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The Great Stereopticon

October 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

 Reproduced below are about two pages of the thinking of Richard Weaver, the philosopher whose work we recommended in our third installment of the recent series on American culture. The subject of Weaver’s text: “the great stereopticon.” Borrowing the name of the nineteenth-century pre-film viewing device, the reality the Platonic philosopher critiques is the technologically [...]

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Eleventh General Congregation

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The Eleventh General Congregation of the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops was held this afternoon. The president delegate on duty was Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, archbishop of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Following are excerpts from the speeches given:
BISHOP LOUIS PORTELLA MBUYU OF KINKALA, PRESIDENT OF THE EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE
OF THE CONGO. “In Congo-Brazzaville, [...]

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Tenth General Congregation

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The Tenth General Congregation of the Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops was held this morning. The president delegate on duty was Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, archbishop of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Following are excerpts from the speeches given:
BISHOP JOSEPH VO DUC MINH, COADJUTOR OF NHA TRANG, VIETNAM. “The Church of Christ in Vietnam [...]

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Holy See on Disarmament

October 11, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here is the statement Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, gave Tuesday to the 63rd U.N. General Assembly.
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Mr Chairman,
Two months from now we will be celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This event invites us to a renewed commitment to disarmament, [...]