Iron and Rust
(1) Can more local self-rule save a collapsing, ‘late Roman’ America? (NY POST)
Month: June 2021
Weekend 498.2
My library is password protected because in the words of Christopher de Hamel¹, “we all know what a lot you can tell about any person by looking at the book Continue Reading →
Weekend 498.1
You rulers, do you render justice? Do you judge your people impartially? No! You devise wickedness in your hearts, and your hands bring about violence on the earth. – Ps Continue Reading →
New York Islanders (Yes! Yes! Yes!)
Great playoff run by the NY Islanders (Orange and Blue). It’s tough being far from Bridgeport / Nassau (and soon Belmont Park). IF you watch a documentary on the history Continue Reading →
Weekend 498.0 (mirror of divine clarity or omniscience)
(1) Quotes from The Stripping of the Altars by Eamon Duffy: “Market forces dominated, a fact which permits some degree of confidence in using the resulting compilations as indicators of lay opinion. Continue Reading →
Weekend 497.0
(1) The Guennol Triptych The colours in the swatch were inspired by the Guennol Triptych which was included in the Becket Exhibit at the British Museum. “The importance of reliquaries Continue Reading →
Inflation, inflation, inflation…
(1) Federal Reserve Delivers Bad News About Expectations For Inflation, Raising Interest Rates: Report (Daily Wire)
Line in the Sand
“The man who commits violence against his mother [i.e. the Holy Church] revolts against humanity.” – Louis VII I would rather be in a congregation of one than have the Continue Reading →
Weekend 496.2
(1) My June 12, 2021 Record Store Day diamond from Sleeve Notes Records.
Weekend 496.1 (Thomas Becket Exhibit)
“Chosen before the foundation of the world in Christ, Saint Thomas in his propitious birth lit up the capital of the British Isles, London.” – Edward Grim, Life of St Continue Reading →