- Richard Hooker—get your mind out of the gutter.
- I’ve been writing far less than I intend due to lots of stuff at home and work. Alas, blogging takes a distant place behind incarnate endeavors.
- There’s some SBB work that needs to be done; I’d made some corrections, streamlined some table access points and had introduced an option for traditional language Lord’s Prayer in Rite 2 but due to versioning problems haven’t been able to apply it yet. (I.e., if I apply it now, there’s a good chance the collects will disappear…) I’m still trying to get the breviary blog up and going but that’s been forced to a back burner
- Work on the presentation for the Society of Catholic Priests is proceeding well; I hope to meet some of you in the flesh there. I think my talk will be posted somewhere for those of you not attending.
- Got confirmation of our registration for the American Sarum conference—M and I plan to prepare for it by reading more of Blessed Percy.
- Had a fine All Souls Mass at church last night only marred by my obsessive thought that it’s a shame the ’82 Hymnal doesn’t have a proper Agnus Dei for requiems.
- Note to Republicans: You won last night in some key races because of not one but two constituencies. Yes, the Tea Party folks were a factor. Don’t forget the other factor: the Independents and Moderates who voted for you because we like to see a government that must negotiate. Some of the best years in recent history were when Bill Clinton had a Republican Congress. Now Obama has a Republican House. Use this opportunity. Sand-bag, obfuscate, and we’ll toss your butts back out as quickly as we voted you in.
I’m glad for the first bullet point, confirming that it wasn’t only me….
;)
(And I love your last point.)
Unfortunately, the G.O.P. ran pretty explicitly on a platform of “no compromise” (John Boehner) and making Pres. Obama a one-term president (Mitch McConnell). So if people vote for them, aren’t they likely to infer that’s what voters want them to do?
Surely in the new HWHM there’s a collect for Rahab? Feast of The Blessed Hooker? One wonders what the liturgical color for such a feast would be.
Lee, that was the rhetoric of some but if they sit on things for two years, I know some patches of concrete they can sit on rather than Congress chairs next go around. And I think they’ll figure that out too…
Isaac, while some traditions use scarlet I understand that black latex vestments are also considered suitable (though edgy).
Presumably with matching fishnet hosiery for Pontifical celebrations of The Blessed Hooker.
I’ll see you in CT and NY.
The former rector of my brother and sister-in-law’s parish in Kentucky read theology at Hooker House in England. Now there’s a seminary name for you.
We’ll definitely have to catch up, Steve!