Some poor fool came to the Old Oligarch's blog looking for "episcopal advise to newlyweds." Below are some pieces of advice for you:
1. Learn how to spell.
2. Have a male child.
3. Divorce, "marry" someone of the same sex, become a "bishop," and repeatedly compare your self-promoting activities to the agonies of Christ.
4. Have a male child.
5. Remember that while the Episcopal Church has its problems, it's still all-white. And the after-church donuts are just scrumptious!
6. After 500 years, your "leadership" has just discovered that you don't have a Magisterium, and that this is causing some problems. Donate much more money to your church.
7. Bored in the bedroom? Set the mood by reading an essay by the eminent "Bishop" Spong.
More Protpocrisy -
The Bible was not divided into chapters until the thirteenth century, and the system for numbering verses was not developed until 1551.
So why do Protestants rely upon this tradition of man, which distorts the perfect Word of God?
So why do Protestants rely upon this tradition of man, which distorts the perfect Word of God?
Outrage as KISS player mouths off on Muslims - Music - www.smh.com.au: KISS bass player Gene Simmons has caused an uproar among Australia's Muslim community by launching an attack on Islamic culture while in Melbourne....
The Israeli-born US musician went on to say Islam was a "vile culture" that treated women worse than dogs.
Muslim women had to walk behind their men and were not allowed to be educated or own houses, he said.
"Your dog, however, can walk side by side, your dog is allowed to have its own dog house... you can send your dog to school to learn tricks, sit, beg, do all that stuff - none of the women have that advantage."
The Israeli-born US musician went on to say Islam was a "vile culture" that treated women worse than dogs.
Muslim women had to walk behind their men and were not allowed to be educated or own houses, he said.
"Your dog, however, can walk side by side, your dog is allowed to have its own dog house... you can send your dog to school to learn tricks, sit, beg, do all that stuff - none of the women have that advantage."
What I learned at Woodrow Wilson's birthplace -
I visited Woodrow Wilson's birthplace in western VA two weekends ago. The facility contains a small display on World War I, which given their limited space for it (2 rooms) is good. But HERE'S an interesting fact that I didn't know, and I'll wager you didn't either (except Otto Hiss and Cacciaguida, I bet they know this) - many American citizens of German origin were jailed during the war. Like the internment of the Japanese citizens that we have heard so much about, only worse - presuming that jail is worse than an internment camp, which I cannot say for certain.
This fact really blows a hole in the theory that the internment camps for the Japanese are a product of American racism, hmm? Which is of course why we haven't heard about it.
This fact really blows a hole in the theory that the internment camps for the Japanese are a product of American racism, hmm? Which is of course why we haven't heard about it.
Anglican Communion News Service: Dr Robin Eames, Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of all Ireland, says "we hold as a priority the centrality of Holy Scripture to our witness, worship and life. The fact that pilgrims on the journey of the Church can differ on the interpretation of that same Scripture has produced much of our present crisis. So we need guidance on how we interpret Scripture."
I complete online polls for money. Today I am completing one on "beauty." Here is one of the statements that I must agree or disagree with, with options for varying levels of agreement or disagreement: "True hair satisfaction comes from embracing the hair you were born with."
Unfortunately there is no option for expressing my actual reaction to this statement - What the ??? is "true hair satisfaction?"
Unfortunately there is no option for expressing my actual reaction to this statement - What the ??? is "true hair satisfaction?"
Kerry 'Unfit to be Commander-in-Chief,' Say Former Military Colleagues -- 05/03/2004: 'We have 19 of 23 officers who served with [Kerry]. We have every commanding officer he ever had in Vietnam. They all signed a letter that says he is unfit to be commander-in-chief,' O'Neill said.
"Gender Study" Victim Boy Raised as a Girl Commits Suicide - How sad. This man had a particularly hard life. Pray for the soul of David Reimer.
Zorak reminds the Old Oligarch that she does not want anything expensive for her birthday.
O.O.: "Uh-oh. I already killed the world's only dancing penguin for us to eat."
O.O., sleep-deprived: "Do you mind if I stare at your pineal gland?"
Zorak: "What does the pineal gland do?"
O.O.: "It connects the soul to the body."
O.O.: "Uh-oh. I already killed the world's only dancing penguin for us to eat."
O.O., sleep-deprived: "Do you mind if I stare at your pineal gland?"
Zorak: "What does the pineal gland do?"
O.O.: "It connects the soul to the body."
