“Right as Episode II was approaching 1.5 million views, it was removed from YouTube over an unjust copyright strike. While we fight to get Episode II back on YouTube, we encourage everyone to visit latinmass.com/watch where you can watch the films without all those annoying ads - and in 4K!” - Cameron O'Hearn
Episode II traces the backdoor replacement of the Latin Mass with the modern Mass in the late 60s. Large sections were cut out and parts were rewritten, resulting in a dumbing-down of language and an insult of Brobdingnagian proportions to all, especially people who love words and even those who think otherwise. Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi, Lex Vivendi. The way we worship is the way we believe is the way we live. One must wonder who is behind the strike.
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"Kiss … my … shoe!" Pope Pius XIII says.
I wait for a papa substitutio to arrive. It might be a long wait. This is a phone recording posted on YouTube, which removed the television clip. I watched The Trial of Joan of Arc (1962), written and directed by Robert Bresson (1901-1999), the same man who directed Diary of a Country Priest (1951), which I have reviewed before. Classified as historical film, it holds a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. I have four French films in my top ten. The other two are Léon Morin, Priest (1961) and Dialogue with the Carmelites (1960). All have English subtitles. I never expected any French films to be near the top. As pointed out by Bresson, there were no paintings of Joan done during her lifetime. He used the actual trial transcript as well as the transcript of her rehabilitation trial years later. Bishop Pierre Cauchon (1371-1442) was the trial judge. He and all the other clerics there were anglophiles. England had occupied the northern part of France at the time. If I had been pope, I would have hauled his ass to the Vatican and flogged him and excommunicated him. Didn’t happen. Cauchon died of a heart attack at 71. They none of them liked the fact that she dressed in men’s clothing during the trial but did protect her from the lustful jailers. A group of women verified her virginity. Joan (1412-1431) was 19 when she was burned at the stake. The questions put to Joan were very clever, but her answers were cleverer, and some questions she refused to answer. At one point, the interrogator says, “… at this trial …”, and she says, “Is this a trial?” She got hand signals from her priest-lawyer on which questions to answer, and a couple of times he flashed a small, covert smile after her answers. No one was allowed to advise her. The court at her rehabilitation trial declared her innocent on July 7, 1456, by annulling her sentence and declaring that she had been tried on ‘false articles of accusation’. The articles and Cauchon’s sentence were to be torn out of a copy of the proceedings and burnt by the public executioner at Rouen. My rating of the film is five stars. I would classify it as realism. I prefer films on saints rather than Christ for two reasons: 1) it is impossible to portray divinity and 2) it is too much to ask an actor to be the face of Christ. I prefer realism over sickeningly pious films. Painting by Hermann Stilke (1803-1860), right-hand side of "The Life of Joan of Arc" Triptych, created 1843 and owned by the Hermitage Museum.
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: The author died in 1860, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years of fewer. Britannica.com defines a recusant as an “English Roman Catholic from the period about 1570 to 1791 who refused to attend services of the Church of England and thereby committed a statutory offense.” Recusancy is alive and well in 2022, but now it is alive and well inside the Catholic Church itself. However, I and other Catholics, like many non-Catholics, refuse to accept a world view, the one circulating now, that is not benign (as claimed), not historical, not logical, and not educable. In America, it began with the removal of prayer from the public schools. In Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962), the Supreme Court ruled that school-sponsored prayer in public schools violated the establishment of religion clause of the 1st Amendment. Common sense says, “No state church. That’s all.” Hence the slow rise of the traditional Latin Mass and homeschooling. Neither of my students is Catholic, and I love both of them. One is homeschooled, and the other was just received by a Catholic high school whose outlook is very broad. He will be supported and protected. A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (2016) The documentary tells the story of Saul Alinsky, father of community organizing, and the rise of his Cultural Marxism in the Catholic Church and America. Parts 1, 2, and 3 are on YouTube. The entire documentary can be purchased from EWTN. I watched it all the way through on EWTN. Among other things, the film exposes Kinsey’s unscientific research. There is an adult content warning on that portion of the film. I highly, highly recommend the documentary from Arcadia Films. What does the rise of Cultural Marxism in the Catholic Church and America mean and how does it relate to contemporary recusancy? I and a growing number of Catholics, as well as many non-Catholic Americans, who reject the world view that is circulating, which is Marxism, are recusing ourselves. Our means to resist the Marxist insurgency are somewhat limited, so we recuse ourselves, but not in the legal sense, i.e., we stay away from it in every way we can. I watched Ready Player One, (2018) a fantasy set in a virtual reality world.
The movie has beautiful graphics and constant killing and coming back to life. The only way I knew I was looking at avatars, not real people, was the eyes. The enemy company resembles Scientology but show me one world leader today who is not a megalomaniac. My little Alexander wants to spend our time collaborating on his new screenplay, which we act out with all his toy rifles and nerf bullets. He shot me in the face yesterday, but I have hit my target more often. I am a better shot. Alexander is Sho in the Ready Player One movie, and that tells you something. The new screenplay is about zombies dying and coming back to life, and his mind is filled with images of volcanoes, magma, and deep water chambers. Sometimes, I am able to come up with a word that he needs for what is in his head, and I amaze both of us. Watching the movie helped me understand the importance of objective and obstacle in a screenplay. Georges Bernanos (Feb 20, 1888 – July 5, 1948) is the author of Diary of a Country Priest, turned into a 1951 movie of the same name. I have posted the link to this film, my favorite. Following is Wikipedia’s description of Bernanos. I made this entry because Bernanos and I see things the same way. “… Roman Catholic with monarchist leanings, he was critical of elitist thought and was opposed to what he identified as defeatism. He believed this had led to France’s defeat and eventual occupation by Germany in 1940 during World War II. His two major novels, ‘Sous le soleil de Satan’ (1926) and the ‘Journal d’un curé de campagne’ (1936), both revolve around a parish priest who combats evil and despair in the world.” The 1926 novel, Under the Sun of Satan, was made into a movie in 1987. Do not open the link to Diary, because it contains the spoiler. Diary of a Country Priest, 1951 French film, English subtitles, almost two hours long, not the Sound of Music. This is the best film I have ever seen for the screenwriting alone, and there is an unexpected ending for the refined intellect.
A little bit of knowledge will assist you in understanding the ending: there is no such animal as an ex-priest. I am not giving anything away by saying that I know of an incident that happened in New York City in which a street sweeper witnessed a woman be struck by a car. The witness rushed to her side and gave her absolution. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Diary+of+a+Parish+Priest+Movie&&view=detail&mid=06239159F37C0FFFBFA906239159F37C0FFFBFA9&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DDiary%2Bof%2Ba%2BParish%2BPriest%2BMovie%26Form%3DVDRSCL%26%3D0 IN 1492 In fourteen hundred ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue. He had three ships and left from Spain; He sailed through sunshine, wind and rain. He sailed by night; he sailed by day; He used the stars to find his way. A compass also helped him know How to find the way to go. Ninety sailors were on board; Some men worked while others snored. Then the workers went to sleep; And others watched the ocean deep. Day after day they looked for land; They dreamed of trees and rocks and sand. October 12 their dream came true, You never saw a happier crew! "Indians! Indians!" Columbus cried; His heart was filled with joyful pride. But "India" the land was not; It was the Bahamas, and it was hot. The Arakawa natives were very nice; They gave the sailors food and spice. Columbus sailed on to find some gold To bring back home, as he'd been told. He made the trip again and again, Trading gold to bring to Spain. The first American? No, not quite. But Columbus was brave, and he was bright. The singers sing in pseudo-Latin, but they sound great. Someone said it is ancient Romanian. The following lyrics are repeated: In nòreni per ìpe, in noreni coràh; tirà mine per ìto, ne dominà. The last time the refrain is sung, it becomes: In ròmine tirmèno, ne ròmine to fa, imàgine pro mèno, per imentirà. For me, words sometimes matter less than the feelings produced by, and the intent of, a song. Anyway, it is fun to sing the powerful lyrics with them and sound very Roman. I am no sailor, but I think tossing the stick over the side is to determine speed. One counts the seconds to pass-by. It would not be a jiffy, not on these craft, because a jiffy is 1/100 of a second.
Diary of a Country Priest (1951) is a French Art House film with English subtitles. I found the free version at last and highly recommend the film for its realism and loyalty theme. The writer did not sugar-coat anything, and the actor lost weight to play the role. Journal d'un curé de campagne (Diary of a Country Priest) 1951 [Robert Bresson] - Bing video
Jesus speaks better Latin than Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor. Short clip. SPQR are the initials of the Latin phrase Senātus Populusque Rōmānus, by Ssolbergj. The vexillum of the Roman Empire was a red banner with the letters SPQR in Gold surrounded by a gold wreath hung on a military standard topped by a Roman eagle or an image of the goddess Victoria made of silver or bronze, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4249122.
I saw life in raw on the streets of San Francisco. I met the cops and the whores and the reporters and the bartenders and the Chinese and the fishermen and shopkeepers. I knew them all, knew how they thought and how they loved and how they hated. When it came time for me to make motion pictures, I made movies that were real, because I knew how real people behaved. Wikipedia records that at age 12 LeRoy hawked newspapers at iconic locations, including Chinatown, the Barbary Coast red-light district, and Fisherman's Wharf, where he became educated as to the realities of life in the city.
Wordgenius sourced the word, pronounced hak-SEE-ə-dee, and referenced Scotus. It stems from the medieval Latin, haecceitas, which comes from the Latin haec, the feminine form of hic, meaning “this.” The word hic is spoken during consecration of the wine. See the video in the post titled, “Separation.” As a tutor, I know that each child has haecceity, this-ness, and cannot be constrained by categories. Public school tried to constrain one of my students who is a genius. He is happier in homeschooling. Haecceity is a deeply philosophical concept attributed to Scottish Catholic priest and university professor John Duns Scotus (1265/66–1308). He defined it as a non-qualitative property of a substance or thing that is responsible for its individuation and identity, such as a particular person’s unique identity. Scotus is also where the term “dunces” originated. His opponents equated Duns’ followers, who argued against Renaissance humanism, to dullards incapable of scholarship. [Modern humanism excludes God altogether.] When I asked my genius-student what part of a person cannot be created by another person, he said, “Personality.” We were discussing humanoids, which fascinate him. A 1962 science fiction film, The Creation of the Humanoids, which I recommend, posits that the memory of a personality is all that can be placed in a humanoid. Painting, attributed to Guido Reni (1575–1642) or Baldassarre Francheschini (1611-1690), called il Volterrano, oil on canvas, 122 × 100 cm. Owner Galleria Corsini, Florence, Italy.
