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By: Gabe Herman
The NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project is a young organization, headed by veteran preservationists, that is having a big impact in protecting local L.G.B.T. sites, plus increasing awareness of the community's importance to the city and country.
Members of the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project, from left, Jay Shockley, Andrew Dolkart, Amanda Davis and Ken Lustbader. (Courtesy Jay Shockley
The Project's Web site has mapped 175 historical and cultural sites in the five boroughs that are associated with the L.G.B.T. community. Shockley said they plan to increase that soon to 200, and are working on documenting every Broadway theater with connections to the community.
"Our project virtually is the history of New York City, but done through an L.G.B.T. lens," Shockley said. Sites date back to the 17th century, and go up to as recent as 2000. In keeping with the preservationist spirit, only sites still in existence are mapped.
Shockley said the L.G.B.T. community has had an outsized impact on American history and culture, but that some friends and colleagues of the project's founders didn't understand their mission at first.
"Even within the gay community, there was this self-imposed myth that there was no history prior to Stonewall," Shockley said.
Some people they knew also questioned whether there were important sites beyond gay bars.
"We had to destroy those two myths," he said.
The Project launched with the first-ever L.G.B.T. grant from the National Park Service, for $50,000, from the agency's Underrepresented Community Grant Program.
Some of the categories of sites that the Project maps include performance venues, medical facilities, residences, public spaces and cultural and educational institutions.
And the Project was instrumental in recently getting six L.G.B.T. historic sites calendared by the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission. The hearing is set for June, which is also the 50thanniversary of the Stonewall Riots.
Those six sites include Caffe Cino and the L.G.B.T. Community Center in the Village, the Women's Liberation Center in Chelsea, and the Gay Activists Alliance Firehouse in Soho.
"We are thrilled that our research was a catalyst for the Landmarks Preservation Commission's review of cultural landmarks, which highlight the rich L.G.B.T. history of New York City," said Dolkart in a statement when the six sites were calendared. "We met with the commission's chairperson, Sarah Carroll, and her staff to discuss how important L.G.B.T.-related sites are to the history of New York, and are pleased that these cultural sites may soon be designated alongside the city's architectural landmarks, adding to the diversity of places officially recognized by the city."
The Stonewall Inn, which was designated a national monument in 2016. (Photo by Gabe Herman)
The roots of the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project go back to the early 1990s, according to Shockley. The group's founders were involved in 1993 in a mapping project with the Organization of Lesbian and Gay Architects and Designers, or OLGAD. A networking group, it was one of the first efforts by gay people to connect professionally, Shockley said.
The map was the first L.G.B.T. site-based history project in America, and half of the sites were in the Village.
"We were the first people in the Unites States to connect the fact that the L.G.B.T. community had history," Shockley said.
Shockley worked at L.P.C. for more than 35 years, where he started to incorporate L.G.B.T history into designation reports, many of them concerning Village locations.
In 1994, there was a push to landmark the Stonewall Inn on the riots' 25th anniversary. But the attempt didn't succeed until five years later, when Shockley and Dolkart were lead authors in the Stonewall nomination.
The Stonewall Inn was declared a national monument in 2016.
"Everything from Stonewall came from people in our project," Shockley said. "Obama didn't wave a magic wand when it became a national monument. We did the groundwork."
And the Project's work continues, as it has been recognized with preservation awards. The organization was given the New York State Historic Preservation Award last November, and in 2019 the Excellence in Historic Preservation Award from the Preservation League of New York State.
Shockley acknowledged the magnitude of the Project trying to map so many sites related to the L.G.B.T. community, especially because there isn't just a single topic on which to focus.
"Our community has impacted everything that has ever happened in this city," he said.
Click here to read the article in The Villager.


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Film Review: Only Lovers Left Alive
Jim Jarmusch brings a punk rock vibe to the vampire genre.
By Jeff Meyers on Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 10:17 am
Courtesy photo.
Screw those Twilight kids — we look freaking awesome.
Only Lovers Left Alive | B+
To burn out or fade away? That is the question that vexes Adam (Tom Hiddleston), a centuries-old vampire who has become jaded with the modern world and has decided to live in obscurity in a crumbling Victorian house amid the ruins of Detroit. He's a brooding, post-punk goth who lives among his vintage guitars and electronic equipment, composing moody ambient rock and contemplating suicide. His sole companion is Ian (Anton Yelchin), a loyal fan-boy who acquires whatever he needs — mostly hard-to-find music gear but also a rare wooden bullet.
One can imagine that Hiddleston is a stand-in for writer-director Jim Jarmusch (Broken Flowers, Ghost Dog, Dead Man) as he speaks in defense of elitism and good taste, of those who know when quality has been missed and cheapness has been inappropriately embraced. It's the shallow, disposable state of the world that depresses the undead, as Only Lovers Left Alive becomes a clever excuse for Jarmusch to indulge in his thematic fetishes, waxing poetic about the state of music, the economy, the automobile industry today, as well as the devaluation of real genius. A quick glance at Adam's wall of portraits reveals a telling roster of cultural heroes: William S. Burroughs, Billie Holiday, and Nikola Tesla. Even Jarmusch's former cinematographer Robby Muller gets a visual shout-out.
And who better than to comment on the flimsy state of the world than a disillusioned immortal? Jarmusch has no real interest in what it means to be a vampire; he's using the genre to riff, like an aging rocker. And it's that bleak, world-weary mood that alarms Adam's lover, Eve (Tilda Swinton).
Living in Bohemian comfort in Tangiers, wearing sumptuous kimonos and sipping contraband blood with Christopher Marlowe (the delightfully cadaverous John Hurt), Eve's latest Skype session with Adam has her packing a suitcase full of books (only the necessities) and arranging a series of night-flights to Detroit. Their reunion is touchingly genuine — both Victorian in its courtliness and deeply affectionate.
Hiddleston and Swinton are brilliantly cast, bringing a timeless quality to their centuries-long relationship. Eve provides an optimistic counter balance to Adam's dour worldview. After surviving so many historic atrocities — plagues, inquisitions, wars — she's always game for the next bout of social renewal and delights in simple pleasures like spotting a skunk in her lover's yard. Adam remains unswayed. He cares too much and as such is ready to write off the entire human race, referring to them as zombies who are in "fear of their own imaginations." Imagine Morticia Addams married to Neal Gaiman's Sandman (attention, casting directors). Their deadpan, hipsters-in-love routine is infectious.
Of course, recognizing that he can't make a movie entirely devoid of plot, Jarmusch introduces the complications of securing blood in a more attentive modern world and, more particularly, by introducing Eve's spoiled little (vampiric) sister, Ava (the deliciously petulant Mia Wasikowska). A polka-dot-tights-wearing troublemaker, Ava threatens Adam's anonymity and shows a disturbing interest in his assistant, Ian.
