My current project is that of a study in modernism and Vatican II. Most recently, in this project, has been an introduction to the philosophies of Vatican II, and the oath against Modernism, which are to be followed by a short history of the council and a small study of its philosophy and doctrine, accompanied by some observations of the great pontiffs of the 19th century on these philosophies.
This project is designed to bring about a general realization of what the Church faced leading up to Vatican II and at then at the outset of the Traditionalist Catholic movement. This project is the fruit of dozens of hours of study and exegesis of Vatican II and modernism, from the principle works "Vatican Council II", by Xavier Rynne; "History of Vatican II", by Giuseppe Alberigo and Joseph A. Komonchak; "Pope Council And World: The Story Of Vatican II", by Robert Blair Kaiser; "Vatican II: The Theological Dimension" by Anthony D. Lee; "Pascendi Dominici Gregis" by Pope St. Pius X; "Lamentabili Sane" by Pope St. Pius X; "Humani Generis", by Pope Pius XII; and numerous other encyclicals, studies, and articles. It is hoped that this study would shed some light on some of the ideals which Ottaviani, Lefebvre, Thuc, and others dealt with, and to procure more knowledge about the philosophies of Vatican II and the Modern Roman Church.
But for the Tome I have something else in mind, namely bringing in more resources for study and exegesis for some of these projects which are available online, since I can't link off-line material, and the posting of several essays which I've been composing, such as things on Americanism, the salvation issues [which might end up at VITW, but I haven't decided yet], on the matter of the motu masses and traditional masses, on the matter of holy orders and Vatican II, on the matter of linguistics and the history of the languages of Christendom. And of course I still have more topics for Europe and the Faith which need some working on, as time allows, not to mention the pitiful design and layout of the site, and the ridiculous lack of material present there. And I hope to be posting some of these things in the coming weeks.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Update and Apology
I know there's really no excuse for taking 3 months to update this site with a few posts, for those maybe half-dozen readers who actually waste enough time to peruse this page, though I am quite vexed, in that I have simply not had the time to devote to it, being preoccupied with off-line issues which urgently called for my attention, though I do apologize. But recently I've tried to make an effort to return and update some of my sites periodically. I've recently updated Europe and the Faith's bibliography and interface and links lists to ease navigation of those and sort for relevancy, and have done some of that here as readers will probably notice as they peruse the side-bar with a few new sections of links to online resources and sites. But VITW, being the popular, has called the most attention, and as I have added one or two works there over this time span and also updated its side-bar somewhat.
I've been promising people posts on this or that issue, and basically got a start to most of them, and then was called away for other matters, and so now I'm in the middle of trying to draft those and update these sites as time permits. Indeed, this one's articles have been bawling for revision for some time, including the most recent posts which are formatted in an argumentative style, but which are going to require a more expository format, basically needing an overhaul, and several of them need updates and edits. But ever since I've launched these it seems I've bitten off more than I can chew as the amount of research for what these sites cover occupies more time than I actually have, trying to keep so many hot potatoes jugglying in the air: debating Protestants, starting periodicals, writing articles, launching businesses [authorship is basically just a hobby], hosting blogs, writing histories, studying for the above, etc. In addition to which is my on-going education.
I hope visitors to this website will forgive me for how long the previous post stayed up, with nothing replacing it until now (although changes and updates were made to other sections of the site and to others). I’ll try to update "The Tome" much more frequently from here on in.
I've been promising people posts on this or that issue, and basically got a start to most of them, and then was called away for other matters, and so now I'm in the middle of trying to draft those and update these sites as time permits. Indeed, this one's articles have been bawling for revision for some time, including the most recent posts which are formatted in an argumentative style, but which are going to require a more expository format, basically needing an overhaul, and several of them need updates and edits. But ever since I've launched these it seems I've bitten off more than I can chew as the amount of research for what these sites cover occupies more time than I actually have, trying to keep so many hot potatoes jugglying in the air: debating Protestants, starting periodicals, writing articles, launching businesses [authorship is basically just a hobby], hosting blogs, writing histories, studying for the above, etc. In addition to which is my on-going education.
I hope visitors to this website will forgive me for how long the previous post stayed up, with nothing replacing it until now (although changes and updates were made to other sections of the site and to others). I’ll try to update "The Tome" much more frequently from here on in.
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