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This young lady analyzes The Young Pope (television series) from a fashion point of view. In the first half this non-Catholic speaks about the crisis of faith in the modern world and the paradox of a traditional man surrounded by modernism [my term]. Many of us do not see ourselves in this crisis of faith, but we do find ourselves in the paradox, and she must know that. I get the sense from seeing and listening to her that she might find herself in the paradox, too. I disagree with her phrase, “extreme conservatism.” I would change the phrase to, “purist Catholicism.” Carnival of Souls 1962 horror, cult classic, was made on a budget of $10,000 with five crew members and Candace Hilligoss, the star. She explains on You Tube how the film was made. Candace was offered a role in another film at the same time but turned it down because there were two nude scenes and she had promised her family that she would never do a nude scene. Candace is beautiful, poised, and still living, and performed well in this creepy but unbloody film. Parts of the film, which is similar to Night of the Living Dead 1968, have been copied many times. The new movie, Mass of the Ages, located under the More Tab, now has over half a million views on YouTube and is subtitled in 20 languages, including Spanish, Italian, French, German, Chinese, and Vietnamese. At the end is a list of interpreters.
On Sept 3, 2021, Raymond de Souza wrote: “Many of these telltale signs of demonic possession were present during the Ronald Hunkeler exorcism and were terrifyingly reproduced in the Blatty film. Priests say that after the release of the film, confessionals were never empty, and nonpracticing Catholics by the thousands returned to the practice of their Faith.” Mr. de Souza writes weekly articles for the oldest US Catholic newspaper, The Wanderer. He was referring to a 14-year-old boy and The Exorcist 1973. Father Gary Thomas, exorcist for the San Jose diocese (CA), will back him up on the details of exorcisms. Thomas gives an excellent account on YouTube of how he does one. He grew up in South San Francisco and advised Anthony Hopkins, lead actor in The Rite 2011. The rite is spoken in Latin. The demons fear it. One of my short stories, "Phantasmal," addresses the subject. Thomas's YouTube videos were an excellent resource. For an account of Hunkeler's exorcism, which was recorded in a Jesuit priest's diary, go here: https://historyofyesterday.com/when-a-demon-came-to-maryland-69badbdb2246 Charles Laughton, second favorite actor. In June, I posted a picture of my favorite actor. favorite actresses: Anya Taylor-Joy The Miniaturist Barbara Stanwyck Sorry, Wrong Number Meryl Streep Doubt Rita Hayworth Separate Tables Emily Blunt The Young Victoria Joan Crawford Strait-Jacket I spoke to Diane Baker about her performance in Strait-Jacket. She shrugged it off. When I told Miss Baker I was writing a novel and was listening to dialog from movies, she asked me if it was a screenplay. Over the course of several tutoring sessions, my brilliant student, Alexander, wrote a screenplay with characters, plot, and some dialog. It is titled, You Only Live Ten Times, and it is full of dangerous action near Area 51. An FBI agent chases an alien who is trying to obtain plans for a new nuclear weapon. The agent kills the alien ten times, but he miraculously returns to life each time. I could live inside the 1952 film, The Importance of Being Earnest, just to enjoy the language that surpasses all others.
Lady Bracknell says to her daughter, Gwendolyn, “You are not engaged to anyone. When you do become engaged to someone, I or your father – should his health permit him – will inform you of the fact. An engagement should come upon a girl as a surprise, pleasant or unpleasant, as the case may be. It is hardly a matter that she could be allowed to arrange for herself.” Lady Bracknell says to Mr. Worthing, Gwendolyn's suitor, “I have always been of the opinion that a man who desires to get married should either know everything or nothing. Which do you know?” “I know nothing, Lady Bracknell.” “I am pleased to hear it. I do not approve of anything that tempers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate, exotic fruit. Touch it and the bloom is gone. The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately, in England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatever. Are your parents living?” “I have lost both my parents.” “To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.” In The Young Pope, we have a contrast between the current man who occupies the throne and an effective pope. Jude says that his image is not to be placed on dinner plates. He is not important. The job he does is.
Called and Chosen, is a 2017) film about Father Vincent Capodanno, MM, US Navy chaplain who received the Congressional Medal of Honor, posthumously. Written and directed by James C. Kelty, the movie features reenacted scenes with James Hutson portraying Vince and interviews with marines who survived Vince's last day bringing absolution to his men on the battlefield. He died Vietnam, September 4, 1967, age 38.
In the 1938 film, You're Only Young Once, dad says, "I've never known a human being capable of learning anything valuable from happiness."
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