Only Lovers Left Alive is dramatically slight and languidly contemplative in the way that Jarmusch's best work is, choosing atmosphere, rhythm and clever conversation over plot and character depth. It's a welcome rebound from his intellectually and thematically scattered The Limits of Control. With Only Lovers, he displays both an impish sense of wit (Jeffrey Wright is fab as the doctor who illegally procures Adam's blood supply) and some wonderful stylistic flourishes, most especially the overhead shots that revolve like a record on a turntable.
For those who already enjoy Jarmusch's sensibilities, mostly Gen Xers who dig his gutter indie intellectualism, Only Lovers Left Alive is a welcome tonic to the tween emo affectations that have emasculated vampire lore. Yes, Adam and Eve are equally artificial, pale shadows of the monsters they once were. But in the age of Internet voyeurism, dwindling attention spans and vox populi wisdom, aren't we all just secondhand copies pretending to be original?
Only Lovers Left Alive opens Friday, May 2, it's rated R and has a running time of 123 minutes.
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Королівство Корку Дуйбне (ірл. — Corcu Duibne) — королівство, однойменний клан та плем'я (туат), що існували в давній та середньовічній Ірландії у нинішньому графстві Керрі, зокрема на півостровах Дингл та Івере. Правильніше називати Корку Дуйбне кланом, але цей клан вважав себе і територію яку він займав окремим королівством, хоч і визнавав над собою владу королів Манстеру та Верховних королів Ірландії. Туат належав до групи племен Ерайн (ірл. — Érainn) і стверджував, що він походить від верховного короля Ірландії Конайре Мора. Судячи по всьому далекі родичі цього клану жили в королівстві Дал Ріада, і нині живуть в Ольстері та сучасній Шотландії. Також згідно середньовічних переказів та генеалогій родичами цього клану є ірландські клани Мускрайге (ірл. — Múscraige) та Корку Байскінд (ірл. — Corcu Baiscind). Ці клани і племена належали до гілки Сіл Конайрі (ірл. — Síl Conairi), що вели своє походження від стародавнього клану Дедад (ірл. — Clanna Dedad).

Септи клану та взаємовідносини з іншими королівствами Ірландії
Правлячими і панівними септами в клані Корку Дуйбне були септи О'Ші (ірл. — O'Shea), О'Фалві (ірл. — O'Falvey) і, можливо, О'Коннел (ірл. — O'Connell).

З усіх написів огам, знайдених в Ірландії, біле третини огамічних каменів були знайдені саме на території Корку Дуйбне. Ці написи свідчать, що вже в V столітті, а можливо і набагато раніше, клан Дуйбне жив на цій території і мав своїх вождів — «королів». Згідно цих написів в той час клан виводив своє походження від предка жіночої статі — праматері Довінії (ірл. — Dovinia).

В епоху залізної доби (а можливо й раніше — в епоху бронзової доби) на вершині гори Кахеркорні (ірл. — Caherconree) була фортеця, названа на честь легендарного Ку Рої (ірл. — Cú Roí) — місцевого вождя чи короля, двоюрідного брата верховного короля Ірландії Конайре Мора. Гора і залишки укріплення знаходяться на півострові Дінгл. Назва півострова, очевидно, пов'язана з назвою клану — сучасна ірландська назва півострова і клану, що ним володів Корке Ювьне (ірл. — Corca Dhuibhne). Про короля Ку Рої в ірландській міфології та історичних переказах є чимало легенд. Зокрема, розповідається, що він володів магією, був чарівником і завдяки цьому його фортеця була неприступною для ворогів. Ку Рої в легендах та переказах виступає як мудрий суддя, сильний воїн, що вступав у поєдинки з героями свого часу — Коналом, Лаоґайром, Кухуліном і виходив з сутичок переможцем. Але, зрештою, Ку Рої загинув від руки Кухуліна після суперечки щодо жінки на ім'я Блатнайд. Суперечка мала трагічний фінал — жінка не дісталася ні Ку Рої, якого вбили через неї, ні Кухуліну — Блатнайд кинулась зі скелі в прірву разом з музикантом в якого вона закохалась.

Землі цього клану — гори Сліве Міш та річка Фінґлас оспівані в багатьох легендах та міфах. Саме тут висадились на берег сини Міля — гойдали — предки сучасних ірландців, тут відбулась перша битва гойделів з племенем Богині Дану, тут загинула королева гойделів Скотт і тут була похована, тут гойдели зустріли королеву Банбу, іменем якої вони називали острів Ірландія — Банба. На території, що історично належала клану Корку Дуйбне є величезна кількість історичних та археологічних пам'яток різних епох. Перелік їх нараховує 1572 назви. Це наскельні зображення, мегалітичні гробниці, менгіри, дольмени, кургани, руїни фортець, огамічні камені, священні колодязі та ін. Деякі місця гір Сліве Міш пов'язують з божевіллям. Долина Ґленн на н-Ґальт (ірл. — Gleann na n-Gealt) вважається долиною, яку мусять відвідати всі божевільні в Ірландії. Тут блукав божевільний король Суйвне — «Божевільний Свіні». Гори Сліве Міш були названі на часть королеви Міс, яка збожеволіла, почувши, що її батько загинув у битві.

Відносини між кланом Корку Дуйбне та сусіднім могутнім кланом Еогнахта Лоха Лейн (ірл. — Eóganacht Locha Léin) були складними, але схоже, що вони визнавали деякий час владу королівства Йармуман (ірл. — Iarmuman). Королівство Корку Дуйбне було віддалено від центру влади королівства Манстер (Муму) до якого воно номінально належало — від Еогнахт Хашіль (ірл. — Eóganacht Chaisil) — фортеці «Гора королів», тому королівство Корку Дуйбне було фактично незалежним у І тисячолітті.

Походження клану і королівства Корку Дуйбне
Текст VIII століття — скела «Вигнання Десі» говорить, що засновником клану Корку Дуйбне був однойменний чоловік Корк Дуйбне (ірл. — Corc Duibne) з гілки королівського роду Ерайнн (ірл. — Érainn), що називалася Сіл Конайрі за іменням предка — верховного короля Ірландії Конайре Мора. У пізній версії тексту «Вигнання десі» є довгий епізод народження, дитинства та життя Корка Дуйбне. Згідно з цією версією Корк Дуйбне та його брат-близнюк Кормак були внуками верховного короля Ірландії Конайре Коема (ірл. — Conaire Cóem), синами Койпре Муска (ірл. — Coirpre Músc) з клану Мускрайге та Дуйхінд (ірл. — Duihind). Їх народження вважали ганьбою і прокляттям і вирішили принести в жертву. Але їх захистив друїд запропонувавши відвести їх на острови Ініс Бой за межами Ірландії. Друїд тут же виголосив пророцтво щодо цих близнюків та великі діяння, які вчинять їх нащадки. Друїд щоранку здійснює ритуал очищення близнюків на спині священної корови з червоними вухами з потойбічного світу, щоб зняти прокляття. Нарешті одного ранку прокляття з близнюків переходить у корову, яка стрибає в океан і перетворюється на скелю Бо Бой (ірл. — Bó Boí). Друїд привозить близнюків до їх бабусі — Сарайт (ірл. — Sárait) — дочки верховного короля Ірландії Конна Сто Битв і переконує її взяти близнюків до себе на виховання. Потім Корк виріс і відправився служити верховному королю Ірландії Кормаку мак Арту, який мав конфлікт з васальним племенем десі та вождем цього племені Енгусом Отруйний Спис. У результаті війни плем'я десі було вигнане з Тари і з центральної Ірландії і почало блукати в пошуках нової батьківщини. Корк приєднався до друїда — свого прийомного батька. Він мандрував разом з ним по Ірландії і брав участь у багатьох битвах. Зрештою, десі примандрували до місць, де колись виховувався Корк. Він спробував переконати десі лишитися жити тут, але марно. Десі помандрували далі, а Корк лишився і заснував у цих місцях новий клан.

