The man from Old Blighty (say “Hunnick”) learning a new word:

Not long ago, we had a Swedish schoolgirl explaining to us, in very stylish English, about Climate Change. Stylish … but one word grabbed my attention. She said the dangers were “existential”. That word has been around quite a time now; at first, it frightened me. When a new term becomes all the rage, and…

A man feels left out, you know. He did, then . . .

I’ve got it sussed. It is just another example of the modern dodge of choosing a fancy, upmarket-sounding, word to say something that was previously said rather more simply and prosaically, so that the speaker sounds either more like an Intellectual or more like a member of Society’s elite. It’s like ‘locate’

More more more here from an experienced word-merchant . . .  via ‘Existential’? — Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment

What’s this? A prophet in our midst.

Roger Scruton has called for dumping universities as they currently exist. Scrap them altogether, he says. At least dynamite the state-sponsored ones (in England). Most universities are state-sponsored, though. At…

And a philosopher to boot.

via Close Down Old Universities And Build Our Own? — William M. Briggs

Gutsy fellow.

AsiaNews, Bernardo Cervellera: Msgr. Vincenzo Guo Xijin, auxiliary bishop of Mindong (Fujian), is willing to suffer persecution along with other underground priests, rather than join the Patriotic Association (PA) or force his priests to join. This has been confirmed to AsiaNews … Continue reading → The post Bishop Vincenzo Guo Xijin: ‘Rather Suffer Persecution Than Join…

A bishop to approve of.

via Bishop Vincenzo Guo Xijin: ‘Rather Suffer Persecution Than Join Patriotic Association’ — Catholicism.org

Evidence is found that ethnic and religious minorities are being targeted for organ transplants.

Reds leading new-age solutions. Brave new world pioneers. Western civ-lovers beware.

via China is harvesting organs from prisoners, report finds — Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture