Apologia pro Blog Sua--an Introduction
Thursday March 27, 2008
Actually, that may be “suo.” Is “blog” masculine? I trust this blog is. Perhaps Reggie Foster, the pope's inimitable Latinist, can help out here. I don’t have enough Latin to know. And it’s not because I am a convert to...
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Actually, that may be “suo.” Is “blog” masculine? No blog would be neuter and "suum"
F. Douglas Hopfer PhD
Thanks Douglas Hopfer. I am trying to track down the Vatican's relatively new lexicon of Latin neologisms. I'm pretty sure "blog" is in there, in some for. I'll keep you posted.
I wonder, David, if you'd care to explain why it is that American Catholics go crazy every time the pope comes to America? What does this pope-worship say about us? Robert Blair Kaiser
David,
Among the many Latin translations for "blog," I suspect the most accurate is "ephemeris," meaning "a diary, usually written without great reflection," which is a feminine noun, so "sua" would be fine, though in truth it's your blog, so "mea" would be best. Keeping in mind that in Latin the adjective describes the noun, not the subject or speaker, so your masculinity remains intact.
Jim Keane,sj
Monday,March 30th,2008
The Good Brother (an S.J.) is correct in His surmisal,of "ephemeris'
is closer to the the inference of the Modern Term,'blog'. (I also agree
w/ 'mea' ). GOOD Posting father JIM!
In response to Robert Blair Kaiser: I would be reluctant to use the term "worship", since it is the basis of so much misunderstanding by non-Catholic Christians who consider all prayer as worship. Americans idolize stars in most every area. And the largest per centage of American Catholics will not get to see our Holy Father in person. Since we must share him with Catholics all around the world, we are especially pleased that he has chosen to visit our country.
In response to your article about Pope Benedict XVI, and 6 handy things to know about him. You concluded with the latin mass is obsolete. I object! It is alive and well and growing a stronger following every day. It is a struggle to get the word out when folks insist it is gone and unavailable. I am truly dissappointed that as a servicemember I am now blocked from attendance by the Archdiocese of the Military who are so progressive they do not care to meet the needs of traditionalists. God Bless them everyone, hurts my heart to be told my spiritual needs are unimportant, especially in this governmental environment that is so anti- religion, and more so every day it seems. Not, mind you by way of laws or regulations, but simply in the name of tolerance and by popular (if uniformed) opinion...."separation of Church and State".
Thank you for your article. Welcome to the Church. Truth is not relative. he is a good Pope, we are blessed to have him. let us put souls first in all things.