One last 13th Night silliness:

Posted by admin on Jan 7th, 2007

I got my very first tag since blogging! From The Crescat ! (I added a couple of categories.)

It’s a film meme. “You love me! You really, really love me!” (Oh! Sally Fields, shut the hell up!)

Your Favorite Film?

Zeferelli’s “Romeo and Juliet” - I’ve always been in love with Olivia Hussey!

Your Favorite Film Priest?

Montgomery Clift, in “I Confess”.

Your Favorite Film Nun?

How could you even ask this? Audrey Hepburn, “The Nun’s Story”!

Your Favorite Religious Movie?

“Song of Bernadette” “I did see her! I did see her!”

Your Favorite Comedy?

“Waiting For Gufman” I did not realize Corky was Christopher Guest and I thought he was just a really gay actor.

Your Favorite Action Film?

“My Dinner With Andre”

Your Favorite Thriller?

Yeah, that would be the “Thriller” video by Michael Jackson.

Your Favorite Foreign Film?

“A Man and a Woman” - I’m old.

Favorite “Alternative” Lifestyle Film?

“The Bird Cage” I agreed with the Senator, I also thought Mrs. Coleman a wonderful woman.

Your Favorite Animal Film?

“Babe” I love that pig!

Your Favorite Animated Film?

“Bambi” of course.

Your Favorite “B” Movie?

“Beaches” - I’m so kidding.

Your Favorite “Newer” “B” Movie?

All of the “Scream” series.

Your Favorite Black Comedy Film? (As In Humor.)

“Mommie Dearest”, with “Serial Mom” a close second.

Your favorite Period Film?

“Gladiator”

Your Favorite Biblical Film?

“The Passion of the Christ”

In your opinion, the most important film in Cinematic history?

“Moonstruck” I know! Wasn’t Cher great!

Oh! Yeah! I tag Rhapsody, Adoro, Cathy, and Ray!

Meet me missus…

Posted by admin on Jan 7th, 2007

Her Peculiar Aristocratic Title is:
Her Noble Excellency Gladys the Charming of Chignall Duntisbourne
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On Epiphany - I Received a Title!

Posted by admin on Jan 7th, 2007


Actually, my nobility has simply been recognized.

(Friends, family, employees were obviously correct when they said I was a Royal SOB! I never knew what those initials meant until today.)

“You love me! You really, really love me!”

My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is:
Milord Earl Terrance the Profuse of Grasshopper in the Hole
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The Wrong Red Hat…Fits Conspiracy Theory #3

