Nagasaki, Japan
Mass at Urakami Cathedral A Roman Catholic Mass at the rebuilt Urakami Cathedral, which was and is now located not far from “ground zero”. I had occasion to visit the site in the Winter of 2006. Continue reading Nagasaki, Japan
Category: Commentary
When the horizontally gifted woman (aka fat lady) singing may not be enough….
Since both political conventions here in the United States have ended, I return to Wagner to find suitable references to the ending of each. Here are two: The first from, the entrance into Valhalla from the final scene of Das Rheingold. The second, the famous immolation scene from Götterdämmerung which marks the end of the tetralogy and even more importantly of the world, to be redeemed through love. While you might think it is easy to assign one or the other to either party, based on the sex of the singer, I must remind you that now in public schools in California and elsewhere, gender … Continue reading When the horizontally gifted woman (aka fat lady) singing may not be enough….
Kakistocracies
A new word to me, thanks to Peggy Noonan’s latest article. It is one that seems very appropriate for the times, although it could have been applied for quite some time: kak·is·toc·ra·cies. kakistocracies: Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens. Origin of kakistocracy. Greek kakistos, worst, superlative of kakos, bad; see caco– + –cracy. Continue reading Kakistocracies
“Goofus and Gallant” aka Tweedle dee and Tweedle dum
The Yin and Yang of the dentist office just for kids. Remember these from Highlights magazine? Often found in dentist office waiting rooms, these magazines loved to inform us kids about proper behavior. The binary aspect of the instruction is often used on social websites like FaceBook today. But what was good at 12 is NOT good at any age thereafter, especially when the binary approach is used to sort through politics. For every anti-Hillary post, there is at least one anti-Trump in response, and vice versa. Would that the world were so easy to assess! A goal of this … Continue reading “Goofus and Gallant” aka Tweedle dee and Tweedle dum
