Tag Archives: culchure

Image is everything; everything is image…

Posted on May 13, 2014 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

The following is from Richard M. Weaver’s 1948 conservative classic, Ideas Have Consequences (pp. 24-35). I read the following passages almost literally only moments after reading a striking, and strikingly congruent, passage in a recent First Things article, which I shall cite … Continue reading →

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Home alone…

Posted on April 3, 2014 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

Normally my wife and I don’t watch television. I prefer to watch movies. However, when I can find some quasi-educational television programs, I will give them a try. We don’t have cable, but we do get numerous movies via our … Continue reading →

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“Ohhkay, that was prob’ly a bit much…”

Posted on March 17, 2014 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

HT To Fr. Blake. And here is the same conversation with, if you will, a few sheets to the wind: . Meanwhile, I have been cutting loose in my own ways. While we’re on the topic of St. Patrick’s Day, … Continue reading →

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The way forward is backward…

Posted on February 19, 2014 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

“The present condition of Catholic worship has come about because it has been shaped by principles and attitudes of secular modernity. The result is that the Liturgy, instead of providing an alternative vision of life to that provided by secular … Continue reading →

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Orders are, we don’t need to take this seriously…

Posted on February 9, 2014 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

…since it was published by the National Catholic Reporter. Call me old-fashioned, but I’m no fan of the genetic fallacy. Cardinal Schönborn: Pope Francis has already changed church by Christa Pongratz-Lippitt | Feb. 7, 2014 … Francis spoke of his … Continue reading →

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A note to FCA’s email subscribers…

Posted on February 6, 2014 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

I’m not sure about the mechanics of following a blog by email, but I assume that those who do so get the entire post delivered in the body of an email. Or perhaps they receive a link and the opening … Continue reading →

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And so it came to pass…

Posted on November 21, 2013 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

…that I am a philistine surrounded by puritans.

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Looks like somebody forgot to take his meds…

Posted on November 18, 2013 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

His anti-ideology meds, that is. Here is a recent encapsulation of the prescription that Pope Francis is writing for the new order of bishops: “The Holy Father wants bishops in tune with their people,” [U.S. nuncio] Vigano said, noting that … Continue reading →

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One awful thing, one irksome thing, and one thing marvelous…

Posted on November 6, 2013 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

…and one cold dousing for not a few Catholics. First, the awful, from the always dependably prurient Dan Savage. Gay ‘Sexpert’ Dan Savage: ‘Abortion Should Be Mandatory for About 30 Years’ Near the program’s end, a woman from the audience … Continue reading →

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A land of infant minds…

Posted on February 21, 2013 by The Codgitator (a cadgertator)

It should be profoundly troubling to us that our nation’s “hottest” songs are often also the most appealing to infants and small children. #HarlemShake #GangamStyle

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