Catholic Answers: Karl's E-Letter:
"EVEN YOUR PARISH DOESN'T HAVE IT THIS BAD
Perhaps you hear ill-formed or banal intercessory prayers during Mass at your parish. Many Catholics do. But cheer up--it could be far worse. Your priest could be selecting the prayers from 'Prayers of the Faithful,' edited by Fr. Henry Fehren and published by Liturgical Press.
Fehren is the author of seven books, has appeared in fifteen movies, and has written a regular column for 'U.S. Catholic.' Perhaps his best known book is 'Good News for Alienated Catholics.'
Here are samples of what you have been spared:
1. 'For employers whose primary interest is in efficiency, self-confidence, and good appearance, that they will also hire the ugly ...'
2. 'For a frost that will tarnish the value of gold and put sparkle into the dullness of life ...'
3. 'For a society where we don't have to make a million dollars, run the 100 in ten seconds, invent a laser, or die in order to be believed ...'
4. 'For soldiers who don't get mail, children who flunk, showgirls who grow old ...'
5. For put-down, stepped on, squelched children exiled to live in dark caverns ...'
6. 'For the smell of new rain, for pumpkins and Snoopy, for the aroma of homemade bread, for cotton candy, for funny looking animals like giraffes and koalas and human beings ...'
7. 'For dissenters and the right to dissent ...'"
Via the Curt Jester.
"EVEN YOUR PARISH DOESN'T HAVE IT THIS BAD
Perhaps you hear ill-formed or banal intercessory prayers during Mass at your parish. Many Catholics do. But cheer up--it could be far worse. Your priest could be selecting the prayers from 'Prayers of the Faithful,' edited by Fr. Henry Fehren and published by Liturgical Press.
Fehren is the author of seven books, has appeared in fifteen movies, and has written a regular column for 'U.S. Catholic.' Perhaps his best known book is 'Good News for Alienated Catholics.'
Here are samples of what you have been spared:
1. 'For employers whose primary interest is in efficiency, self-confidence, and good appearance, that they will also hire the ugly ...'
2. 'For a frost that will tarnish the value of gold and put sparkle into the dullness of life ...'
3. 'For a society where we don't have to make a million dollars, run the 100 in ten seconds, invent a laser, or die in order to be believed ...'
4. 'For soldiers who don't get mail, children who flunk, showgirls who grow old ...'
5. For put-down, stepped on, squelched children exiled to live in dark caverns ...'
6. 'For the smell of new rain, for pumpkins and Snoopy, for the aroma of homemade bread, for cotton candy, for funny looking animals like giraffes and koalas and human beings ...'
7. 'For dissenters and the right to dissent ...'"
Via the Curt Jester.
Just think how hurt and angry the occupants of hell must be.
"I am a gay man in a committed relationship with another man whom I love, as you should love your spouse," he wrote.
Sand, 43, and Pepera, 49, have been together for five years. Each was married when they "got together," at a Catholic retreat. Both were soon divorced. Pepera has three children, and Sand has two; their children visit them one weekend a month.
"I am a gay man in a committed relationship with another man whom I love, as you should love your spouse," he wrote.
Sand, 43, and Pepera, 49, have been together for five years. Each was married when they "got together," at a Catholic retreat. Both were soon divorced. Pepera has three children, and Sand has two; their children visit them one weekend a month.
Bishop Kevin Farrell rocks!
As Old Oligarch noted, we had an opportunity to witness a deaconal ordination at the National Shrine on Saturday. It was the first time I have seen anything like that and I really enjoyed it. Five young men were ordained, 4 from the Dominicans (since Dominican House is right across the street) and one Franciscan. There were at least 40 priests in attendance, plus lots of monks and nuns. But the real treat was Bishop Farrell's homily. He informed the new deacons that they should above all, depend upon frequent reception of the Eucharist to provide them the graces they would need for their vocation. And that they should teach respect for Christ in the Eucharist, whether doing so made them "comfortable or uncomfortable." He spent at least 7 minutes emphasizing this aspect of their ministry. Fairly bold for a man who reports to Cardinal McCarrick.
Other good counsels he offered included frequent reading of the Bible to ensure that their decisions were informed by Christ's mentality rather than their own, and remembering that they are ordained not to be served but to serve.
I have written letters to Bishop Farrell, Bishop Aquila of Fargo, Archbishop Burke of St. Louis, and Archbishop Myers of Newark thanking them for their courage in defending the Eucharist. Hopefully I will need to write more in the coming weeks.
