tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post8841833070251695390..comments2024-03-28T14:19:53.973+00:00Comments on Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment: Lords SpiritualFr John Hunwickehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17766211573399409633noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-39611029255567708042015-05-08T23:24:50.748+01:002015-05-08T23:24:50.748+01:00Woody's joke reminds me of something I heard a...Woody's joke reminds me of something I heard a commentator (I think Tim Russert) say after Dan Rostenkowski lost his seat in the 1994 Congressional election. "Things were so bad for the Democrats tonight that in Chicago even the dead people were voting Republican."the Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639884350227862717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-36005370190781691242015-05-08T01:00:24.413+01:002015-05-08T01:00:24.413+01:00I will spoil your fun. There is a seminary in Brit...I will spoil your fun. There is a seminary in British Columbia, under the care of a Benedictine Community, which in 1953 was raised to abbatial status with the title: Westminster Abbey. <br />See here: http://www.sck.ca/pages/monks.htm<br />Were the Americans unaware of monastic realities in Europe? What about Rome, which granted the status and use of ancient title to different communities? B flathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17611595580578224726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-68780492783198282662015-05-07T17:29:45.229+01:002015-05-07T17:29:45.229+01:00What is necessary to reverse the whole tampering w...What is necessary to reverse the whole tampering with the British constitution during 19th & 20th centuries, that is, to reset government to what is was in the reign of George III?W.C. Hoaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11428213688963908558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-90769764738579498982015-05-07T16:52:28.482+01:002015-05-07T16:52:28.482+01:00An oldie but goodie:
The rector, a confirmed Tory...An oldie but goodie:<br /><br />The rector, a confirmed Tory, was arranging hymns for the following Sunday with his organist on the day of a General Election. He said that if the Conservatives won, that the opening hymn would be “Now thank we all our God,” but that if Labour prevailed the hymn should be “O God, our help in ages past.” The organist, just to cover all eventualities, asked what to the Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639884350227862717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-23507640519872450442015-05-07T16:33:45.372+01:002015-05-07T16:33:45.372+01:00With respect to political jokes, one of my favorit...With respect to political jokes, one of my favorites is the story of a certain Billy Burge, a Boston pol who reportedly asked to be buried in Saint Augustine's cemetery (known for its large Democrat vote) so that, as he said, he could remain politically active.Woodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08910654300435533408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-39919325008685110602015-05-07T12:56:38.337+01:002015-05-07T12:56:38.337+01:00Alas a Labour/SNP Government would mean the end of...Alas a Labour/SNP Government would mean the end of the Lords Spiritual and perhaps the end of the Lords itself. <br /><br />Remember 1910.Geraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02204199533749851084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-57630773432050953022015-05-07T09:06:46.292+01:002015-05-07T09:06:46.292+01:00The Abbey of St Benet in Norfolk was never dissolv...The Abbey of St Benet in Norfolk was never dissolved and the Bishop of Norwich still claims the abbacy. As such, once a year, he officiates at a service in the Abbey ruins.vetusta ecclesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09454059029260192711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-76986773250644282212015-05-07T08:21:23.102+01:002015-05-07T08:21:23.102+01:00The Dean of Westminster has the right to sit on th...The Dean of Westminster has the right to sit on the steps of the throne during any session of the House of Lords.motupropriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261356560114077508noreply@blogger.com