...or maybe not. In Mass Exodus -Catholic Disaffiliation in Britain and America since Vatican II English sociologist Stephen Bullivant takes an objective and fact based look at the decline of Catholic commitment over the last sixty years. Some traditionalists are in the habit of slamming the second Vatican Council as the cause of huge decline in the [...]
A headline in one of the tabloids trumpeted that Pope Francis Blessed Gay Weddings. Typical. They grab an inch of rumor and take a mile of headline. The rumor is the result of a documentary film that was edited in such a way to give the impression that Pope Francis believes civil union ceremonies for homosexual [...]
The Napoleonic Wars, more revolution and yet more revolution...
Yes, I know you think President Trump is obnoxious, immoral, creepy, vulgar and an embarrassment. Worse than that, you fear he is corrupt, venal, conniving and crooked. You don't like his playboy history, his ownership of casinos and strip clubs, his shady family history and worst of all his bragging, strutting, foul mouthed public persona. I [...]
Can you help me stand on my head? The name of the blog comes from G.K.Chesterton's observation that "Most often a scene is more clearly seen when it is seen upside down." That quip helps inspire my writing and whenever I am stuck for an idea, but standing on my head I usually see things from [...]