Christopher Dawson on Technology and the Demise of Liberalism by Russell Hittinger
The Restoration of Christian Culture by John Senior (out of print - must find it used)
(Instead of "blogging" or surfing the WWW, read the two above books.)
TRACES New World - The Blog Phenomenon edited by Michelle Riconscente (Not available on-line... I emailed Michelle several months ago asking if it could be put on-line, but as of today it can only be found in the traditional print version. What irony when nearly every other TRACES article is available on-line. I find great humor in this!)
How the Internet Destroys Community by Johann Christoph Arnold
And through the witness of my wife in whose human face Christ makes Himself most visible to me.
I agree.
Jones out.
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I recognize the friendships (Dr. Chris Burgwald, Dr. John Wright, Eric Lee, Scott Langford, Deacon Keith Fournier, Stephen Hand, Christopher Blosser, Justin Nickelsen, etc.) that have been formed out of the experience of this blog over the last year. My intentions are to maintain of all these friendships. I am not throwing out the baby with the bath water.
The intent of this blog was to post articles of the Second Vatican Council and of various Ressourcement writers, which are not collected or found anywhere else. This by and large has been achieved. If I discover anything new of great value in accordance with the original intent I will post it, but the frequency of posts will be greatly reduced.
I plan on focusing more time with my family and friends within the Heartland region of CL communities. I want to focus on the human faces of those that are given to me.
I would also like to publish some articles, which have been on my mind for quite some time.
Lastly, I will not tolerate being a "slave" to anything or to anyone with Christ being the only exception. My Catholic sensibilities demand I moderate (not eliminate) my addiction to "blogging" and the internet in general. Pray for me.
I would like to thank all my friends who have directly helped me on this blog in many different ways (from design to providing links or posts): Fred, Chris, Christopher, Stephen, and many others who are all in my prayers. Thank you!
Thank you, David. See you offline!
David, you've given me a lot of food for thought... as in, why am I blogging? Is it doing anything good for me, or is it a waste of time?
And, Stephen, speaking of seeing each other more often... where will you all be attending the Spiritual Exerices? I'll be going to St. Meinrad. Will I see any of you there?
I recognize the friendships (Dr. Chris Burgwald, Dr. John Wright, Eric Lee, Scott Langford, Deacon Keith Fournier, Stephen Hand, Christopher Blosser, Justin Nickelsen, etc.) that have been formed out of the experience of this blog over the last year. My intentions are to maintain of all these friendships. I am not throwing out the baby with the bath water.
That's good -- given that for me the many friends mentioned above were first encountered by way of this (or other) blogs. God bless the internet! ;-)
However, the moment that one sets to blogging as if it were a chore or an obligation (and not a joyous pasttime, which I think it should be) is a good time to give up (or at least moderate) blogging.
God be with you, David! =)
A friend has recommended the following as "required reading" on this topic:
The rapid development, the last apostolic letter of John Paul II's pontificate and a balanced -- critical and appreciative -- approach to the internet and modern technological communication.
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