Other good counsels he offered included frequent reading of the Bible to ensure that their decisions were informed by Christ's mentality rather than their own, and remembering that they are ordained not to be served but to serve.
I have written letters to Bishop Farrell, Bishop Aquila of Fargo, Archbishop Burke of St. Louis, and Archbishop Myers of Newark thanking them for their courage in defending the Eucharist. Hopefully I will need to write more in the coming weeks.
Swamp City: Canadian Made: "President Bush came under fire this week for touring around Ohio with a bus stating 'Yes, America Can' that was made in Canada. The Kerry campaign jumped on the issue until realizing that their own bus was made in Canada."
Wow!
I just learned that holy water remits venial sin. Did you know that? I've been a Catholic for 8 years now and never knew that.
New York Post Online Edition: Letters to the Editor: "Imagine denying Communion to all the women who take any form of contraception or who support Planned Parenthood."
Aaah. Yes. Wouldn't that be nice?
Aaah. Yes. Wouldn't that be nice?
CATHOLIC LEAGUE for Religious and Civil Rights: "Two months have elapsed since (The Passion of the Christ) was released and no Jew has been killed. Not only have there been no pogroms, there have been no reported beatings, and no reported acts of vandalism associated with the film. This is true not only in the U.S.; it is true all over the world. By now the movie has played in literally scores of countries, all without violence. "
I'm sure
that the pictures of a cocky, smoking American woman pulling a naked Iraqi man around on a leash will really help us convince them that their women should be able to drive and not wear burkas.
Family Backs Reservist in Iraq Prison Case - friends make excuses for the woman who gave the "thumbs up" to abusing Iraqis. Classy.
USATODAY.com - Guns, like abortion, are a matter of choice - editorial linking pro-choice and pro-self-defense views. So many problems.
I have gotten 2 solicitations in the mail today: one from Human Life International, one from the Capital Area Food Bank. Both are worthy organizations. I will probably give to both. But I will definitely give more money to HLI.
This made me think about the pro-abortion accusation that pro-lifers don't help people after they are born. But let's face it. Lots of people (and corporations) give money to food banks, literacy programs, etc, because they are noncontroversial and good causes. Lots of people and corporations (including birth control manufacturers, and pornography distributors) also give to pro-abortion causes. But not that many people give to pro-life causes. And in the natural order of things, being killed is much worse than going hungry. So anyone who argues that pro-lifers are not giving to post-natal causes should just think of the money that will go to the Capital Area Food Bank when I don't have to pay to prevent abortionists from vaccuming up little babies.
This made me think about the pro-abortion accusation that pro-lifers don't help people after they are born. But let's face it. Lots of people (and corporations) give money to food banks, literacy programs, etc, because they are noncontroversial and good causes. Lots of people and corporations (including birth control manufacturers, and pornography distributors) also give to pro-abortion causes. But not that many people give to pro-life causes. And in the natural order of things, being killed is much worse than going hungry. So anyone who argues that pro-lifers are not giving to post-natal causes should just think of the money that will go to the Capital Area Food Bank when I don't have to pay to prevent abortionists from vaccuming up little babies.
Fascinating book review at Reason Magazine
Reason: Fools for Communism: Still apologists after all these years: "First, in 1992, the post-Soviet government of Boris Yeltsin threw open the Communist Party's records, including the enormous collection of documents held by the Communist International, or Comintern, which directed the affairs of foreign Communist parties during the first half of the century. Two years later, the Russian SVR, the cash-strapped successor to the KGB, allowed brief and limited access to some of its old files to a handful of Western historians in return for a substantial gratuity. And finally, in 1995, the U.S. government released thousands of KGB cables intercepted and decoded in the 1940s in a top-secret operation known as Venona. In all, some 2 million pages of new documents became available, a historical payload of unfathomable proportions and inestimable impact.
The new picture of American Communists that emerged looked nothing like the one painted by the revisionists. The CPUSA was founded in Moscow, funded from Moscow (as late as 1988 Gus Hall was signing receipts for $3 million a year), and directed by Moscow; the Comintern reviewed everything from the party's printing bills to its public explanations of the nuances of the Hitler-Stalin pact, and the slightest misstep could bring scorching rebukes."
Via Fr. Jim.
