From Anathema to Zucchetto
On a lighter note . . .
The other night at dinner, we began making up these alphabets, as a catechesis for freshmen. They may or may not serve that purpose, but they were really funny to make!
Alphabet of Heresies (and other errors)-- If you believe in any of these, call today! 1-800-AUTO-DE-FE.
A is for Arius
B is for Baptists
C is for Cathars
D is for Donatus
E is for Ebionites
G is for Gnosticism
H is for Henry VIII
I is for Iconoclasts
J is for Jansenism
K is for Kabbalah
L is for Luther
M is for Monophysites
N is for Nestorians
O is for Origen
P is for Pelagius
Q is for Quietism
R is for Rastafarianism
S is for Synchretism
T is for Tertullian
U is for Unitarianism
V is for Vigilius
W is for Wicca
X is for Xaoism
Y is for Yuppyism (a stretch, I know!)
Z is for Zwingli
Cool Christendom Stuff. I'm afraid non-Christendom people won't get many of these.
A is for Aristotle: Physics and De Anima, primarily.
B is for Boethius and Lady Philosophy.
C is for Coffee House, the thing we spend all year planning for.
D is for the Dam. Which is beautiful during the day, at any rate.
E is for Epipenoia (or however you spell it). Ask the Baggage Boy what it means.
F is the grade I got, alas!
G is for GPA, the elusive one.
H is for Horace. I seem to remember translating some of that fellow last year.
I is for Intelligible Species. (No matter what I do, I still think of Tyler when I see this phrase.)
J is for Julian-skit. This is a skit based off a popular movie, only happening at Christendom with lots of inside jokes.
K is for Kaphoozle.
L is for Latin, everyone's favorite dead language.
M is for Fr. M, whom we miss this semester.
N is for Napping (preferably in odd places. The choir loft is good.).
O is for O'D, O'H, and Fr. O'K -- all the Irish.
P is for Prime Matter. You can pick it up at Martin's.
Q is for quis, quae, and quid. Decline.
R is for Recitatio. If you don't know what this is, bless your stars.
S is for SAC, the Mafia of Christendom.
T is for Turabian. Death to Turabian.
U is for Unmoved Mover, the cause of it all.
V is for Valedictorian. I always wanted to be one. But I don't think it likely . . .
W is for Walter, the morning and evening star. That is to say, the one who's responsible for getting me the classes and professors I want.
X is for Xanadu (i.e. the F Drive), where poor laptopless students save all their files.
Y is for Yesterday, i.e. when your paper was due.
Z is for Zuchetto. Christendom has a much higher than usual concentration of people who know what these are.
The other night at dinner, we began making up these alphabets, as a catechesis for freshmen. They may or may not serve that purpose, but they were really funny to make!
Alphabet of Heresies (and other errors)-- If you believe in any of these, call today! 1-800-AUTO-DE-FE.
A is for Arius
B is for Baptists
C is for Cathars
D is for Donatus
E is for Ebionites
G is for Gnosticism
H is for Henry VIII
I is for Iconoclasts
J is for Jansenism
K is for Kabbalah
L is for Luther
M is for Monophysites
N is for Nestorians
O is for Origen
P is for Pelagius
Q is for Quietism
R is for Rastafarianism
S is for Synchretism
T is for Tertullian
U is for Unitarianism
V is for Vigilius
W is for Wicca
X is for Xaoism
Y is for Yuppyism (a stretch, I know!)
Z is for Zwingli
Cool Christendom Stuff. I'm afraid non-Christendom people won't get many of these.
A is for Aristotle: Physics and De Anima, primarily.
B is for Boethius and Lady Philosophy.
C is for Coffee House, the thing we spend all year planning for.
D is for the Dam. Which is beautiful during the day, at any rate.
E is for Epipenoia (or however you spell it). Ask the Baggage Boy what it means.
F is the grade I got, alas!
G is for GPA, the elusive one.
H is for Horace. I seem to remember translating some of that fellow last year.
I is for Intelligible Species. (No matter what I do, I still think of Tyler when I see this phrase.)