Сучасні септи
До сучасних септ клану Корку Дуйбне належать наступні септи, що по суті стали самостійними кланами:
 О'Фалві (ірл. — O'Falvey)
 О'Ше (ірл. — O'Shea)
 О'Коннел (ірл. — O'Connell)

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Bishop of Owensboro on the Motu Proprio
Posted on 5 August 2007 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
The following was transcribed and sent by a faithful WDTPRSer. It is an article from The Western Kentucky Catholic, wherein His Excellency Most Reverend John McRaith, Bishop of Owensboro, expresses himself about the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum.
My emphases and comments.
Diocese Will Strive To Make the Tridentine Rite Latin Mass More Accessible [The the onset, this sounds very positive!] To The People of God
My Dear Friends,
On July 7, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI promulgated an Apostolic Letter "Motu Proprio" on the use of the Roman Liturgy prior to the reform of 1970. In his Apostolic Letter, the Holy Father allows for the wider use of the Tridentine [we should move away from calling it this, though it is still useful] Rite Latin Mass – the Mass in use prior to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council. Our Holy Father acknowledges that some members of the faithful are still [not just "still". Also, "newly". ] attached to this form of the celebration of the liturgy, and it is his desire to provide them with a greater opportunity to celebrate the Eucharist according to the 1962 Roman Missal.
The authority to permit the celebration of this Mass has been at the discretion of all Bishops for some time now, but the Pope's new legislation simply permits all priests to celebrate such a Mass- as an "extraordinary expression" – if there is a call for it, and he is qualified to do so. In his letter, the Holy Father makes it clear that the Novus Ordo, the rite that we currently use for the celebration of the Mass, is the "ordinary form" of the Mass, and the former liturgy (the Tridentine Rite) is the "extraordinary expression." No priest is required to celebrate this form of Mass. [I believe, therefore, the other argument could be made, no? No priest is therefore "required" to say the newer form? Unless, of course, he really doesn't need a salary.]
The ordinary form for celebrating the Mass and the Sacraments will continue to be the Novus Ordo.
The issue is not merely about celebrating the Mass in Latin, [thank you thank you thank you] since all priests may choose to celebrate the current form of the Mass in Latin. [thank you thank you thank you] The Tridentine Mass calls for a specific form or rituals of the liturgy.
The official spokesman of the Vatican described this new law as "a reconciliatory gesture" to a relatively small number of people attached to the old liturgy. It is the Holy Father's wish that those who truly desire to worship using the Tridentine Rite will be given the opportunity to do so. This should not be seen as undermining the Second Vatican Council or liturgical reform in any way; nor does it "impose any return to the past." The spokesman noted that the new order of Mass is the one celebrated regularly by our Holy Father, who has "spoken eloquently about its richness."
I would like to express to you my commitment to carry out the wishes of the Holy Father in making the Tridentine Rite Latin Mass available to those who desire it in our diocese, providing that all of the guidelines of the Apostolic Letter are followed. This is a call that I take seriously, as does the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). [Quod est demonstrandum.] The USCCB subcommittee, the Committee on the Liturgy, has already begun to address many of the issues surrounding the carrying out of the Holy Father's wishes in this regard.
Please know that I, in conjunction with our diocesan Office of Worship and in consultation with the Bishop's Committee on the Liturgy, will continue to work toward addressing these issues to carry out the Holy Father's desire to make the Tridentine Rite Latin Mass more accessible to the People of God.
If you would like to read the Holy Father's Apostolic Letter in its entirety, it may be found at http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/bclnewsletterjune07.pdf. Those without access to this resource may contact my office for a copy by calling 270-683-1545.
God's blessings on you always
Sincerely in Christ,
+John J McRaith (signed)
In the balance this is a very good letter. I don't know what dispositions there are presently in place in that diocese, but it sounds like the MP has the backing of the bishop.
Did we really need the Motu Proprio?
Bp. of Altoona-Johnstown on the Motu Proprio
RBrown says:
5 August 2007 at 10:43 AM
Although the Novus Ordo can be celebrated in Latin, I think it likely that if a priest had wanted to do it, in most dioceses there would have been pressure for him. I know for a fact this was the case with a priest in the KC-St Joseph diocese (before Bp Finn).
Further:
I knew an associate pastor in the archdiocese of DC who was saying a private Latin Novus Ordo on his day off. The pastor threw a fit, forbidding him to do it. The priest starting driving to the Opus Dei center on his day off just so he could say mass in Latin.
I knew another priest, now with the FSSP, who filled in at a parish in Bp McRaith's diocese, and celebrated VERNACULAR mass ad orientem. He was all but crucified.
Owensboro is the only diocese in Kentucky that has no authorized "extraordinary" Mass at this time. Apparently there is good hope that this will change.
RBrown: I knew another priest, now with the FSSP, who filled in at a parish in Bp McRaith's diocese, and celebrated VERNACULAR mass ad orientem. He was all but crucified.
Yah… that happened to me once.
Timothy James says:
Is every Bishop SUPPOSED TO come out with a latter on the MP or has that just been the trend this time around? I have yet to hear anything from my Bishop on it, should I just keep waiting for a letter or ask him about it… Im not sure. Anyone have an idea? Thanks!
Cody says:
The danger of skimming:
I missed the preceding sentence, and initially understood "No priest is required to celebrate this form of Mass" as "a priest is not necessary for a valid mass to be celebrated." I nearly had a heart-attack! Then I slowed myself down and read it again :)
michigancatholic says:
5 August 2007 at 12:12 PM
There is no requirement for a bishop to issue a statement, that I know of. I think a couple of things are at play here.
A) *They're issuing* because the MP is historic and everyone knows it, whether they want to admit it or not. I think everyone who's paying attention realizes that the policies of this pope, including the MP, are an historic turning point in theology, liturgy and catholic identity. This will go down in history, red letter history. So everyone who thinks they're anybody (which means most emphatically the bishops of the USCCB) has to jump in with a formal statement. It's the CEO thing to do.
Is there some verbiage in the MP that involves responsibility of the bishop? A little bit, but mostly it doesn't involve them as much as probably they'd like to think. They can't regulate it into a tidy little box of their own design, a problem for some of the power freaks in the crowd.
And yet, what's happening post-MP is necessary, because the mass must survive everything, even those who cannot conceive of either their passing or the passing of all the possessions and fashions they hold dear.
