TheFarmersBookshelf
@1947Farmall
Catholic convert, Thomistic pig farmer and bibliophile; Love the smell of books and manure in the morning.
A couple flitches of bacon are worth fifty thousand Methodist sermons. Wm. Cobbett
If one were somehow to actually meet a European noble of any time before about the 16th century, they would seem bizarrely paradoxical from the modern standpoint - both more brutal and more principled; capable of unimaginable sinfulness and violence but also of profound…
what opinion about history will have you like this
Justice Gorsuch got it wrong in Bostock.
what opinion about sex will have you like this
Can we please stop with the headline formula: “I am a _______, and here is my opinion” When did this become the rule?
“There will ever be a number of persons professing the opinions of a movement party, who talk loudly and strangely, do odd or fierce things, display themselves unnecessarily, and disgust other people.” Timeless wisdom from St John Henry Newman.
I’m just going to say it. While thousands bemoan the fate of the liberal arts programs at the normie credential factories, these guys are doing traditional Catholic Social Teaching in an innovative and effective way. Where is the engagement?
Harmel is moving in! Learn more in Three Things #014 - mailchi.mp/6eb1c4706d48/s…
My guess is that Mr. and Mrs. Bach did not read any of the current gentle-parenting literature.
Bach can hardly have experienced much tranquillity in his home, filled with various of his twenty children, but he was able to capture it unforgettably in music. bit.ly/4eZWPnd
It's National Scotch Day. Admiral William Halsey kept a secret stash of VAT 69 scotch on USS Missouri in a crate labeled "electronic spares". When anyone overheard talk about VAT 69, Halsey's chief of staff insisted that it was the Pope's phone number. #NationalScotchDay
At mass today, on the pew in front of us, mom and dad were wrestling the newborn and toddler, while their 10 yr old was parenting 4 and 6 year old. That 10 y.o. had it together.
The Purge in Detroit: Trend or Last Gasp? with Larry Chapp x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Timeline cleanse. Lauridsen’s Sure on This Shining Night, beautifully done. youtu.be/HOTny4qTgxQ?si…
Even Al Capone ran a soup kitchen. This shepherd can’t even muster that level of kindness.
In this Sunday’s Gospel reading, Jesus gives his disciples the words that continue to shape the lives of his followers today: The Our Father. In this week's reflection, let’s dig into these words so we can better understand this treasured prayer.
They came for the trads. Then they came for the people of the green catechism. Then they came for the canon lawyers. Next?
My Sacred Heart Major Seminary teaching contract was terminated by Abp. Weisenburger this week. I have retained counsel. Except to offer my prayers for those affected by this news and to ask for theirs in return, I have no further comment at this time. Prof. Edward Peters
July 26 is the Feast of St. Anne, our heavenly Grandmother, the woman who immaculately conceived the Blessed Virgin. Learn all about her life and the various devotions in her honor made especially in France, Canada, and Italy. Follow the links to learn about her husband, St.…
Although there is reason to despair, I don't. In the Protestant world, this would be the time to check out--go to a different branch or start your own. Increasingly it is becoming the latter option. Ten years ago, I gave up on that approach and chose to join the one Church with…
Don't despair. Yes, your bishop can appoint a convicted r*pist as his diocesan chancellor, and yes, he can cover up for McCarrick for decades without consequences, but remember: He can also fire lay seminary professors with 20+ years of service with no notice and no explanation.
No parody necessary.
Just after the Jubilee of #DigitalMissionaries and Catholic Influencers (28-29 July), @unisantacroce.it the Faculty or Institutional Social Communication of the Holy Cross Pontifical University is organising an open #Workshop entitled “Let’s talk about Digital Missionaries”.
Gather ‘round children and let me tell you of days long ago, before autotune and protools, when 5 super talented guys could top the charts. RIP Chuck. youtu.be/DXws71bEbFc?si…
Periodic reminder that Birch Bayh, the Father of Title IX, was an early believer in men competing in women's sports.
"What's that we see, Professor Martin? A copy of Veritatis Splendor?"
The firing of Ralph Martin and Eduardo Echeverria from Sacred Heart Seminary (which I've confirmed as true) is an act of a thin-skinned, petty tyrant. It's not about advancing the Gospel; it's about power and control. Note that neither Martin nor Echeverria are "trads"—they are…
First they came for the trads. Then they came for the Green Catechism people. Who’s next?
The firing of Ralph Martin and Eduardo Echeverria from Sacred Heart Seminary (which I've confirmed as true) is an act of a thin-skinned, petty tyrant. It's not about advancing the Gospel; it's about power and control. Note that neither Martin nor Echeverria are "trads"—they are…
The traditional humanities are truly not-for-profit and aristocratic. We need them as a civilization, but not necessarily tied to these hedge fund/credential factories. Time for a new model.
The Division of the Arts & Humanities is considering consolidating its 15 departments into eight, reducing language instruction, and establishing minimum class and program sizes, citing new federal policies and shifts in the “underlying financial models” for higher education.