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Can I Get A Glass of Water?
2007-03-14 11:58:00 A journalist found out that the Pope's water is a little more expensive than he thought. More to come... More About: Water , Glass , T A G
So Fed Up
2007-03-13 19:44:00 Although I cannot get into details on the blog, today was just brutal from one end to another. The saddest part is that today is still not over; I have yet to go back for a night class. I could just curl up in the fetal position in a ball and cry. Or maybe scream into a pillow really loud. Why must everything be so difficult? Why does life keep throwing massive obstacles in the way of every
It's Here...
2007-03-13 12:44:00 The Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation SACRAMENTUM CARITATIS On The Eucharist As The Source and Summit of the Church's Life and Mission. It's here, actually. The part that most relates to me right now: "Finally, while respecting various styles and different and highly praiseworthy traditions, I desire, in accordance with the request advanced by the Synod Fathers, that Gregorian chant be More About: Here
My New Favourite Quotation
2007-03-13 12:36:00 “I hate you in Christ.” – J.-M. R. Tillard, OPOur prof explained that when Fr. Tillard liked you, he loved you -- "in Christo," he would always add. But if he disliked you, Fr. Tillard would tell you that he hated you, always "in Christo" as well. More to come...
Bloggers' Roots Found!
2007-03-13 11:20:00 Courtesy Married to the Sea comics; this one found here. (Click to see it larger; if you can't make out the text I have reproduced it in the first comment.) More to come... More About: Blogger , Blog , Bloggers , Roots , Logger
Ontario Teachers' College Stats
2007-03-13 02:23:00 In an article sure to make more than 16,000 stomachs churn, the Toronto Star includes a front page article citing the stats: 16,000+ have applied to teachers' colleges for spots this fall, less than half – about 7,500 – will get in. That's just one of a host of disconcerting stats about the unemployment to come for these teachers. More to come... More About: College , Cher , Ontario , Stats , Teacher
It's Coming... Are You Ready?
2007-03-13 01:50:00 Tomorrow Rome will release the post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on the Eucharist, which will call for liturgical reforms, including a greater use of the Latin language, Gregorian chant, classical polyphonic music. HT: Fr. Dana. More to come... More About: Read , Ming , Ready
Amazing Race: All-Stars
2007-03-12 11:11:00 Is anybody watching this season? I was delighted Charla is still around (Mirna is irritating) for another leg of the race, and it was great to see Rob and Amber finally fall from their pedestal, though it was pretty obvious that that would be the ending since the hints they wouldn't come in first were about as obvious as a sledgehammer to the skull from the first of the episode. Why do networks More About: Stars , Race , Amazing Race , All-Stars , Star
Post-Dinner Wrap-Up
2007-03-12 01:52:00 Dinner went smashingly. All of the dishes turned out - though my veggie stir fry was so spicy with too many chili peppers that it cleared both of our sinuses and then some! - and the Thai Chicken with basil was by far my favourite of the lot. Dessert was also a hit. After dinner we played a "grudge" match of Scattergories since I was convinced I was going to win, in retaliation for the beating I More About: Dinner , Post , Wrap
Deep Dish Brownies
2007-03-11 18:48:00 I'm having a dinner party tonight so I feel like I have been preparing menus and shopping lists for weeks. Two, to be precise. Anyway, today is the big day so I, having a tiny kitchen in my apartment and only one good frying pan, have been making a couple of dishes ahead of time. I made a Thai chicken dish earlier this afternoon and it turned out amazing! Really! I had no idea Thai cooking was so More About: Brown , Brownies , Deep , Dish , Brownie
Confusing Ritual
2007-03-11 13:46:00 I attended Mass last evening and participated through my presence at the Rite of Scrutiny for the catechumens and candidates of the parish, who are preparing to be received fully into the Church at Easter. After the presider had laid his hands on their heads and uttered the required prayers, they were, as they are every week, hustled out the side door before the recitation of the Apostle’s Creed. More About: Ritual , Sing
My New Favourite Papal Picture
2007-03-11 03:04:00 A fantastic picture of Papa Ratzi via Fr. Dana. Every single time I look at it, I burst out laughing! Anyone care to share their captions for it? More to come... More About: Picture
On Love
2007-03-10 17:02:00 Fr. Dana has a wonderful homily he delivered at a high school on "V-Day" (February 14) that I just came across today. I loved this part in particular: Love , my brothers and sisters, is not about getting it on; it’s not about hooking up, it’s not about sex at all. It’s about heaven. If you love someone you want the best for them, and as Christians we know that the best, the very best of the best,
Pope BXVI Not A Bob Dylan Fan
2007-03-10 12:53:00 Pope Benedict XVI reveals in a biography of John Paul II to be released next month that he didn't think it was appropriate for the late Pope to appear at a youth event with Bob Dylan in 1997, calling Dylan a "false prophet." At the 1997 concert, John Paul referred to what is perhaps Dylan's most famous song, "Blowing in the Wind," which became an anthem for young people seeking meaning in life More About: Pop , Pope
What Does Your Birth Date Mean?
