tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post2840266117082585395..comments2024-03-12T09:16:40.228-04:00Comments on Dyspeptic Mutterings: I am converting to Islam.DPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12249117106906577345noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-67529977561593359362012-10-21T07:42:56.259-04:002012-10-21T07:42:56.259-04:00I hadn't even seen any of those search terms. ...I hadn't even seen any of those search terms. I just thought it was time to come back and see if you'd made a mess. :-)Ed the Romannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-68981679873102685522012-10-18T04:14:32.925-04:002012-10-18T04:14:32.925-04:00All sensible points, Dale.
I hope you're rig...All sensible points, Dale. <br /><br />I hope you're right about the Ordinariate. <br /><br />Flambeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133131881423202010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-4284270366629536082012-10-17T17:18:41.668-04:002012-10-17T17:18:41.668-04:00You have a point on the liturgy, but I don't s...You have a point on the liturgy, but I don't see that they do a particularly great job with catechesis, at least in the U.S. They seem to be secularizing at a solid clip.<br /><br />Perhaps not in certain subgroups--the Antiochians, ROCOR. But I don't see that the grass is all that greener to the East. If we compare the best of Orthodoxy to the worst of Catholicism, then, yeah. But on DPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12249117106906577345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-69097203015759517172012-10-17T16:38:42.238-04:002012-10-17T16:38:42.238-04:00Oh, I realize they have problems, too.
But they ...Oh, I realize they have problems, too. <br /><br />But they definitely seem to do a much better job on the parochial level of not making a mess of liturgy and catechesis.<br /><br />And I'm really coming increasingly to hope that, since we'll never get a repudiation of V2, perhaps we can at least forget about it once the V2 generation dies off. <br /><br />Also, I must report that the Flambeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133131881423202010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-4956655494946808912012-10-17T14:30:32.829-04:002012-10-17T14:30:32.829-04:00Flambeaux:
Yeah, I hear you. Similar issues drove...Flambeaux:<br /><br />Yeah, I hear you. Similar issues drove the Long Silence. Problems haven't been solved, but they've improved/stabilized. Our Family Flag has been planted, and we're proceeding from there.<br /><br />The Orthodox have their own troubles, alas, even without king or council. As to the Pope and V2, you might find this cheering: <br /><br />http://www.catholicnews.com/DPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12249117106906577345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-45797127452432772122012-10-17T14:20:58.175-04:002012-10-17T14:20:58.175-04:00The thought of one of the kids driving the War Bad...The thought of one of the kids driving the War Badger doesn't bear thinking about. I retain full control at all times. And, yeah, I think Louis is pretty close to a model of Hood--ignite hair, charge. Works until it doesn't.DPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12249117106906577345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-4476529186061208052012-10-16T12:50:52.189-04:002012-10-16T12:50:52.189-04:00Just haven't had much to say. Sorry. Busy with...Just haven't had much to say. Sorry. Busy with work, feeling overwhelmed by life.<br /><br />And wondering, with all the praise for V2 in the Catholic press these days, if the Orthodox aren't actually in the right on the question of Papal Monarchy.<br /><br />Glad y'all have found a good place, even if the renovators have no clue where the altar is supposed to go.Flambeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133131881423202010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-10390290959793123922012-10-16T12:45:43.212-04:002012-10-16T12:45:43.212-04:00So is the war badger remote controlled, on-board c...So is the war badger remote controlled, on-board computer controlled, or driven by one of the kidlets? (I seem to remember you mentioning one who reminded you of John Bell Hood, after all.) What kid wouldn't love to operate a war badger?Gregg the Obscurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517053955442925305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-54731079289710649202012-10-16T01:07:46.055-04:002012-10-16T01:07:46.055-04:00Kirk was like part of the reality of being a milit...Kirk was like part of the reality of being a military commander. The extremely pulpy extreme versions of several military commanders all smashed into one.<br /><br />Like the whole "I will now grab the station from Sulu or Chekov and do it myself." I was reading a book about the Cuban Missile Crisis, and darned if some destroyer captain who was famous for warning off Soviet subs wasn&#Bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594214770417497135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-7403207052964258962012-10-15T22:43:39.606-04:002012-10-15T22:43:39.606-04:00Okay, number one question:
Are you a Trekkie or a...Okay, number one question:<br /><br />Are you a Trekkie or a Trecker.Puff the Magic Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933610369789734303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-22317710636149119032012-10-15T22:05:01.304-04:002012-10-15T22:05:01.304-04:00Janeway did come closer to acting like the command...Janeway did come closer to acting like the commander of a military vessel than the other Star Trek captains. Not that she was close to reality, but closer.<br /><br />(Yes, I am this big of a Trek nerd.)Donald R. McClareyhttp://the-american-catholic.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-55348226997463568392012-10-15T19:45:24.852-04:002012-10-15T19:45:24.852-04:00Dude, careful with the 'shrooms.Dude, careful with the 'shrooms.Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658949890957239166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-89089409737831003382012-10-15T19:26:37.648-04:002012-10-15T19:26:37.648-04:00What are you complaining about? You actually get ...What are you complaining about? You actually get comments every now and then.<br /><br />And Captain Jonathan Archer was the finest Captain. As a plus, with the new Star Trek alternative timeline/ reality, he is the only captain who is certifiably canon. I mean, now that the only thing Kirk has done is shove a Romulan down a black hole.Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01201581440686945990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-6832108842470473632012-10-15T18:31:48.266-04:002012-10-15T18:31:48.266-04:00and Jar-Jar Binks is the best character in the who...and Jar-Jar Binks is the best character in the whole Star Wars saga.Melanie Bettinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12557248434888642114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-83516620287881616282012-10-15T17:31:45.246-04:002012-10-15T17:31:45.246-04:00Dude! Seriously? Janeway?Dude! Seriously? Janeway?Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06610556619154771257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-17289209031304611572012-10-15T17:18:26.904-04:002012-10-15T17:18:26.904-04:00I feel that way a good bit of the time. But most p...I feel that way a good bit of the time. But most people like to silently read aka lurk without commenting.Devin Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13706894435441471620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-45055069763116387282012-10-15T17:16:44.650-04:002012-10-15T17:16:44.650-04:00A war-badger? Cool...A war-badger? Cool...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-20125630742065463432012-10-15T16:51:37.576-04:002012-10-15T16:51:37.576-04:00You forgot the one about donating money to Call-to...You forgot the one about donating money to Call-to-Action.Larry Denningerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015803653090711740noreply@blogger.com