One month later…

Given that Vox Nova discusses the two dinner time no-no’s (religion and politics), I suppose we are doing something right in light of the multifarious feedback received. Thanks to all for taking the time to enjoy or detest our efforts. We take seriously constructive criticism proffered by our readers and other bloggers, so expect some changes to our project in an effort to instantiate more effectively our purpose.

The Good…

“I’m sure I will disagree often with the Vox Nova crowd…but it’s a great blog (if not quite as “diverse” as MOJ).”

“I have found the posts at Vox Nova to be uniformly thoughtful, thought-provoking, rigorous, reflective, and completely engaging…I absolutely can not recommend it enough!”

“Comparatively speaking, this blog is “liberal” only because it’s among the few Catholic blogs that does not march in lockstep with the full Republican agenda. In reality, it expresses the concerns of most Catholics and average Americans on the issues of our time, not just those that make Republicans look good or Democrats look bad.”

“For those who have not yet run across it, there is a smart new blog in town…they represent a fairly wide spectrum with regard to their political backgrounds. I say ‘fairly’ because, in my opinion, it could be a little wider. That said, it seems to be a promising new site.”

“… very dense and very thoughtful.”

“…I think it’s probably the most substantive blog going.”

“As best I could tell, the voices over at Vox Nova don’t seem to be hypocritical in their positions, and in fact seem to be quite capable of underscoring the tensions within them. You may not agree with them, but the scrutinies they are undertaking should be welcome nonetheless.”

The Bad…

“…a disappointing failure…they evince a rather consistent immaturity.”

“I find them to be just a wee bit heavy-handed in their academic approach. Ironically they come across even more stuffy and elitist than Fr. Neuhaus (who has the excuse of once being Anglican).”

“I admire the mission of Vox Nova but it has failed miserably in living up to its ideal.”

“Vox Nova Blog Labors to Illustrate the Chestertonian Principle that Catholics Agree About Everything and it is only everything else they disagree about.”

” The two parties that might be described as “libertarian” or “conservative” comprise 4 posts of the 109 posts on Vox Nova. Nice range, there.”

And the Insular…

“Frankly, I’m so f**king tired of these traditionalist poseurs…who have this snotty attitude toward All Things American.”

“They are a bunch of hard left Catholics who are so self-deluded that they don’t think they have an ideological bent at all (a common feature of leftists, going back at least to Marx and his followers).”

“There was some angst a couple of years ago that the blogosphere was dominated by conservative Catholic blogs and that there wasn’t nearly as many liberal ones. Looks like they’re making up ground.”

“Do liberation theology-reading anarcho-pacifists who quote Dorothy Day while demanding America renounce military force feel that revolutionary movements like the Sandinistas should likewise have laid down their arms?”