tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56586692009-06-26T11:54:44.497+09:00Notes on the Church and the World by an American Catholic in KoreaThe Western Confuciannoreply@blogger.comBlogger4923125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658669.post-1153226964637002422006-07-18T21:37:00.000+09:002006-07-21T22:10:12.400+09:00

A New BlogMy name is Joshua Snyder and I am a blogoholic.As noted above below the header, I've started a new blog entitled Ad Orientem 西儒 - The Western Confucian. The content will be familiar to readers of this blog, but the focus slightly different. Being rather isolated socially, I miss being out of the conversation without a blog. Also, having two kids, I just was not able to get done what I

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Our Lady of Lebanon, Pray for Us[image from Paróquia Melquita de Nossa Senhora do Líbano]

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Saint Andrew Kim TaegonOra Pro NobisDear Readers,It is perhaps appropriate that on the day its patron's feast is being celebrated here in Korea, this blog should come to an end. Saint Andrew Kim was the first Korean priest, and the first priest to die for the Faith in Korea. Without him and the other Martyrs of Korea, the Catholic Church might be as hard to come across as the Anglican and

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Feast of Saints Peter and Paul Papal MessageAs reported by Sandro Magister: The Victorious Barque of Peter, Buffeted in Vain by Satan

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Hyderabad, IndiaSisters of Mother Teresa imprisoned on proselytism charges

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MahmoudiyaA capital offense if there ever was one: GIs may have planned Iraq rape, slayings.

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Bringing the Hagarenes to Her SonMary a Meeting Point of Cultures, Says Muslim

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Requiescat in PaceUnderground Bishop Guo Wenzhi Dies

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Culture of Death WatchBuffett gift likely to benefit already profitable Planned ParenthoodHuman embryonic stem-cell research same as abortion, Vatican family official says

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The Distinction Between Patriotism and Nationalism...is something I've been interested in for sometime. The following definition is attributed to journalist Sydney J. Harris by a commenter from France to the Marmot's post entitled Someone needs a hug, reporting often über-nationalistic Korea's dismel performance on a University of Chicago survey of national pride:Patriotism is proud [sic] of a

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A Natural Utterance I Made in TOEFL Class TodayLook how locked, looked, and leaked look a lot like lacked.

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World Cup QuarterfinalsMy alliances shift, but how can I not pull for England?For a Catholic interpretation of the above ad, here are the thoughts of Young Fogey, an Englishman in Philly, from his post on the Row over Nike World Cup advert:I think it’s a marvellous picture, art that’s too cool and steeped in religious symbolism to sell trainers. It doesn’t belong in church but it’s not offensive

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Department of Agriculture FascismA sting operation over raw milk: Amish Farmer Says Milk Law Opposes Beliefs.You can't just give milk away to someone other then yourself. It's a violation of the law.So says Ohio Department of Agriculture spokeswoman LeeAnne Mizer.This is outrageous. We all need to do what we can for Arlie Stutzman, the farmer at the center of the story. Let's keep him in our

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In MemoriamI wish this headline were true: S. Korea Marks 4th Anniversary of Bloody Naval Clash.I brough up today's anniversary in my morning class and was met with blank stares. It was not only that my students did not remember the date, they had no idea what I was talking about.What? North Korea attack us? But we are brothers, the same race. Koreans don't kill Koreans.

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The Reform of the ReformRoma locuta est: Pope wants guitars silenced during mass.This would be great news if more than a handful of Catholics listened to the Vicar of Christ. No, the guitars will sound this Sunday. Next time I see one, however, I might be emboldened to pull a John Belushi and smash the thing over the guy's head. Of course, as in the best scene in Animal House (1978), I'll say "

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A Purpose-Driven InvitationRick Warren to Preach in Communist North Korea

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Movie HypeHollywood is trying to tap into the Christian market by marketing its latest resurrected superhero as a Christ-like figure, and many Christians seem to be buying into that. Jordan Ballor, of the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty, shows just how misguided that is, in Anti-Christ Superman: The Superhero and the Suffering Servant.I won't see the movie. I've never seen

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Jeff Culbreath's SeriesTELEVISION AND THE CATHOLIC HOME - PART ITELEVISION AND THE CATHOLIC HOME - PART IITELEVISION AND THE CATHOLIC HOME - PART IIITELEVISION AND THE CATHOLIC HOME - PART IV

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Tan Lejos de Dios; Tan Cercas de los Estados Unidos"So Far from God; So Close to the United States" is the traditional Mexican lament. Presidential Canditate Andrés Manuel López Obrador may be aiming to bridge that divide, but in a very unpredicatable way, as noted by this article by Enrique Krauze, translated by the Grey Lady, Bringing Mexico Closer to God*, which begins thusly:SHOULD Andrés

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AnglicanismThis is painful to watch: Worldwide Anglican church facing split over gay bishop.I never formerly became an Anglican, but spent six years attending Mass with them, first regularly at St. Mary's Cathedral* in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and then for five years here with The Anglican Church of Korea. Once I heard of Anglo-Catholicism, I was a goner.This blogger's very first post was in

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Requiescat in PaceSofia's family ask for prayersI am a bit ambivalent about giving the State the power to execute, but I'd hold the rope for the hanging of the man who raped and murdered eight-year-old Sofia Rodriguez-Urrutia-Shu.UPDATE: Sofia's parents thank God for sharing "angel"

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Korea's Cardinal Cheong on EcologyHis Eminence gets close to Distributivism, Agrarianism, and The Principle of Subsidiarity, it seems, with his latest pastoral letter.From Gospel call to live ecological life: Korean cardinal:In the 16-page letter, Cardinal Cheong said that the concentrated use of fossil energy, threats to the diversity of species on the planet, the effects of petrochemical

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More CrunchinessMr. Jeff Culbreath, whose home and farm I had the pleasure of visiting in Northern California, posts his excellent THOUGHTS ON CRUNCHY CONSERVATISM.A lively discussion has ensued, including a visit by the Crunchy Con himself, author Rod Dreher. Leave it to Mr. Culbreath, however, who has a way with words beyond that of the subject of his post, to come up with the best quote:

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Color Photos of Wartime KoreaNoting that "[i]t is as if history had always been recorded in black and white, and once some events are shown in color they appear much more relevant," Antti Leppänen of Hunjangûi karûch'im links to a stunning series photos taken by an American GI during thje Korean War: 포화 속에서도 삶은 계속됐다.Here are three:Click on the link to see the rest.

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Dr. Fleming Takes on Philanthropists, and Links Greed to SodomyHard-hitting stuff, from Yes, They Have More Money:[N]either Buffet nor Gates has the slightest idea of what to do with his money. Their "ideas" are the usual clichés of the Left: Kill babies, encourage women to hate their father and husbands, destroy religion and tradition and every other thing that might make life worth living.[....

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