The Sixth Planet - Hexagon on Saturn

feeds@yuku.com (Stratford) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:06:40 GMT

I can't help feeling intrigued by the large

The new Anglican provision

feeds@yuku.com (Stratford) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:54:28 GMT

It will be interesting to see how this plays out - I mean the idea of a new 'Ordinariate' for Anglicans wishing to be received into the Catholic Church while retaining elements of their own tradition of worship. The most interesting comment I have seen so far is on the Independent Catholic News site about how Cardinal Newman would view the whole business. It concludes with the words, 'Newman foresaw a point where the weakness of non Catholic Christian traditions, under the...

For us - against us

feeds@yuku.com (Stratford) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:25:56 GMT

Matthew 12:30: "He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters."
Mark 9:40: "Whoever is not against us is for us."

Maybe we can both look at the context and work out how this works. In the first one he seems to be talking about those who deliberately reject him and accuse him of working with the Evil One rather than the Holy Spirit. In the second he is talking about someone who is doing the opposite - casting out devils in...

Favourite prayers

feeds@yuku.com (Stratford) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:55:51 GMT

Maybe we should have a thread where people can post their favourite prayers. There are some on the main site in part 2 of the Christianity section.

And here is one that a friend has sent me:

The Prayer of St. Francis de Sales
Be at Peace :
Do not look forward in fear to the changes of life;
rather look to them with...

Theology of the Body - Chris West controversy

feeds@yuku.com (Stratford) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:47:16 GMT

Others have commented on this recent development - the argument between West and Schindler. No point in repeating all that here. See the coverage here.

There are good commentaries here and

intro

feeds@yuku.com (MaryChristine) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:22:04 GMT

Hello, all, I am a new member: an American professor who recently visited Oxford and had the good fortune to meet Stratford in person. My area of research is medieval culture. I am very envious of those who get to live in a town where there are manuscripts sitting there for perusal. My short-term goals are to finish my book on late-medieval images of the Christ Child and (then) to get a cat, who I'm thinking of naming Pippo after Philip Neri.

Introducing self and new Catholic website

feeds@yuku.com (Roger Buck) — Fri, 01 May 2009 04:28:49 GMT

Warm greetings to all of you here ...

I am writing to introduce myself and a new site Cor Jesu Sacratissimum

Address: http://www.corjesusacratissimum.org

This website is also a humble attempt by my wife Kim and myself at...

Recommended books

feeds@yuku.com (Stratford) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:01:45 GMT

I thought I'd post here occasional notices about books I have come across and recommend. Feel free to do the same. Here is the first one.

A lovely book about the history and essence of true university education, by a wise Jesuit friend of mine called Peter Milward. From fulcrumbooks.com.

THE POPE'S PRIORITIES

feeds@yuku.com (Stratford) — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 09:43:50 GMT

Pope Benedict XVI has expressed these in March 2009 in a brilliant and pastorally fascinating letter provoked by the controversy over the lifting of excommunications on the Lebebvrist bishops.

http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1337492?eng=y

Here is a key extract which deserves close reading:

The first priority for the Successor of Peter was laid down by the Lord in the Upper Room in the clearest of terms: "You… strengthen your brothers"...

Greetings to all

feeds@yuku.com (candleflame) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:58:34 GMT

Hello, everyone!

My name is Rachel, and I'm 18. I stumbled across Second Spring oh...probably a little over a year ago now, and finally joined the forum. (Speaking of which, why does this forum seem a little dead? It could be so alive with great discussions! The topics look fantastic!)

I have a wide array of tastes, interests, passions, etc.

I'm a Catholic convert.

Liturgy, Sex, and Economics

feeds@yuku.com (npzinos) — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:11:22 GMT

A propos Mr. Caldecott's heading for this month, I'm wondering if anybody is familiar with, or has done any research, regarding Virgil Michel's 20th century liturgical movement? Fr. Michel was a Benedictine priest out of St. John's in Collegeville, Minnesota, and with the backing of his superior, Abbot Alcuin, was a true visionary in seeing the Catholic Social Doctrine and its practice thereof intimately tied to her public worship. I haven't followed up too much on this idea, by the current...

Beatification of Cardinal Newman

feeds@yuku.com (npzinos) — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:11:22 GMT

I just read today that Newman will be beatified soon. If this is true, it is a great moment for the English Church. Congratulations!

Tony Blair's Conversion

feeds@yuku.com (npzinos) — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:13:28 GMT

What do you all make of the conversion to Catholicism of such a prominent political figure, especially in a country in which Catholics are a distinct minority and subject to a certain degree of resentment? I thought it was quite extraordinary.

An amazing opportunity to do good / build your vocabulary!

feeds@yuku.com (hr1982) — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:35:38 GMT

I urge everyone to visit this site that gives free rice to the poor, and tell your friends about it. Even young people can help the poor with this. It's absolutely real.

Led Zeppelin as Sufi music

feeds@yuku.com (Stratford) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:13:24 GMT

Tonight's Led Z. reunion was the 'hottest ticket of the decade' and the band has sold 300 million albums. An article appeared in the International Herald Tribune today exposing their Sufi roots, here.
I must say I am impressed by this unusual angle - the Tribune deserves credit for writing something truly 'different' on this story.

In...

Moto Propriu

feeds@yuku.com (Stratford) — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:32:06 GMT
Several readers have asked why Second Spring has been silent on the subject of liturgy since the Moto Propriu 'Summum Pontificum' was issued by the Pope relaxing restrictions on the use of the 1962 Missal. No particular reason - just that there have been enough other groups commenting on this, and we have been busy with other things. Carol Zaleski published a very good piece on this in Christian...

Large Scale Mystagogy

feeds@yuku.com (Laurie) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:21:47 GMT
Here in Saskatchewan, Canada, we are blessed with publicly-funded, Catholic schools, run by a board which operates relatively independently of government. This historic arrangement is, however, under threat, as Catholic schools seem to be in other parts of the world. There is pressure coming from a utilitarian segment of taxpayers who question the reasons for having two separate school systems which, in their mind 'duplicate' services.

The basis for overcoming this looming crisis has...

Something rather magnificent

feeds@yuku.com (hr1982) — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:36:25 GMT
I was surfing the web, looking for an Advent/Christmas meditation, when I found this: www.umilta.net/sophia.html

Geometry in ART

feeds@yuku.com (Stratford) — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:02:06 GMT
Michael Schneider is one of the best authors on this relationship. Please see his latest page (and the others abouyt his book 'A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe') at www.constructingtheuniver...InArt.html

Stratford

Angels in the Architecture

feeds@yuku.com (Laurie) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:07:53 GMT
This post is in response to Stratfords article in Second Spring 8. I found Stratfords analysis of modernist architecture, as being based on a denial of the vertical axis persuasive. Now, if HRH Prince Charles is right about architecture, the proof of the pudding should be in his model community of Poundbury in the County of Dorset:

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