B) *We're watching* because everyone wonders what their bishop is going to do about people who SAY or GO to the extraordinary form. Nobody wants to get hung out to dry.
The N.O. mass in Latin is a case in point. I've been catholic for over 20 years, yet I've heard the novus ordo in Latin precisely twice. (And I don't live in one of the real hotspots–ie Milwaukee, LA & the like.) I sought it out myself both times and traveled to get to it. Yet, many mass-going Catholics have never heard it and don't know it exists. Why? Because it is heavily controlled and sometimes priests are even punished for using it!!! This, even though the Latin N.O. was designated as the official form prior to the MP, and the English is merely the badly-translated vernacular version which may be substituted for it.
Add to this the de facto belief of many of the bishops that they have a right to tell you about everything, even things of which they are abysmally ignorant (ie labor law, economics & international relations), and there is a problem.
So everyone is watching to see what certain bishops will do to priests. Pointedly speaking, this is the issue. We have some bishops who routinely mistreat the priests in their dioceses.
Bishops can't really touch laypeople who are not in their employ. So it's up to laypeople to do some of the heavy lifting. Info about where and how that's got to be done is what we're looking for–where we have to travel, what we have to provide. That and where priests are who need assistance and support from us.
*Ideally, what ought to happen is PEACE*. The MP is a GREAT ARMISTICE in the liturgical wars and it must take its place in history as precisely that. The Catholic faith must remain free and practiceable through this period and into the future.
Michael E. Lawrence says:
"I knew an associate pastor in the archdiocese of DC who was saying a private Latin Novus Ordo on his day off. The pastor threw a fit, forbidding him to do it."
Ummmmmm…..Isn't that an abuse of power?
The recent history of the Catholic Church (post-V2) has been all about abuses of power. It's been one of the main themes, in fact.
Ummmmmm…..Isn't that an abuse of power?
Comment by Michael E. Lawrence
Of course, it is. The same pastor also forbid him wearing a cassock.
I have been a Catholic since 1970. Except for the mass in St Joe, the only public Novus Ordo Latin I ever heard about was said in the crypt at the National Shrine in the mid 80's. It was said by a Benedictine named Urban Schnaus (I think) who used to teach physics at KU . . . and had eyebrows like Edward Teller.
Now there's a mental picture. Perhaps the bishop didn't know how to confront him?? ;)
fr.franklyn mcafee says:
Iused to celebrate mass at times in Latin at the National Shrine in D.C. but it became too far to go when I had one of my own at my parish.They stopped it a long time ago and replaced it with a Spansih mass.Isn't therea requirement for a minor basilica to have mass in latin at least once? The MP has caused some bishops to be very creative in avoiding the truth that they cannot stop it.They can regulate it as they would regulate any mass celebrated according to the 70 missal i.e.insure that it is done properly.The bishop from Owensboro makes a pledge to the people that he will carry out the MP.That is far better than Archbishop Sanchez telling his people that many priests cannot say it because they have to genuflect 18 times and they have bad knees!How idiotic.What did priests do 40 years ago?What do priests do when celebrating the NO where at least they are to genuflect twice,four times if the Blesed sacrament is reserved.His reasoning is weak-kneed.If they are that bad that they cannot even genuflect slightly then they can bow.I was a deacon a long time ago but on Ash Wednesday when we went to impose ashes I was told by the Pastor that I was forbidden to use any of the two formulae for imposition.I had to use theone the parish liturgy committee came up with.I asked the Pastor,"You mean I cannot use the one the Church prescribes and must use one composed by a committee?"He said yes.I went and used "Remember man that thouart dust…".He got over it.
Fr. Augustine Thompson O.P. says:
Dear Father McAfee,
I think you mistyped. The ordinary use has three genuflections (five with the sacrament is reserved). One at each elevation and a third before picking up the sacrament to display it for the "Behold the Lamb of God." That third genuflection sometimes gets forgotten during the preparation for communion, however.
Scott Arbuckle says:
Father bless,
Why would His Grace, Bishop John call the Tridentine Mass a rite? The Byzantine Catholics have several Liturgies, ie: St. James, St. Basil and St. John Chrysostom, yet they are all within the Byzantine Rite.
Scott Arbuckle
Fr R Blake says:
"Is there some verbiage in the MP that involves responsibility of the bishop? A little bit, but mostly it doesn't involve them as much as probably they'd like to think."
The MP places the choice to celebrate according to the Extraordinary Rite on the priest. One reasonably presumes that the decision as to his competence to do so rests on the priest, it is priest who decides, now, whether he is capable of celebrating in particular language, the MP does not alter this but adds to his choice.
Itis also him who decides on pastoral need within his parish.
The role of the Bishop is, again presumably, to ensure all is done in conformity with the mind of the Church.
In many ways the MP is one of the few post VII examples of that beautiful and important VII concept of subsidiarity.
Andy Lucy says:
I live in the Diocese of Owensboro. There used to be an indult Mass, once every three months. The priest then went on active duty as a chaplain, and no replacement was ever sought… in spite of the begging from the faithful.
We currently drive 3 hrs to attend an indult Mass in Cahokia, IL, when we are able. Otherwise, we attend the ordinary form of Mass here locally, with a priest who really does try to provide a solemn and uplifting liturgy, in spite of the banalities introduced by our guitar strumming chairman of the liturgy committee.
It was said by a Benedictine named Urban Schnaus (I think) who used to teach physics at KU . . . and had eyebrows like Edward Teller.
Should be "physics at CU" (Catholic University).
Ooops! My mistake.My thanks to Fr.Thompson.
Who's Edward Teller?
(Save the Liturgy, Save the World)
Edward Teller: a Hungarian-born scientist, now deceased, who worked on the Manhattan Project. Think Ed Asner but even more bearlike.
Samuel J. Howard says:
Edward Teller was a physicist involved in U.S. Nuclear weapons research and other defense projects.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Teller
The MP has caused some bishops to be very creative in avoiding the truth that they cannot stop it.They can regulate it as they would regulate any mass celebrated according to the 70 missal i.e.insure that it is done properly.
Revisionist History. The Russians do the same thing with Stalin, pretending that he never existed. And sadly, many bishops do it with Veterum Sapientia, pretending it was never written.
The bishop from Owensboro makes a pledge to the people that he will carry out the MP.That is far better than Archbishop Sanchez telling his people that many priests cannot say it because they have to genuflect 18 times and they have bad knees!How idiotic.What did priests do 40 years ago?What do priests do when celebrating the NO where at least they are to genuflect twice,four times if the Blesed sacrament is reserved.His reasoning is weak-kneed.If they are that bad that they cannot even genuflect slightly then they can
Comment by fr.franklyn mcafee
1. I think you're referring to Abp Sheehan. Abp Sanchez was fired because he had been fooling around with teenage girls–at least it wasn't teenage boys.
2. There's a priest here who once a month after mass exposes the Sacrament for adoration and never genuflects. He just turns around, gets it from the tabernacle, puts it in the monstrance . . . and strolls out.