The new picture of American Communists that emerged looked nothing like the one painted by the revisionists. The CPUSA was founded in Moscow, funded from Moscow (as late as 1988 Gus Hall was signing receipts for $3 million a year), and directed by Moscow; the Comintern reviewed everything from the party's printing bills to its public explanations of the nuances of the Hitler-Stalin pact, and the slightest misstep could bring scorching rebukes."
Via Fr. Jim.
He has a point.
Getting Ready To Read About "Troy"? Here Are Some Tips So You Don't Pull an Achilles: "Trojan is the worst possible name for a condom. "Think about it," says Turmel, "there was this thing outside the city, soon as it got inside, people came pouring out of it ... isn't that what these things are supposed to prevent?"
Lansing Diocese leaves Eucharist up to individuals: The Diocese of Lansing won't withhold Communion from Catholic politicians who support abortion rights, Bishop Carl Mengeling said last week.
Instead, the diocese will leave the decision on receiving the Eucharist to individual Catholics....
Mengeling said individual Catholics are obligated to determine if they are fit for Communion, not priests, bishops or cardinals. When asked about the sacrament of penance, in which penitents are absolved from their sins by a priest, Mengeling said that individual Catholics are obligated to determine if they need to visit the confessional. "Or do anything, really," he said. "I mean, it's not like there's anyone around here to tell them what the rules are."
"All Catholics, that includes myself, must examine themselves extremely carefully before they approach the Eucharist," Mengeling said. "Our Catholics are adults. We can't treat them like children."...
Mengeling said denying Communion to Granholm and other politicians who support abortion rights would force the church to judge every Catholic, a task he said is up to God. "Oh, and if your confessor says it's a sin, but you don't want to stop, you are 'obligated to determine if you are fit to do your thang,'" the bishop continued. "See, I can throw that in anywhere!" he said.
"We assume that (people) are in good standing with the law in terms of their own conscience," Mengeling said. "The Lord knows that. I don't." "Because when I think about abortion," the bishop continued, "and imagine the bloody masses of human flesh being sucked into a vaccuum, or thrown into a bowl before all the parts are counted to make sure an arm, leg or hand wasn't left in the womb, I recall Christ's teaching: 'Do as thou wilt.'" "What are you looking at?"
Liz Boyd, Granholm's spokeswoman, said the governor, who regularly attends St. John's, has taken an oath to uphold the laws of the state and that she represents all citizens - not just Catholics.
"Gov. Granholm is a person of faith, and her faith is very important to her," Boyd said. "Should the church decide to impose spiritual penalties for political votes of which they disapprove, it may be difficult for any Catholic to serve in public office." Boyd continued by noting that she had heard rumors that God himself planned to impose such penalties. "Gov. Granholm has taken an oath to uphold the laws of the state, not the laws of God," she said. "If God chooses to impose penalties on political votes of which He disapproves, it may be difficult for Gov. Granholm to achieve Nirvana, or whatever," Boyd added.
Rep. Julie Dennis, D-Muskegon, said Catholic politicians represent citizens from diverse religious beliefs and backgrounds and they are being unfairly targeted.
"I will not legislate Catholic doctrine because the Vatican thinks I ought to," said Dennis, a Catholic who also supports abortion rights.
"I'm looking forward to hellfire," Dennis added. "It's freezing up here in Lansing," she said.
Instead, the diocese will leave the decision on receiving the Eucharist to individual Catholics....
Mengeling said individual Catholics are obligated to determine if they are fit for Communion, not priests, bishops or cardinals. When asked about the sacrament of penance, in which penitents are absolved from their sins by a priest, Mengeling said that individual Catholics are obligated to determine if they need to visit the confessional. "Or do anything, really," he said. "I mean, it's not like there's anyone around here to tell them what the rules are."
"All Catholics, that includes myself, must examine themselves extremely carefully before they approach the Eucharist," Mengeling said. "Our Catholics are adults. We can't treat them like children."...
Mengeling said denying Communion to Granholm and other politicians who support abortion rights would force the church to judge every Catholic, a task he said is up to God. "Oh, and if your confessor says it's a sin, but you don't want to stop, you are 'obligated to determine if you are fit to do your thang,'" the bishop continued. "See, I can throw that in anywhere!" he said.
"We assume that (people) are in good standing with the law in terms of their own conscience," Mengeling said. "The Lord knows that. I don't." "Because when I think about abortion," the bishop continued, "and imagine the bloody masses of human flesh being sucked into a vaccuum, or thrown into a bowl before all the parts are counted to make sure an arm, leg or hand wasn't left in the womb, I recall Christ's teaching: 'Do as thou wilt.'" "What are you looking at?"
