tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post4037742269173975736..comments2024-03-29T09:39:50.604+00:00Comments on Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment: Auberon Waugh ...Fr John Hunwickehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17766211573399409633noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-68627544526331893322019-02-02T22:58:57.897+00:002019-02-02T22:58:57.897+00:00It would certainly add an extra dimension to Wodeh...It would certainly add an extra dimension to Wodehouse's 'Great Sermon Handicap'...John Vaschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00335331585265267754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-37364748184877062082019-01-26T20:02:51.575+00:002019-01-26T20:02:51.575+00:00Interesting bit of useless knowledge: the late Rev...Interesting bit of useless knowledge: the late Revd Fr Louis Bourdaloue, SJ, is believed to have given his name to a discreet ceramic item which ladies could slip beneath their skirt, if overtaken by need during one of his sermons, which did NOT match the modern rubric "Fit brevis homilia". One of these is, perhaps appropriately, displayed at Pau.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16365402242052425654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-52784055158049615242019-01-26T13:46:06.295+00:002019-01-26T13:46:06.295+00:00Auberon lost his faith as soon as both his parents...Auberon lost his faith as soon as both his parents died. He complained bitterly about the "Mickey Mouse" Church of Hume and Worlock. The latter he saw as a positive menace. Only now am I beginning to understand events and suspect AW was too severe on the late Archbishop of Liverpool.Sadie Vacantisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823532366874114366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-67910921325701513872019-01-26T13:30:22.923+00:002019-01-26T13:30:22.923+00:00Anyone know how long a medieval Mass took? I suspe...Anyone know how long a medieval Mass took? I suspect low Mass was pretty quick.Sadie Vacantisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823532366874114366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-28290880879168149452019-01-25T14:11:32.921+00:002019-01-25T14:11:32.921+00:00The Tafts are important in Ohio, and particularly ...The Tafts are important in Ohio, and particularly in Cincinnati, but it is not like being a Kennedy even though they have cash and nice houses. Tafts work for a living.Bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594214770417497135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-1684362264571673482019-01-25T06:59:44.185+00:002019-01-25T06:59:44.185+00:00I only recently learned that Father Taft was a mem...I only recently learned that Father Taft was a member of the very prominent Taft Family, which was (and may still be) very important in American politics.Dan Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261161800856094248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-47735058780313415492019-01-25T06:51:55.461+00:002019-01-25T06:51:55.461+00:00Auberon had the Waugh family's writing genius(...Auberon had the Waugh family's writing genius(although not as great as his father, Evelyn). Unfortunately, he was also deficient in his father's faith.Dan Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261161800856094248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-53888235845115477382019-01-24T18:08:14.190+00:002019-01-24T18:08:14.190+00:00I would be interested in learning the title of thi...I would be interested in learning the title of this book.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201333357783007476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-31197133999407993932019-01-24T14:57:07.728+00:002019-01-24T14:57:07.728+00:00When it comes to tumult in a church it seems more...When it comes to tumult in a church it seems more a matter of plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose as St. John Chrysostom notes:<br /><br /><i>Great is the tumult, great the confusion here in church. Our assemblies differ in nothing from a tavern, so loud is the laughter, so great the disturbance, just as in the baths,in the markets, with everyone shouting and causing an uproar. The Mick Jagger Gathers No Mosquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879499915093940176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-75230532249962840052019-01-24T11:48:47.929+00:002019-01-24T11:48:47.929+00:00WCs and other modern conveniences can complicate e...WCs and other modern conveniences can complicate ecclesiatical life in unexpected ways. For example, clergy must always remember to turn off the wireless microphone if caught short during a service.<br /><br />O tempora!IanWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802289720095323373noreply@blogger.com