2007-03-10 11:59:00 Your Birth date: June 9You are a born idealist, with more pet causes than you can count. You prefer be around others, both when working and while relaxing. Generous and giving, you believe you can change the world one person at a time. You're open minded and tolerant. People feel like they can tell you anything. Your strength: Your go-with-the-flow flexibility Your weakness: Your flair for the More About: What , Hat , Your
JPII Closer To Sainthood
2007-03-09 16:30:00 Did you all catch the news on Rocco's blog? "The Vicariate for Rome announced today that the diocesan phase of John Paul's cause for beatification is at an end. Following a ceremony on 2 April -- the second anniversary of the candidate's death -- the cause will proceed to the docket and scrutiny of the Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of Saint s." More to come... More About: Hood , Close , Loser , Closer
International Women's Day
2007-03-09 15:41:00 The Vatican has lots of things to say about the equality yet difference via complementarity of women in honour of Inter national Women 's Day yesterday. Via Zenit, March 8 edition. A seminarian-friend sent me the following: "During yesterday's thoughts about International Women's Day, a simple prayer was offered: 'On this, International Women's Day, let us pray for all women and the good work More About: National , Men
Canadian Investigation of Alien Technology
2007-03-09 13:31:00 I can't make this stuff up, you know. More to come... More About: Technology , Techno , Tech , Canadian , Cana
Genesis 6
2007-03-08 14:35:00 Our Creation prof suggested yesterday that God didn't know what God was doing when creating the universe: "God was confused," my prof said. "Just read Gene sis 6." I presume he's referring to verses 5-7: "The Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind was great in the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually. And the Lord was sorry that he had More About: Genes
Like A Tree In The Forest...
2007-03-08 11:12:00 I fell for the FOURTH time this academic year on my way to school yesterday morning, hitting a patch of black ice covered by a light dusting of snow. Fortunately, unlike the two falls that were severe enough to blog about, I didn't bruise anything this time around, except my pride. My ankle is a little sore but nothing like last time. This falling is getting out of hand, though. Even Jesus More About: Tree , Rest , Forest , Like , Fore
Shudder...
2007-03-07 20:04:00 I just got out of a very explicit Sex class on Natural Family Planning. Let's just say I'm never going to be able to look at egg whites the same way again. Just, wow. I can only imagine how the seminarians in the room felt since I have the body parts she was talking about so graphically. One of the highlights of the hour came when one of the young laymen in the room asked straight-faced and
God The Mother
2007-03-07 16:00:00 In 1978, Pope John Paul I made the astonishing statement that God is "the Father, but also the Mother ." Far from being heretical, John Paul I was affirming the feminine images of the transcendent God in the Hebrew Scriptures and in the Patristic authors. How do you envisage the First Person of the Trinity? Do feminine traits come to mind? Can God integrate the experience of women? If so, how? More About: Other
What Does Your Birth Date Mean About Your Love Life?
2007-03-07 12:07:00 Your Birthdate: June 9For you, love is a feeling that lingers for really long time - even after a relationship is totally over. In fact, you still may have strong feelings for the first person you fell in love with. You usually are reluctant to end relationships. And sometimes you're the last to know that things are ending! Number of True Love s You'll Have: 5 Number of Times You'll Have Your More About: Life , What , Hat , Your
Why Teaching As a Profession Is Getting More Dangerous
2007-03-06 13:22:00 Some proof comes out of Italy. More to come... More About: Profession , Teaching , Prof , Anger , Danger
What Aura Are You?
2007-03-06 12:50:00 Your Aura is BlueSpiritual and calm, you tend to live a quiet but enriching life.You are very giving of yourself. And it's hard for you to let go of relationships. The purpose of your life: showing love to other people Famous blues include: Angelina Jolie, the Dali Lama, Oprah Careers for you to try: Psychic, Peace Corps Volunteer, CounselorWhat Color Is Your Aura? More to come... More About: Hat
CN Tower Still Attacking Torontonians
2007-03-05 14:54:00 ... So much so that the Gardiner Expressway had to be closed this morning. Yikes! More to come... More About: Toronto , Stil , King , Still , Tower
Motu-ring To A Parish Near You...
2007-03-05 14:44:00 Traditionalist Catholics across the world should get their hands ready to applaud; Rocco has reports that Pope B XVI has the Motu Proprio on his desk to okay the universal indult for the the Traditional Latin rite of Holy Mass. I don't quite get the attraction being a firmly post-V2 baby. Can anybody who does 'get it' fill me in? More to come... More About: Paris , Ring , Near
Joke for A Monday Morning
2007-03-05 14:32:00 A man was being tailgated by a stressed-out woman on a busy boulevard. Suddenly, the light turned yellow, just in front of him. He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection. The tailgating woman hit the roof--and the horn--screaming in frustration as she missed her chance to get through the intersection More About: Joke , Morning , Monday , Onda , Monday Morning
Makeout! The Movie
2007-03-04 13:20:00 Now this is something I could have really sunk my teeth, err, lips into ... if only I weren't perpetually single in the city. More to come... More About: Movie , The Movie , Make
Another Examination of Conscience
More articles from this author:2007-03-04 13:07:00 Ever since I put out that request for an Examination of Conscience based on the Beatitudes (we used the one you sent, Talmida - thank you!), I keep getting different versions sent to me in a real sharing of resources. The most recent find: my prof sent me this from the Nation al Liturgy Bulletin. In case you ever find yourself in need of an Examination, here's an alternative: Examination of our More About: Science , Other , Another 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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