tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post5882030021868617231..comments2024-03-28T13:47:00.644+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: 2017 coming-upBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-47034525340151092772016-03-11T04:48:27.378+00:002016-03-11T04:48:27.378+00:00Horrific tragedy . . . really the dénouement of th...Horrific tragedy . . . really the dénouement of the modern age, since the dramatic arcs started a few centuries beforehand.<br /><br />I have a realistic hope, though, for Russia, where there is a movement toward a widespread repentance of regicide. I no longer find it incredible that I could witness the restoration of Christian monarchy in Russia.Joseph A.http://www.arimathea.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-87125565960328498692016-03-09T15:49:05.941+00:002016-03-09T15:49:05.941+00:00@JB - Part of my point is that we have to think ab...@JB - Part of my point is that we have to think about it - when 1917 should be burned onto our collective consciousness. Well, in a sense it is for the Russian Orthodox who understand it perhaps better than any other group:<br /><br />http://charltonteaching.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/why-did-world-change-circa-1917.htmlBruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-43635663634212711192016-03-09T15:42:37.796+00:002016-03-09T15:42:37.796+00:00"surely the events of 1917 were the greatest ..."surely the events of 1917 were the greatest and most lasting of blows against Christians, and against mankind generally"<br /><br />I presume you are referring above all to the Russian Revolution. <br /><br />But — 1917 was also the year of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima. God's counter-strike against Satan, through His handmaid the Blessed Virgin. So although our enemies will celebrate the centenary, we too have a banner to rally around in 2017, if we will recognize it. J. B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05285490297087135611noreply@blogger.com