I think that some priests don't understand that lay people notice such things. They don't understand that the laity has been taught to respect the clergy and so don't really say anything. Further, they think that emotional (but vapid) homilies combined with glad handing after mass establishes a firm pastoral foundation.
3. BTW, Fr McAfee, do you know Fr Buckley of the FSSP?
Should be:
Edward Teller was one of the fathers of the H bomb.
"Otherwise, we attend the ordinary form of Mass here locally, with a priest who really does try to provide a solemn and uplifting liturgy, in spite of the banalities introduced by our guitar strumming chairman of the liturgy committee."
Andy Lucy, do you mind to name which parish you're referring too? I was born and raised in the Diocese of Owensboro but am now a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Louisville. I didn't get to know many priests and parishes in my youth (unfortunately), but am now always interested in how they are doing. I do know that Our Lady of Lourdes has a nice reverent Novus Ordo (complete with "consecration bells") despite the usual Haugen/Haas songs. The sanctuary is quite nice as well. I wish I could say the same for Owensboro's Cathedral.
About the MP, I must say I am pleasantly surprised by Bishop McGraith's response to it. Let us pray for him as his health is failing.
RC2 says:
I had to laugh at the "old knees" comment, although I expect it was facetious –meant to illustrate the bishop's doubt there will be great demand for the extraordinary form, rather than a literal objection.
Nevertheless, to illustrate Fr. McAfee's point, the pastor of St. Mary, Mother of God in downtown DC (for years site of an "indult" mass in our ArchD) is a Vet who literally can't genuflect. He gets through the extraordinary form just fine.
I am referring to St Edward's parish. We also attend Sacred Heart parish. Our priest has three parishes to tend to, along with assisting with Spanish Masses at differing parishes.
He is a devout priest, who puts a great deal of thought into his homilies, even those for weekday masses. He is one of the few we have had here who seems to have a high level of reverence for the Blessed Sacrament. And as much as I adore the Extraordinary Form of the Mass, I almost feel bad asking him, as he really is snowed under.
At least he didn't call me stupid like one priest did when I asked about using sanctus bells during the Mass. I had never really been chewed out by a priest before, but I was told in no uncertain terms that I was a throwback, a dinosaur, and that stupid ideas such as Latin and incense and sanctus bells were gone forever… good riddance.


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The Early 1990's 7542 After A Banquet (12 July 2008)
Cloud joined a traditional Chinese wedding banquet today. There were a lot of good dishes on the table. However, they were the normal greasy Guangdong cuisine such as Barbecued Whole Suckling Pig, Golden-fried Crab Meat Rolls and Golden-fried Crispy Chicken, etc. I could feel the oily feeling halfway through the banquet even thought the dishes were very delicious. When I drove home, I had been having some aged tea choices in my mind so that I could brew one immediately when I arrived.
In order to sweep away the greasy feeling and bring my body back to normal, it would be a good idea to brew a young aged Puerh tea. Certainly, from the Cloud's point of view, young aged Puerh tea meant those raw Puerh must have at least 15 years of aging. Otherwise, it would be too young to appreciate. Arriving home after the banquet, it should be nearly 11pm. It would not be wise to drink the tea which was too young. Of course, ripe Puerh tea was also one of the choices. But Cloud had aged raw Puerh vintages, the ripe Puerh tea could be reserved for the next ocassion.
After a deep thought, Cloud remembered that there was a tea in my collections having the similar taste as the Eighty-eight Raw Tea Cake (88 Qingbing) but with its younger age. That was the drily stored early 1990's 7542. Since it was younger than the Eighty-eight Raw Tea Cake (88 Qingbing), it had a younger and stronger taste which was suitable to be appreciated on a full stomach. When this tea was appreciated in other general occasions, the drinkers would normally feel hungry very soon.
The Tea Cake - Shiny, Beautiful & Attractive
Very quickly, this tea cake was located. Cloud was amazed that how fast it was. Normally speaking, it took some time to find out a specific tea cake because Cloud was unable to remember where it was put last time.
Anyway, I could not wait to open the wrapper. It was discovered that the surface and the back of the tea cake transformed. It became more reddish than before but still shiny, beautiful and attractive. As this was a drily stored tea cake, it was free from white substance. The dry tea leaves had clear appearance. The aroma from the surface of the tea cake was a slight aged plum fragrance which was so attractive and made people feel fresh and good. Again, I could not wait to boil the water immediately before I chipped off a little piece for brewing. The timing would be perfect because the water was boiled right after I just finished chipping off the tea cake.
Wow! By breaking up the tea cake, one could tell it was an almost 20 years aged vintage. There was no need to use any tool for helping while chipping off. What Cloud needed was just his own hands. It had been aged to the status that the structure of the tea cake started to loose. After taking the appropriate proportion of the tea leaves and putting them into the tea bowl, it was the showtime to have a nice brew [although Cloud was still full].
Gorgeous Tea Broth - Vivid, Fresh & Sweet
Pouring the hot water into the tea bowl, the plum aroma was released. Obviously, the fragrance of such was very different from those young tea cakes generally available in the market because those were just tea cakes less than 10 years of aging. The astringent aroma of the young raw Puerh tea was so obvious that it told you, "I am young!". However, there was no such feeling from the hot aroma of the early 1990's 7542. The fragrance it released was soft and gentle, but there was still a hidden strong force in the smell which could not be easily told unless and until one had tasted the tea broth of the early 1990's 7542, especially from the 4th, 5th and 6th infusions.
With the very hot tea broth, there was not way to drink. Otherwise, it would have burnt my tongue. Therefore, smelling the fragrance from the surface of the tea broth was another option. "Attractive", "amazing" and "fascinating" was the adjectives for describing the feeling. Cloud did not mean the fascination was the same as the very aged aromas and tastes normally found in those 1970's and 1980's Puerh vintages. It was different. It was a remarkable early aged plum smell, especially it must be found from the deep breath of such the fresh aroma.
Perfect timing! The tea broth was a little bit cooler so that drinking the liquor with a large bit would give an unexplained comfort. Perhaps, it was a strong contrast to the greasy dishes tonight. The thick but fresh tea broth swinging around the entire mouth stimulating the taste buds and the nerves was ... - Wonderful. After having several cups of such tea, everything had gone (I meant the oil!) and everything was back to normal (I meant my body!).
After having such a good tea, it was a perfect time to go to the bed. Good night.
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Non-profits, volunteers, and corporate "restructuring"
I've worked with various non-profit and volunteer organizations for years. I've also worked in the corporate world for years, in both large and small companies, as a permanent employee and as a temporary and contract worker. One of the things I do best is get a good, solid understanding for an organization's culture and structure, it's "zen", if you will. I was one of the first to start using the term "drain circler" in my professional parlance.
I am not an "efficiency expert", or other corporate analyst. People want expensive MBA's for that, so they can charge you more for often not really understanding your organization. Sadly, many of these so-called experts do not "get" the nature of a company, and more often than not leave the situation as bad or worse than they found it - and this is in the for-profit, product producing corporate world alone.
