Nothing good

comes out of the post-Vatican II Catholic Church, apparently...

Papal visit: official booklet launched, and it's an embarrassment

From what I've read of his column, Mr. Thompson isn't so much a Catholic as a Pre-Vatican II Catholic. Seemingly somewhat right of Archbishop Lefebvre, I get the feeling that he'd only be happy if the Church returned to all the 'bells and smells' of the 1940s.

It's interesting that most of the vigorously traditional Catholics seem to be young people, those who never experienced the pre-Vatican I Church. It's all about a church that they only know of by their idealistic dreams. Ah, well. Those dreams will help the Church move forward, too...

(Sorry, but I've just read too much 'Trad-Cath' stuff lately, and Mr. Thompson never seems to have anything good to say...)

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A library story

just for SWMBO...

U. of California Tries Just Saying No to Rising Journal Costs

Because they have a captive audience, in my experience publishers have been gouging libraries and students for decades. Something really has to be done...

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I like to see

more articles like this. Posts with thought, research and ideas behind them...

How December 25 Became Christmas

Of course, BAR and its editor are kind of the 'bad boys' of biblical archaeological research. Not because they've been wrong, or dishonest or anything, simply because they've been trying to call academics to account for their behaviour, etc., and that's not appreciated in the academic world. They're more like gadflies, I guess (and that's a good thing)...

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From the A.C.S.,

The American Chesterton Society:

"Who is this guy and why haven’t I heard of him?"

They mean G. K. Chesteron, of course...