204, soldiers of the Latin West made a stop in Constantinople and sacked it. They looted it for 3 days. They raped and pillaged. According to Pope Innocent III they even molested ... discuss
Readers of all political stripes would do well to read Bradley Burnston's column at Haaretz, especially our "friends" on the left that think we can sit down, have tea, chat, and reason with the unreas ... discuss
Readers of all political stripes would do well to read Bradley Burnston's column at Haaretz, especially our "friends" on the left that think we can sit down, have tea, chat, and reason with the unreas ... discuss
"Killing Girls" to be completed by Christmas this year; Kinsella presents facts to let audience make their own decisionBy Jean M. HeimannYesterday, I wrote about a new documentary film entitled "Killi ... discuss
As readers will remember from my past post, Mission: Restore Eucharistic Reverence, I encourage the reception of Holy Communion on the tongue as opposed to Communion in the Hand. My comments on this ... discuss
Mark Mallett discusses the times we live in and how all of the attacks against innocent human life call out for God's vengeance. But we have Mary as a countering force against Modernism and Culture o ... discuss
I've posted earlier about AdBlock Plus. In researching how to most effectively block people using ad blocking software I came across a number of sites that discussed the ethics and effects of Ad Block ... discuss
In the "Our Sunday Visitor" from May 27, 2007, my blog is mentioned in regards to an article on priestly celibacy (page 12). A few weeks ago the author of the article emailed me and asked my opinion o ... discuss
Hillaire Belloc in his commentary on modernism as a heresy states: "[t]here is no such thing as a religion called "Christianity" - there never has been such a religion". "There is and always ... discuss
James Lewis gets curious about exactly what an English major at Virginia Tech is being taught about life, America and everything so he goes a wading in the fever swamp of nihilistic post modern Marxis ... discuss
ON CHRISTIAN UNITYENCYCLICAL OF POPE PIUS XI, JANUARY 26, 1928... Never perhaps in the past have we seen, as we see in these our own times, the minds of men so occupied by the desire both of strengthe ... discuss
My thanks go out to †Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam† for sharing this:It is an area that once saw the great Isaac Jogues sacrifice his life for his Faith based on unselfish service to others and passion ... discuss
Matt Stokes, former Stone (but always welcome back, dude) got a copy of a book he enjoyed and wanted to bring to the attention of our SCO readers. I must confess that my knowledge of theology is not ... discuss
Periodically, we receive emails from our readers requesting information and advice on choosing Masters programs in theology. I earned my masters degree in Historical Theology from Saint Louis Universi ... discuss
Is Christianity primarily about the Gospel of the Bible and saving souls, or is it about liberal social transformation? All the fuss over Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and his possible presidential can ... discuss
Filed under:Gene Edward Veith's column this week takes a confrontational face-to-face look at Christianity and the forces working against it. Not only do Christians have to fight against radical Islam ... discuss
Earlier today while visiting Justin Taylor's excellent blog, I saw a comment from a reader about J.P. Moreland's Book Love Your God with All Your Mind--one of my favorite reads. The comment was simil ... discuss
These groups are not simply against religion, of course. They object to what they call "religious fanaticism:" Unfortunately, not only do too many well-meaning people base their conceptions of the uni ... discuss
Joel Stein is the infant terrible of the LA Times, who once wrote a column so intellectually sloppy and morally confused that you can’t even find it anymore in the LA Times archives. He took a ... discuss
Ð34(0n\'$ B£09 (0n73n7 Ben Johnson of Western Orthodoxy offered up a prayer on behalf of the PNCC Synod which concluded today. To read the whole post visit: A General Convention Prayer. Along with ... discuss
Kathy Shaidle has made some very valid points (if in a harsh way) about pro-lifers and the pro-life movement. (See here, here, here, here.)Basically, Kathy Shaidle's point to pro-lifers is this: stop ... discuss
Here's something a little different: Richard Dawkins has long trumpeted the rationale of science. Now, at 65, he has finally marshalled a lifetime's arguments against believing in God: If this ... discuss
Here's something a little different: Richard Dawkins has long trumpeted the rationale of science. Now, at 65, he has finally marshalled a lifetime's arguments against believing in God: If this ... discuss
Hello, everyone.I want to take this opportunity and state my beliefs. In response to the recent comments on the Trad Reviews post by anonymous, I feel obligated to. I am a Traditional Catholic - I wan ... discuss
In a world of confusion, anti-reason and post-modernism, the Arizona Right to Life conference has been refreshing. Starting with LTI's Scott Klusendorf on Friday night, the conference began with prac ... discuss
From Catholic World News: Muslim fundamentalists attacked a Catholic school in India's Kashmir valley on Monday, demolishing a wall and smashing windows and furniture. The Good Shepherd Mission Schoo ... discuss
National Journal's Marc Ambinder and Jonathan Martin are conducting a series of "MRI" scans (they call them "H-MRIs") of potential Presidential candidates to "cut to the bone to assess candidates ... discuss
National Journal's Marc Ambinder and Jonathan Martin are conducting a series of "MRI" scans (they call them "H-MRIs") of potential Presidential candidates to "cut to the bone to assess candidates ... discuss
That's right, I have a copy paper box full of ancient issues of The Sword of the Lord (The Sword of the Lord still has an online presence here. For those of you who are not familiar with TSOTL ... discuss
People bemoan the state of modern society. They lament the seeming stranglehold that secularism, modernism, relativism, pop culture, and ... yes, a new paganism seem to have on our hearts. At times i ... discuss
Just came back from attending daily Mass at the Chapel of St. Basil on the University of St. Thomas campus when I heard the good news about the new 'new' missal being approved by the modernist leaning ... discuss
links for 2006-04-11 Russell Moore: Maybe Three Trimesters Is Not Enough?UCC clergyperson suggests abortion issue comes down to a view of "ensoulment," when the soul is imparted to the body, which she ... discuss
Well, doing a little reminiscing as I head toward 50,000 hits. Looking back, this space has been linked by Instapundit, Slate, CBS News.com, Hewitt, etc. ... oh, forget them and their links (take my ... discuss
The 20th century saw the fruits of the 1789 French Revolution, Liberalism , come to its horrible conclusion in Nazism and Communism . Two despised ideologies that were prognosticated by the ... discuss
links for 2006-03-27God or Not is no more.....?Go tell em you want it to live on, or am I the only theist blogger who is sorry this has passed away?CJ gets to the very heart of the issueCJ has laid ou ... discuss
\"Under the influence of modernity, the Church became obsessed by definitions and seamless doctrine. Modernity was based on a scientific and rational reasoning that everything coud be proven by human ... discuss
I read something about the Crunchy Cons book the other day (I can't find the column) and of course, doing a quick Google search, I found the Crunchy Con blog over at NRO, and plenty of mentions all ar ... discuss
The audience was just given the tremendous treat of watching trailers for two upcoming, independent Christian films. The first, by Scottish brothers Colin and Euan Gunn, winners of last year's Best Po ... discuss
Michigan Supreme Court Justice Stephen Markman debunks myths surrounding the Constitution. William Cooper writes on how the judiciary has strayed from its proper role.Plus, is the meaning of a docume ... discuss
This is the second part in a series examining The Radical Reformission by Mark Driscoll. The first article, which you can read here, served as an introduction to the book. In the introduction to the b ... discuss
From Terry Teachout via Erik's Rants and Recipes [If nothing is bolded then I didn't know either both or one of the two choices.] If you had to choose, would you pick (my preferences in bold):1. Fred ... discuss
