One of the favorite humorists of your correspondent’s father, he is quickly becoming that of your Tatler’s, too. From the opening of one of Jerome’s most popular works: THE IDLE THOUGHTSOFAN IDLE FELLOW — ON BEING IDLE. Now myself I really am au fait. The gentleman who, when I was young, bathed me at wisdom’sContinue reading “Noted with Pleasure: Jerome K. Jerome.”
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A Little Good News about TLM in Paris, Countered with a Depressing Speculation about TLM in Santa Fe.
WOW! — Looking for a sign of hope? Hasn’t happened in 50 years. Remnant Tours Chaplain Fr Gregory Pendergraft, FSSP, is offering Traditional Latin Mass at the high altar (rarely used) of Notre Dame de Chartres. Why did we get this extraordinary permission? Only God knows. pic.twitter.com/znZrCVsCbs — Michael J. Matt (@Michael_J_Matt) June 8, 2022Continue reading “A Little Good News about TLM in Paris, Countered with a Depressing Speculation about TLM in Santa Fe.”
Two Passing Thoughts.
Pares inter pares? 1. Is the Pope the Biden of the Vatican or is the President the Francis of the White House? 2. Does the old saw in response to the question with an obvious answer: “Is the Pope Catholic,” connote the same sense of certainty it did in the past? The usually paired questionContinue reading “Two Passing Thoughts.”
Things to Come?
The Brave New World of Inclusive Catholicism. It never would have occurred to your Tatler (pronouns he/him) that “non-binary drag artist” and “Catholic” would appear in the same sentence. Likewise the following: Non-binary drag artist Virgin X has released a new single, “Splinters,” in which they discuss their fraught relationship with Catholicism. [Editor’s note: VirginContinue reading “Things to Come?”
Killing Two Birds with One Stone.
Heinous behavior begets lost elections, (but don’t tell the Democrats). A splendid thesis, the tweet above. It begs to be developed into a full-blown essay, though your Tatler sees a possible flaw with reason number two. Since today’s Democrats refuse to acknowledge the notions of decency, morals or taste, they cannot be expected to defendContinue reading “Killing Two Birds with One Stone.”
Driving Them Underground.
Pope Francis brings in more henchmen. The Catholic News Agency reports Pope Francis made significant appointments recently to the vast Vatican bureaucracy: among many others, Cardinal Blase Cupich as a member of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and Cardinal Kevin Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity,Continue reading “Driving Them Underground.”
Biden’s Remaining Pleasures.
He’ll be lying as he’s lowered into the grave. Your Tatler’s colleague at For What it’s Worth takes a trip down Memory Lane, posting a tweet of a young, vigorous Joe Biden splendidly lying with command and authority. Today, while most his limited faculties have been recalled by their maker, his preternatural gift for prevaricatingContinue reading “Biden’s Remaining Pleasures.”
Noted with Pleasure.
Be charmed and laugh yourself silly with An Audience with Peter Ustinov, the most English of Englishmen and no English in him. Thanks to GWR.
Portfolio without Minister.
Who’s running the show? A disturbing comment from the Instapundit. A FRIEND COMMENTS: “There is no elected official running the White House, or the United States, right now. It’s deeply troubling that more people aren’t freaking out about this. We all know it’s true.”
The Lethal Threat of Anthropomorphic Firearms.
The mysterious phenomenon of guns firing by themselves. Victoria Taft, writing at PJ Media, reports on a terrifying new trend reported by mainstream media lately, injuries and killings committed by cognizant self-firing guns. She offers up a plethora of injuries caused by them recently in Portland, Oregon. [P]olice report that ten guns shot ten peopleContinue reading “The Lethal Threat of Anthropomorphic Firearms.”
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