Posted by admin on Jan 7th, 2007

Gerald had it as breaking news this morning, Amy posted about it, and of course Spirit Daily has the report as well. (In homage to Michael Brown, I was going to preface this post with, “Our Sad Time…”
So what’s his name, Archbishop elect Stanislaus Wielgus, pulled an 11th hour resignation deal on Polish Catholics because of his scandalous affiliation with the Communist party when he was an up and coming priest. He wasn’t alone in this, I’m sure. Although, I always thought being a member of the Communist party meant automatic excommunication at one time?
Anyway, this story fits in well with a real conspiracy theory. Even though some people may have never heard about it before, especially now when communism is dead…or is it? (Yes, that could be another conspiracy theory in itself.)
In previous lectures, a famous local priest, (along with Dr. Alice Von Hildebrandt more recently) has discussed the communist infiltration into seminaries citing Bella Dodd’s writings. Presented is a quote on the topic taken from Bella Dodd:
“Speaking as a former high ranking official of the American Communist Party, Mrs Dodd said:
‘In the 1930s we put eleven hundred men into the priesthood in order to destroy the Church from within.” The idea was for these men to be ordained and progress to positions of influence and authority as Monsignors and Bishops. A dozen years before Vatican II she stated that: “Right now they are in the highest places in the Church” - where they were working to bring about change in order to weaken the Church’s effectiveness against Communism. She also said that these changes would be so drastic that “you will not recognise the Catholic Church.’” -Christian Order (That sounds about right.)
Other more (sedevacantist) traditional groups incessantly point to these claims by Dodd and others while connecting all the dots for the crises of vocations, the clerical abuse scandals, the corruption of Catholic teaching, the overhaul of the Latin rite into the novus ordo, and so on. These people appear to have extensive documentation, and they’ve written numerous books providing evidence for their claims, yet inexplicably, they go largely ignored by Church and media. One such book, “The Devil’s Final Battle” - which was not written by sedevacantists - outlines some of these theories as it pertains to the Fatima third secret.
Lumped into this pinko-commie-Church-destroying pig pile is the homosexual priest network, the Masons, the witches and demons of the catholic New Age, along with radical feminism. I’m not sure if these conspiracy theorists believe they are all in cahoots, but I’m pretty sure they think these departures from authentic Catholic teaching the intention of the Communist master plan. (Can’t you just hear Judi Tenuta now, “It could happen!”)
In my opinion, the resignation of the Archbishop-elect would indicate he wasn’t as sinister an agent of the Communist state as conspiracy theorists would like to think. It may have simply been a mode of survival for him, which may not qualify as heroic virtue either. As politically savvy and well-informed as JPII was, don’t you think he knew about this stuff?
At any rate, be careful what you read. Some of these books and theories have an undermining effect upon the Catholic faith all by themselves. I think it’s better to remember Lot’s wife, and not look back at the chaos and destruction, rather fix our eyes on Jesus, who inspires and perfects our faith. (Unless you enjoy conspiracy theories. But take them with a grain of exorcism salt.)
Don’t keep your head in the sand either.

The Goddess

Posted by admin on Jan 7th, 2007

My friend Rhapsody sent me a link to a neo-modernist painting entitled “Blessed Art Thou” by Katie Kretz representing Angelina Jolie in a glorified pose similar to the Madonna. Rhapsody didn’t like it. Ms. Kretz gives a fine narrative on the painting on her blog however, a portion of which I have posted here:
“This painting addresses the celebrity worship cycle. The title, “Blessed Art Thou”, is taken from a line in the Catholic prayer “Hail Mary”: “…blessed art thou among women”. Our culture is deifying celebrities, but in the bible, it is the meek who are blessed, so the title presents a question for the viewer to ponder.
I chose a setting where the cycle begins: psychologically oppressive environments like this one are one of the feeding sources for the consumer, hungry for “information” about the celebrity’s private life. I am interested in the psychological ramifications of celebrity worship, particularly as they relate to class.
Angelina Jolie was chosen as the subject because of her unavoidable presence in the media, the world-wide anticipation of her child, her “unattainable” beauty and the good that she is doing in the world through her example, which adds another layer to the already complicated questions surrounding her status.” The Studio -the artist’s blog.
I have to say I like the piece - I wish I would have thought of it. (As with my own art, I wouldn’t want to live with the painting however - I’m not a big fan of Jolie.) Michael Jackson has a painting of himself as a god with cherubs surrounding him, although he commissioned it I am sure. Angelina Jolie did not. I don’t know what Jolie thinks of herself, but I’m sure she knows she is not a goddess. Although the artist has made a valid study of how our culture glorifies celebrity. When they use their fame and influence for charitable and political ends, as Jolie and others do, they take on an aura of virtue and near holiness in the eyes of many fans.
Is this because many people in our culture lack a real faith, or authentic religion? Or maybe because the traditional saints - living and dead - no longer captivate the imagination and devotion of the average person. In our materialistic culture, the rich and famous, along with their luxurious and extravagant lifestyle, so highly publicized in all media, maybe represent the heaven on earth so many people desire and expect in this life - convinced, as everyone seems to be, we are all going to heaven anyway.
In my opinion, this is good art asking valid questions, reflecting a cultural phenomenon. Is it great art? Maybe not in the class of Raphael - yet it is in a class with Tooker, French and Cadmus. Is it blasphemous or anti-Catholic? Not at all!
(If I were Brad Pitt, I’d buy it for Angelina - it’s not that expensive at $50,000.00)

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