J is for Julian-skit. This is a skit based off a popular movie, only happening at Christendom with lots of inside jokes.
K is for Kaphoozle.
L is for Latin, everyone's favorite dead language.
M is for Fr. M, whom we miss this semester.
N is for Napping (preferably in odd places. The choir loft is good.).
O is for O'D, O'H, and Fr. O'K -- all the Irish.
P is for Prime Matter. You can pick it up at Martin's.
Q is for quis, quae, and quid. Decline.
R is for Recitatio. If you don't know what this is, bless your stars.
S is for SAC, the Mafia of Christendom.
T is for Turabian. Death to Turabian.
U is for Unmoved Mover, the cause of it all.
V is for Valedictorian. I always wanted to be one. But I don't think it likely . . .
W is for Walter, the morning and evening star. That is to say, the one who's responsible for getting me the classes and professors I want.
X is for Xanadu (i.e. the F Drive), where poor laptopless students save all their files.
Y is for Yesterday, i.e. when your paper was due.
Z is for Zuchetto. Christendom has a much higher than usual concentration of people who know what these are.
posted by Sheila at 7:14 PM
11 Comments:
Awesome list. (Both, but especially the Christendom one. How handy Xanadu is!)
Thanks for the laughs; but why the fly in the ointment? Why catologue the uncondemned and misunderstood Catholic followers of Feeny with confirmed reprobates like Arius, Luther, Zwingly?
If not unjust, it is at least tactless to some of your classmates.
Why the fly in the ointment? It is only proof that the students have been propagandized well by their neoconservative Masters. If approval of a group by their local Bishop (His Excellency Bishop McManus) is a sign of heresy- we have lost our moorings completely. If you would like to see evidence of His Excellency's support you can go to www.saintbenedict.com and select slide shows where you will see photos of his last visit.
On another note, my sister an alum (and I'll leave you guessing as to her identity) suggested that N be changed to NFP. Yes, it's a joke but a mighty good one!
Mary Alexander
Xaoism? I think you mean Taoism...
Wicca a heresy? *blink*
Well, I suppose that it could refer to the idea that you can be a Wiccan Christian, which seems to be the idea behind the TV show "Charmed."
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Matthew, the Chinese government reordered their spelling system a few years ago. Taoism and Xaoism are both correct . . . unless you're in China, in which chase you get shot if you spell it with a T.
Oh, and I forgot . . . wasn't Adam the Intelligible Species, not Tyler?
Spelling of Xaoism: in China, you spell it with a pictogram.
Intelligible Species: how should I know? I wasn't there. I thought it was Tyler. But whatever.
About heresies: I know these aren't all official heresies. There are some other religions on there, too, when I ran out of good heresies beginning with W, X, and Y. Also I included heresiarchs.
Oh, don't worry. ^_^ You're still making me feel dumb. I've never heard of the word "heresiarch" before.
Fiddleback Fever . . . your home of the Catholic Word of the Day.
I'm pretty sure Tyler was 'fruity' in whatever part he had (although I could be wrong.. I do know though, that Adam was Intelligible Species.. I would know too, cause I remind him on a fairly regular basis (during meals no less) that he looks like Intelligible Species..
Well, you could figure it out, couldn't you? Heresy + the Greek word arche meaning beginning or rule. So the beginner or leader of a heresy is a heresiarch.
Why the fly in the ointment? It is only proof that the students have been propagandized well by their neoconservative Masters. If approval of a group by their local Bishop (His Excellency Bishop McManus) is a sign of heresy- we have lost our moorings completely. If you would like to see evidence of His Excellency's support you can go to www.saintbenedict.com and select slide shows where you will see photos of his last visit.
Sorry it took me so long to get back to this, but I was busy.
I apologize on behalf of this post. I disagree with Sheila on this post, Feenyism does not belong among the heresies. It has been removed.
However, this does not warrant personal attacks on this blog. If you people cannot cool it, then comments WILL be removed. Feel free to discuss controversial issues at your leisure in another place or at such times and on such subjects as the contributors of this blog decide. When you do discuss them, HANDS OFF THE PERSONAL ATTACKS.
Final warning.
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