The non-profit world is different. While it has all of the fiduciary demands of the corporate world, except for shareholders demanding a profit and having to pay people to work for it, it has the added burdens of A) needing to retain talent with means other than money, and B) needing to raise funds by other than simple product sales.
Most non-profits struggle with one or both of these. If they are successful in fundraising, they often turn off volunteers with constant pitches for money and/or selling. If they have loyal volunteers, they often have difficulty raising money, because personal fiefs and empire building get in the way.
There are "turn around experts" for both corporate and non-profit organizations. They are not the same. A corporate efficiency expert is out of his or her depth in a volunteer environment as they try to make the organization "more efficient" and "motivate employees". A non-profit expert is more oriented toward motivation and fundraising than product delivery and efficiency, therefore flounders trying to improve a regular corporate environment. A few rare people can do both. I've never met one.
The first thing you learn leading volunteers is that you must work with what people will do, not with what you think they should do. The distinction is subtle, but important. In the corporate world, the threat is always "Do as I say or I'll fire you". In the volunteer world, that type of attitude just ends up with entire swathes of your organization taking a hike in advance of the axe man.
A classic example is "You will cease saying 'XXXXXXX'" from a corporate officer, where "XXXXXXX" is a personal opinion. In the corporate world, that has the threat of firing behind it, offensive though it may be. Even then, it may not be in their purview if "XXXXXXX" has nothing to do with the corporation or its business. In the volunteer world, it is nothing more than an arrogant overstepping of boundaries, a puerile attempt at a power play, and is laughable at best.
Non-profit experts, IIRC, focus on sustainable fundraising, volunteer retention, officer training and long term strategic planning.
Corporate experts, IIRC, focus on increasing efficiency, improving performance, streamlining production, culling deadweight, enhancing shareholder book value and dissent eliminationmorale improvement.
The two are very different skillsets, and do not apply very well to each other.
I have spoken with many survivors of your average corporate efficiency, "turn around" or "restructuring" experts. Their experiences, by and large, have not been pleasant, even if their company had been in trouble, even if they were among the lucky few who kept their jobs. The microscope was invariable turned up highest on the lowest level employees, while members of upper management who were at the heart of the problems were given a free pass. Some places, they come in, talk to the managers about their employees, and then management starts issuing layoff notices. The managers mostly all stay.
This kind of thing would annihilate a non-profit or volunteer organization. Even coming in with the simple goal of trying to streamline operations without truly understanding how volunteers work is a recipe for disaster, and would leave the volunteers feeling like they had been screwed over.
If you are in a volunteer organization and someone tries corporate restructuring on it, stand back and watch the fireworks. It will get interesting, but ugly. It won't, however, fix the organization. You need a non-profit expert for that - if the organization even survives the corporate wizard.


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Combined with the CEA findings in Ohio and Pennsylvania, these reports show that the Appalachian Basin experienced more than $80 billion in savings during this time period.
In West Virginia, the savings were nearly $1.6 billion for residential consumers and more than $2.7 billion for industrial and commercial consumers.
Further, this increased production has led to record tax revenue, as West Virginia Department of Revenue Deputy Sec. Dave Hardy told Inside Shale last month. Hardy explained that "historic" July state tax revenues were $32 million over budget as a result of record West Virginia Marcellus Shale production and related activities. For a bit of perspective, the state's budget surplus for the entire previous fiscal year was $36 million.
West Virginia is a prime example of how game-changing this industry has been for the region. And as more investment dollars flow into the Appalachian Basin for shale development and related activities – the CEA report says pipeline investment in West Virginia alone has been over $16.7 billion – these benefits are only going to get better.


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Federal estate taxes have been a source of funding for the federal government almost since the U.S. was founded.
In 1797, Congress instituted a system of federal stamps that were required on all wills offered for probate when property (land, homes) was transferred from one generation to the next. The revenue from these stamps was used to build the navy for an undeclared war with France, which had begun in 1794. When the crisis ended in 1802, the tax was repealed.¹
Estate taxes returned in the build up to the Civil War. The Revenue Act of 1862 included an inheritance tax, which applied to transfers of personal assets. In 1864, Congress amended the Revenue Act, added a tax on transfers of real estate, and increased the rates for inheritance taxes. As before, once the war ended the Act was repealed.²
Fast Fact: Estate Income. Between 2016 and 2025, the estate tax will generate about $246 billion.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 2015
In 1898, a federal legacy tax was proposed to raise revenue for the Spanish-American War. This served as a precursor to modern estate taxes. It instituted tax rates that were graduated by the size of the estate. The end of the war came in 1902, and the legacy tax was repealed later that same year.³
Until 1916. The 16th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified in 1913 — the one that gives Congress the right to "lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived." The Revenue Act of 1916 established an estate tax, and in one way or another, it's been part of U.S. history since then.
In 2010, the estate tax expired — briefly. But in December 2010, Congress passed the Tax Relief Act of 2010 and the new law retroactively imposed tax legislation on all estates settled in 2010.
In 2012, the American Tax Relief Act made the estate tax a permanent part of the tax code.
As part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, estate tax rules were again adjusted. The estate tax exemption was raised to $11.2 million, a doubling of the $5.6 million that previously existed. Married couples may be able to pass as much as $22.4 million to their heirs. The 2017 Act is set to expire in 2025, so it's possible the estate tax law may be adjusted at least once during the next few years. If you're uncertain about your estate strategy, it may be a good time to review the approach you currently have in place.
Estate Taxes and Overall Federal Revenues
Estate taxes typically account for less than one percent of total federal revenue.
Chart Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 2015
Exemption through the Years
Federal estate taxes exempt a share of estates from federal estate taxes. For the 2017 tax year, if an estate's worth less than $5.49 million, no federal estate taxes may apply.
Exclusion Amount
Highest Tax Rate
1916 $50,000 10.0%
1918-1923 $50,000 25.0%
1926-1931 $100,000 20.0%
1977 $120,000 70.0%
2002 $1,000,000 50.0%
2010 $0 or $5,000,000 0% or 35%
Chart Source: Internal Revenue Service, 2017
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Optimization Tools Lighten the Load on Stressed Freight Networks
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Freight transportation networks are increasing in complexity at a time when companies are under immense pressure to improve service levels. Investing in more efficient infrastructure is one response to this challenge, especially in countries such as the United States where deteriorating transportation systems are struggling to keep up with rising traffic volumes. But there is another response to the problem: a new generation of powerful transportation planning solutions that optimize cargo flows across regional, national, and local networks.
The improved planning tools enable companies to cut transportation costs and drive up service standards. In addition, by increasing the utilization of existing road, rail, and water systems, these solutions can lessen the need for expensive investments in new infrastructure.
Rising demand
Maximizing the rate of on-time deliveries while keeping operating costs to a minimum has always been critical to the efficiency of freight transportation networks. However, meeting these targets has become even more important as markets demand lower prices and tighter delivery windows.
