Re: remaining Catholic. I have attended Mass on only a handful of occasions since Vatican II and most of those were at parishes that provided at least one Mass in Latin. I haven't left I am patiently waiting on the sidelines for her to come back home and be herself again. All the parading around trying to be "popular" has only brought confusion and shame.
I liked the point that "[f]or the most part, these groups have not been disagreeing with one another, so much as they have been refusing to even entertain one another’s ideas. This is partly due to the tendency today to, once a public controversy has erupted and the sides have identified themselves, see each side as an all-or-nothing position." Even as new information emerges, one wants to stick by the original position, perhaps qualifying it with a "even though XYZ, ABC is still true because this and that." I'd say, too, that it's more socially challenging to change or nuance one's position if one has already displayed it on a media platform. I shall order After Virtue forthwith.
Regarding the date that the newsletter is released: I favor Friday, when the work week is winding down. On Monday, the mind is full of to-do lists for the next four days.
Regarding the seminar series: You note that "[n]o particular education, professional background, or political affiliation is required." As the readings are from the Catholic School Tradition, is a religious background (specifically Catholic) assumed?
For the seminar, no religious, ideological, political, or other affiliation is assumed or required! Most of the participants have a religious background, but they vary in terms of religious and political affiliations/views
Re: remaining Catholic. I have attended Mass on only a handful of occasions since Vatican II and most of those were at parishes that provided at least one Mass in Latin. I haven't left I am patiently waiting on the sidelines for her to come back home and be herself again. All the parading around trying to be "popular" has only brought confusion and shame.
I liked the point that "[f]or the most part, these groups have not been disagreeing with one another, so much as they have been refusing to even entertain one another’s ideas. This is partly due to the tendency today to, once a public controversy has erupted and the sides have identified themselves, see each side as an all-or-nothing position." Even as new information emerges, one wants to stick by the original position, perhaps qualifying it with a "even though XYZ, ABC is still true because this and that." I'd say, too, that it's more socially challenging to change or nuance one's position if one has already displayed it on a media platform. I shall order After Virtue forthwith.
Regarding the date that the newsletter is released: I favor Friday, when the work week is winding down. On Monday, the mind is full of to-do lists for the next four days.
Regarding the seminar series: You note that "[n]o particular education, professional background, or political affiliation is required." As the readings are from the Catholic School Tradition, is a religious background (specifically Catholic) assumed?
For the seminar, no religious, ideological, political, or other affiliation is assumed or required! Most of the participants have a religious background, but they vary in terms of religious and political affiliations/views