Words and Ideas in This Blog: Obscure and Otherwise

Some of the words in this blog, like Magisterium, aren't the sort of thing you hear in everyday conversation. Others, like Tradition (capital "T"), don't mean quite what they do in most contexts.

To save me a bit of trouble, and maybe provide a handy look-up page, here's a list of links to posts (not all in this blog) where I've discussed some odd words and phrases, and some ordinary ones that Catholics use in different ways:

• "Anglo," "the establishment:" how I use some terms
• "Secret" Doesn't Always Mean "Secret"
• "EF," "NO," "OF," and "TLM:" Unofficial Definitions

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"Anglo," "the establishment:" how I use some terms

This may not be quite what you find in a dictionary:

Anglo

Someone whose ancestors are primarily English. (I look Anglo, but I'm not.¹)

The establishment

People whose position in society give them disproportionate influence, and who who share a somewhat consistent set of assumptions about what's real (September 15, 2011)

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"Secret" Doesn't Always Mean "Secret"

Bible

"The Catholic Church: Authoritarian, Which Isn't Necessarily a Bad Thing" (October 2, 2008)

Dark night of the soul

"Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta: Born August 26, 1910" (August 26, 2009)

Home Schooling

"Home Schooling: It May Not be What You Think" (May 20, 2010)

Information Gatekeeper

"What is an Information Gatekeeper?" Another War-on-Terror Blog (August 14, 2009)

Invention

"Sacred Relic Stolen: Prayer Requested" (July 12, 2010)

Magisterium

"The Catholic Church: Authoritarian, Which Isn't Necessarily a Bad Thing" (October 2, 2008)

Particular judgment

"Death, Judgment, Heaven, Hell, and Warm Fuzzies" (August 8, 2010)

Secret (As in "Vatican Secret Archives")

"When "Secret" Doesn't Mean "Secret:" The Vatican Secret Archives" (November 12, 2010)

Tradition

"The Catholic Church: Authoritarian, Which Isn't Necessarily a Bad Thing" (October 2, 2008)

Tolerance

"Tolerance: Yes, it's a Good Idea" (August 3, 2009)

Veneration

"Veneration, Worship, and All That (April 16, 2011)

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"EF," "NO," "OF," and "TLM:" Unofficial Definitions

Tentative definitions for other 'Catholic' terms (from April 21, 2011):

EF

Extraordinary Form

Sometimes called TLM

HMC

Holy Mother Church

The Roman Catholic Church

Holy See

The Vatican

NO

Novus Ordo (Latin, "New Order")

OF

Ordinary Form

Mass, celebrated in the local language

Mass, celebrated in Latin, following current instructions from the Holy See

TLM

Traditional Latin Mass

I learned that the acronyms "EF" and "OF" are (apparently) often used by folks who don't like the Second Vatican Council. That explained why I couldn't find the terms in resources that follow the Holy See.

I've discussed why I researched "EF" and "OF," and what I think of jargon, in this post:

• " 'EF,' 'OF,' Jargon, and Making Sense"
  (April 21, 2011)

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¹ I'm Norwegian, Irish, and Scots: and heartily glad that the days of "Irish need not apply" are over.