Global trends such as the rapid growth in e-commerce are driving these demands. The evolution of freight networks also is adding complexity to the movement of goods. For example, following the expansion of free trade zones and other open border initiatives, many distribution networks have been reconfigured to cut the number of distribution centers. These networks have become more reliant on long distance road transportation.
Distribution networks also have to cope with rising traffic volumes. For example, trade volume projections released earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Transportation show that freight tons moving on the country's transportation network will grow 40% in the next three decades, and the value of the freight will almost double. Freight traffic in Europe is expected to follow a similar growth path.
Exacting task
More sophisticated transportation planning will not overcome these network challenges. But it is possible to increase the efficiency of freight networks by using more advanced planning tools to optimize goods flows.
It's a complex task, that requires planners to manage units of transportation – whether they be rail cars, freight containers, or trucks – moving between multiple nodes. They must meet the needs of diverse shippers in a commercial environment that is subject to wide fluctuations in demand.
In general, freight transportation planning has lagged behind its passenger equivalent. Also, much freight planning work is done manually, making it difficult for planners to keep pace with the changes described above.
Consider, for example, a typical process for the distribution of empty rail cars. A rail operator receives orders from customers to transport specific volumes of commodities. Quotas of empty rail cars are often allocated on a daily basis. Next, a trip plan is generated that allows for the origin-destination pairs involved, as well as train timetables – usually drawn up annually – and capacities. Cars are loaded in a station or a customer's track facility, and finally moved to the required destinations for unloading.
Completing such a process – which can change any time in response to shifting customer demands – manually is unwieldly and costly. In fact, an analysis of such a process in the rail mode carried out by ZLC shows that these inefficient planning practices generate a significant volume of empty, and therefore non-productive, freight car space.
More advanced planning tools that automate much of the planning process can eliminate such inefficiencies.
An example is the dynamic car-planning system (DCP) implemented by the U.S. Class 1 rail operator CSX in 1997(1) . The DCP is the industry's first real-time, fully integrated equipment distribution optimization system that CSX uses to optimize the use of its rolling stock. The company estimates that DCP saves it $51 million annually compared to the previous system, and has enabled it to avoid some $1.4 billion in capital expenditures owing to the network efficiencies it has unlocked.
(1) CSX Railway Uses OR to Cash In on Optimized Equipment Distribution, Michael F. Gorman Department of Management Information Systems, Operations Management, and Decision Sciences, School of Business, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, Dharma Acharya, David Sellers CSX Transportation
Over the last decade CSX has invested in enhancing the DCP system. For example, it has improved the system's real-time reporting information on train operations and the status of cars, and introduced a web-based order management system and visibility tools.
Even more advanced freight traffic planning tools are now being introduced and developed. Companies such as decision automation and optimization solutions provider Optym have compiled case studies of these applications that show the benefits. Optym experts developed a number of optimization solutions for some of the most important transportation service providers in the U.S. Examples include a blocking optimizer for generating an optimal blocking plan for railway freight traffic for Norfolk Southern railway, and a planning model for optimal repositioning of empty containers for Pacer Stacktrain.
Solutions like these are integrated into everyday operation planning, and contribute to significant savings in time, money and distance.
Research at ZLC is focused on enabling railways to increase their share of the overall market for freight transportation. Even though the rail mode delivers cost-effective transportation on long-haul routes, it commands only a relatively small portion of the market for moving freight – one of the most important economic activities in the world. The reasons for the shortfall lie in service inefficiencies, particularly in relation to transit times and on-time delivery performance. The ZLC research is looking at possibilities for improving the utilization of capital assets on railways by incorporating real-life constraints as much as possible. Also, since containerized cargo represents a significant share of railway transportation in the U.S. as well as in Europe, expanding the use of modern optimization tools in the intermodal rail market is another potential option for increasing the mode's market share.
Ease the burden
Optimizing the flow of goods at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels, will enable companies and governments to increase the productivity of transportation systems, and relieve some of the pressure on overburdened freight networks. We now have the tools to achieve these improvements – and build even more powerful decision support systems for freight transportation planners and their shipper customers.


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Report: Benham brothers likely to land new show at 'traditional values' network
David and Jason Benham, whose real estate reality show was canceled by HGTV last week following a report that David Benham is an anti-gay activist, could land at the "traditional values" network INSP TV.
By Staff Reports Monday, May 12, 2014
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David and Jason Benham, whose real estate reality show was canceled by HGTV last week following a report that David Benham is an anti-gay activist, could land at the "traditional values" network INSP TV.
A couple of different networks could announce as early as this week that they are interested in forming a show starring the Benham brothers, among them is INSP TV, which reaches 75 million homes with content that honors "traditional values," according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The brothers told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday that, while HGTV had previously wanted them to host a real estate show, other networks were interested in them for different concepts, including shows that would have also focused on their wives and kids, their fitness routines and their various other business.
The brothers describe themselves as "serial entrepreneurs" who didn't necessarily seek out a TV show, even though, prior to the gay-marriage controversy, they had been approached by five different networks.
HGTV pulled the plug on their show, "Flip It Forward," which was to debut in October, after Right Wing Watch published a report labeling David Benham as an anti-gay "dedicated right-wing activist.
David Benham has said the "homosexuality and its agenda that is attacking the nation" and that marriage equality "erodes the moral fabric of our society" and "threaten(s) future generations."
On Thursday, the brothers released a statement that said, "Anyone who suggests that we hate homosexuals or people of other faiths is either misinformed or lying," and professed, "We love Muslims and we love homosexuals."
David Benham once referred to Muslims as "the enemy attacking" America.
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Why is this important now? With the refugee influx coming into Canada, you may encounter a surge of students in your classroom displaying symptoms related to post traumatic experiences like violence, displacement or loss, which will have an impact on how they learn. As a teacher, you may see a trend of problematic behaviours or students' lack of progress in the traditional learning environment.
What does this have to do with language? The normal language learning centres in the brain may not be processing information properly (like the example in the doctor's office). The person doesn't process cognitive information like they normally would have prior to the post traumatic experience. They may still be in that "fight/flight/freeze" state of mind and they may not understand verbal directions or other cognitive information. They may have difficulties with memory, retention and processing of information.
Fortunately, there is science-based evidence that can help us identify and act on these symptoms of stress. Lessons can be enhanced so that students can feel a sense of control and empowerment to reduce stress, and in turn help them learn language so that they have restored hope for success in Canada. Here are some tips and information that may be helpful.
After a traumatic experience there are both chemical and physical changes that occur in the brain that result in loss or inhibited normal brain functions. Areas of the brain affected by trauma are part of the limbic system which is responsible for things like: emotions, memories, regulation of aggression, pain, organizing motor behaviour and coordinating rule-based habit learning.
The frontal and parietal lobes are higher functioning. This is where we make sense of information, organize and use it. These areas don't function well in a person who is experiencing post traumatic symptoms. On the other hand, the lower more primitive areas of the brain are working overtime for those experiencing post traumatic symptoms. These individuals are usually highly sensitive and respond better to sensory information like visual cues over verbal information to understand their environment.