Liz Boyd, Granholm's spokeswoman, said the governor, who regularly attends St. John's, has taken an oath to uphold the laws of the state and that she represents all citizens - not just Catholics.
"Gov. Granholm is a person of faith, and her faith is very important to her," Boyd said. "Should the church decide to impose spiritual penalties for political votes of which they disapprove, it may be difficult for any Catholic to serve in public office." Boyd continued by noting that she had heard rumors that God himself planned to impose such penalties. "Gov. Granholm has taken an oath to uphold the laws of the state, not the laws of God," she said. "If God chooses to impose penalties on political votes of which He disapproves, it may be difficult for Gov. Granholm to achieve Nirvana, or whatever," Boyd added.
Rep. Julie Dennis, D-Muskegon, said Catholic politicians represent citizens from diverse religious beliefs and backgrounds and they are being unfairly targeted.
"I will not legislate Catholic doctrine because the Vatican thinks I ought to," said Dennis, a Catholic who also supports abortion rights.
"I'm looking forward to hellfire," Dennis added. "It's freezing up here in Lansing," she said.
Olsen Twins in the News: "'We are twins,' said one of them. 'But it's nice to be recognized,' said the other one.
'As individuals,' the first one finished the sentence.
'As individuals,' the first one finished the sentence.
Someone's feeling spunky:
O.O. says, "This is my personality hat."
Zorak asks, "So do you have a personality when you're not wearing the hat?"
O.O. says, "Not this one!"
Zorak and the Old Oligarch both approach the refrigerator at the same time.
O.O. says, "The animals are gathering around the water hole."
Zorak asks, "What happens then?"
O.O.: "Fight for resources!"
Zorak, commenting on the new encyclical: "Now you remember that you can't call them EMEs* anymore."
O.O.: "What do you call them now? EMHCs**?"
Zorak: "Right."
O.O.: "How 'bout we just call them punks?"
*Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist
**Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
Zorak asks, "So do you have a personality when you're not wearing the hat?"
O.O. says, "Not this one!"
Zorak and the Old Oligarch both approach the refrigerator at the same time.
O.O. says, "The animals are gathering around the water hole."
Zorak asks, "What happens then?"
O.O.: "Fight for resources!"
Zorak, commenting on the new encyclical: "Now you remember that you can't call them EMEs* anymore."
O.O.: "What do you call them now? EMHCs**?"
Zorak: "Right."
O.O.: "How 'bout we just call them punks?"
*Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist
**Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
Cardinal Newman Society has issued a shocking new report on scandals at U.S. Catholic colleges and universities that is certain to reignite concerns about the colleges' religious character.
The 56-page report, "The Culture of Death on Catholic Campuses: A Five-Year Review," documents inroads made by advocates of abortion, contraception, premarital sexual activity and physician-assisted suicide onto Catholic college campuses since 1999. It is the most extensive evidence of problems in Catholic higher education ever compiled in a single source—and yet it only scratches the surface, relying primarily on media reports and college websites.
"'Pro-choice' is no choice for a Catholic institution, which by its Catholic mission must be courageously pro-life," said Erin Butcher, lead researcher and co-author of the report. "Cardinal Newman Society has responded to scandal after scandal on Catholic campuses, but many Catholics still fail to appreciate the scope of the problem.'
The report identifies the problems and suggests solutions to ensure that Catholic colleges uphold their Catholic, pro-life mission.
The 56-page report, "The Culture of Death on Catholic Campuses: A Five-Year Review," documents inroads made by advocates of abortion, contraception, premarital sexual activity and physician-assisted suicide onto Catholic college campuses since 1999. It is the most extensive evidence of problems in Catholic higher education ever compiled in a single source—and yet it only scratches the surface, relying primarily on media reports and college websites.
"'Pro-choice' is no choice for a Catholic institution, which by its Catholic mission must be courageously pro-life," said Erin Butcher, lead researcher and co-author of the report. "Cardinal Newman Society has responded to scandal after scandal on Catholic campuses, but many Catholics still fail to appreciate the scope of the problem.'
The report identifies the problems and suggests solutions to ensure that Catholic colleges uphold their Catholic, pro-life mission.
Got a hit for What is the most dangerous animal. I resent the implication that I am somehow dangerous. I'm just out here delivering candygrams and collecting for UNICEF.
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