‘Around St. Blogs’ Archives
Worship Songs
Great post over on the First Things blog by Jeremy Pierce, in which he examines the elements of a bad worship song. It's tongue-in-cheek, of course, as his point relates to how these songs are often biblically based. For my part, I loathe just about every single praise and worship tune I hear. It's all saccharine: sweet and tasty, but the [...]
Academic Freedom is Dead
Thanks to David over at Cosmos-Liturgy-Sex for saying all that needs to be said about the University of Illinois' decision to terminate Dr. Kenneth Howell. The University of Illinois taught me a lesson first-hand, so it is not surprising that it continues to perpetuate that lesson: academic liberalism (and indeed, modern liberalism in general) [...]
Three Reasons You Should Be Reading John C. Wright
A friend tipped me to John C. Wright's blog, found here. Three reasons to add him to the blogroll and the bookshelf: He writes pretty darned good Sci-Fi/Fantasy. I'd read The Golden Age books before I knew anything of his innate awesomeness. He once declared, "If Vulcans had a church, they'd be Catholics." Having spent the summer around [...]
By the Way… You Tweet?
If so, feel free to follow me. I despise Twitter a little less than I once did. Ironically, Joshua Claybourn's continuing campaign against all-things-Twitt forced me to fire up the account I'd created late last year. I was on a quest to figure out one thing: why do people use it at all? I'm yet to find a satisfactory answer, and largely [...]
Does the Mullet Make the Man, or Does the Man Make the Mullet?
Outside of the occassional YouTube video post, I've been rather quiet over the past couple weeks. I know I still owe some of you emails, so thanks for your patience; I'll be responding shortly. So, what's shakin'? A change in the weather means more illness. Nothing like the flu I caught near the end of February, though. Good riddance to [...]
Blog Recommedation: Follow Leonetti Across America. On Foot.
Jon Leonetti - a great, great guy if there ever was one - is a former seminarian who is now walking across America with another like-minded soul, Jesse Weiler. Never met Jesse, but he's from Aurora, so he must be solid. A life immersed in the love of God is important. So important that we have decided to walk over 3,500 miles, Ocean to Ocean, [...]
C-L-S: Have We Entered the “Labronze Age”?
David at Cosmos-Liturgy-Sex looks at the declining quality of students in universities, adding his own commentary to selections from an article by Prof. Thomas F. Bertonneau. Looking back at the time I spent at the University of Illinois ('98-'02), I couldn't agree more. In defense of the modern college student - students who no doubt [...]
The Inauguration
David Delaney of the Institue of Catholic Thought at the Newman Center on the campus of the University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign mirrors my thoughts on today's inauguration.
New Blog!
My buddy Fr. Brian Dulli has a blog. Give it a look-see.