The good news is that the effects of trauma can be reversed and individuals can eventually perform successfully. What research tells us today is that the brain can reorganize itself by making new connections and brain growth. Implementing strategies to create new neural networks, (e.g. using sensory materials instead of verbal or written instructions), we can communicate the same information but in a different way.
traumatic stress (willful harm committed by another human being).
Language learning demands control, connection and meaning, therefore students with PTSD or resettlement stress are likely to be distracted with limited ability to learn a new language.
Students will perform better in a relaxed, uninhibited, motivating and anxiety-free environment.
Acknowledge and praise students with thumbs up, smiles, stickers, prizes, certificates, clapping, etc.
Provide a sense of belonging and emphasis on the classroom community.
Now that you understand a little more about the impact of trauma on learning, what would you do differently (or not) in your lessons?
Steele, W. & Raider, M.(2001) Structured sensory intervention for traumatized children, adolescents and parents: Strategies to alleviate trauma. Queenston, Ontario: The Edwin Mellen Press.
Thanks for these practical strategies Maria!
You're welcome, Nadeen! Glad to share them with you.
My experience has been that trauma survivors go one way or the other. Either they over achieve and are highly functional in the effort to keep those memories and skeletons locked up – or they become very dysfunctional. In either case, they are eventually going to need help to survive and recover.
That is an excellent observation Burns Wattie, thank you for bringing it up! In fact, many individuals are not identified as having PTSD unless they specifically get treatment or have access to mental health care support. One of the studies I used in my research for this blog discusses a mental health care facility in New York where English language instruction is the last part of the treatment for refugees with PTSD. It states that many individuals are reluctant to learn a new language as they believe they will eventually go back home. It is only after they realize they cannot return to their home country that they become more open to learn English and have less anxiety about it. Learning English is then encouraged to empower these individuals so that they can have more control in their lives in a new culture and country.
Also, you are correct that each individual has their own coping mechanism to deal with his/her experiences. Some people are more resilient than others after the same traumatic event. Some will have difficulties and some will not, exactly as you have witnessed.
Thank you very much for taking the time to share your experience with us!
Another point I should add is that often times we (naturally) empathize with our students and assume things about how they feel or think. Through my trauma training I learned that when students do choose to share their experiences it is more effective and beneficial to act as witnesses to these stories and let them tell us how they feel or think.
As teachers, we do not have the responsibility to act as "therapists". However, by observing classroom behaviour or monitoring performance, we might become more aware of possible symptoms in our students who may be at risk. If we understand them (or their circumstances) better, we can reduce stress and frustration, prevent problematic behaviours before they escalate, and work more effectively.
Maria, this may be the best post I've ever read here on this blog. Thank you SO much. It is coherent, well structured, well researched and immediately applicable to my teaching. I am going to share it with all my coworkers. Right now our Syrian refugees are either en route or are here (housed in hotels) but not enrolled yet. I certainly want to be ready to give them an experience that is the best it can possibly be given the circumstances.
Kelly, thank YOU so much for your kind words and feedback. I really appreciate you sharing it with your colleagues as well. If you have any other questions, comments, or need ideas for sensory activities, please feel free to contact me. I'd be happy to support your work and collaborate with you!
What a well written and timely post! Thank you Maria for compiling all of this information. Would you be interested in presenting this as a workshop to other teachers who may not have the trauma training that you've gone through? I'm president of TESL Ottawa and I think that teachers here would really benefit from this. Please contact me if you're interested.
You are very welcome. It's a pleasure to share my experiences and knowledge with our members. I think that many of us have diverse backgrounds in training and there is so much we can learn from each other. Thank you very much for reading the article and posting your comments. I will contact you soon!
Here is a good video describing brain function and stress from TED-Ed. It is a very good description of how our behaviour is affected by stress, and why this is so important for language teachers.
Hi Maria. Good morning. I've just read your insightful article and I'm so excited, excited because I proposed an article for the next TESL conference on Immigrants as Linguistic Toddlers, the Englishes, Trauma and the ESL Classroom. I have been searching for material and I tumbled on this beautiful article. Thank you for sharing this all-important aspect of your training with the ESL community. I would be most grateful to tape from your reservoir when I start writing the article. Have a great week.
I am happy this information was helpful for you! Feel free to cite this article or use the references cited for this article.
Thank you so much for this invaluable work. It is just amazing.
I am currently working on traumatized children and language learning, and you work is very helpful. If you have anything else to suggest, I will be grateful.
Thank you very much for your comments! I am happy to hear you are taking the time to investigate best practices for working with children of trauma. It is a very important role and I encourage you to continue your work as you will help many people, reducing their suffering and adding meaning to their lives. Thank you for what you are doing! I have listed several links that are specific for helping children. You will find excellent information specific to your population.
You can also join Tutela.ca (if you are not already a member), to watch my presentation on this topic.
I hope this helps! Please contact me if you need further support. I would be happy to be there for you. You are not alone.
Thank you so much Maria. 🙂 You are very kind!
My question is a little bit off topic, but would you know about research being done on the therapeutic effects of learning a second or foreign language to cope with past trauma? Not necessarily with PTSD cases, but in a broader perspective?
Hello Madlina, thank you for your excellent question. Most of the research I have studied supports the idea that the social aspect of language learning classes/groups, and the sense of control one would acquire by better communicating in a new environment are therapeutic benefits. If a safe atmosphere is established in the classroom, allowing the student to progress at his/her own pace (student centred), this is also a benefit. However there is a lot of evidence in current studies demonstrating that language learning and executive functioning skills are hindered/limited because of the effects of post traumatic stress, (and other forms of stress ) on the brain and central nervous system. To better answer your question, based on what I have studied and experienced as a teacher, what is therapeutic to the student is the experience of being in a non-judgemental, low stress, social, creative "space" that provides a sense of safety and belonging which could provide healing and thus progress. It is the sense of safety and belonging that need to occur first before successful language learning can take place. This is basically what is understood from empirical findings. I hope this helps!


A clutch of cable networks was in hot pursuit of a new eight-game NFL TV rights package, but the league has faked its suitors out of their jocks with a surprise reverse.
Earlier this summer, in the midst of the lockout that threatened to put the kibosh on the 2011-12 season, the NFL began under-the-radar talks on a new fall Thursday night schedule. And while Comcast/NBCUniversal, Fox Sports, and Turner Sports expressed keen interest in the new bundle, the bidding process has been put on hold, a casualty perhaps of the NFL's failure to get the players' union to agree to an expanded season.
A source with ties to the league says early discussions about the Thursday night bundle were conducted under the assumption that the NFL would be able to coax the players into accepting an 18-game regular season schedule, but that idea was dead on arrival. The two additional weeks of football would have made it possible to put together a new TV package without taking Sunday afternoon games from CBS and Fox.
As was the case with the ESPN agreement, the three broadcast deals are set to expire in 2013. Fox's current pact is worth $720.3 million per year, while CBS' is for $619.8 million. NBC pays $603 million per season for the rights to air Sunday Night Football.