New Project: On Modernity and Vatican II

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.

The Ottaviani Intervention

Presently, one of the current projects that is currently in the works at VITW is one on the history of how the traditionalist movement began, which in large part includes the Ottaviani Intervention and characters involved therein. Designed to be a five part series, this one is to be a history [by no means comprehensive] for those interested in how the Traditionalists really got cranked up and going and to understand some of the main contention issues.

The New Distributist League

Athanasius has invited me to contribute to the new blog The New Distributist League. I had been considering beginning something of the like but had not had the time or motivation.

According to NDL contributor Philip Candido the League will "fill the function of the old Distributist League founded by Chesterton and Belloc during the inter-war period"; and according to Gen Ferrer, the new league will "face modern questions, debate, explore issues such as the family, liberty, ethical economics and the role of the State and religion in national affairs." Other contributors include Roy F. Moore fromThe Distributist Review Gen Ferrer from The ChesterBelloc Mandate, Kelly M. from the Next Worker, and John Médaille from The Distributist Review. The New League has recently been officially launched by its chief editor Athanasius, and as it grows to its full capacity and success with some of these talented bloggers behind the wheel, readers might expect some of my meager contributions to this new endeavor, so feel free to drop in and see how things are coming along.If you're interested in what distributism is, see John Medaille's page on distributism and Catholic social teaching.