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2008-02-01 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

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Posted by Anonymoose 2008-02-01 10:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 "I understand this being Holy Week, but I don't know anyone else who shuts down during ~~Ramadan~~ Holy Week," Dempsey said.

Bullshit. Headline whore. etc etc which gets me banned. St. Columba would not agree. This is no longer a 'pc' movement but total agreeabel dismembership of all which is Christian and Western. Ever wonder the tune which Nero played, it sounds like this...

The controversy has created a rift among Irish Catholics, said Monsignor John K. Cody, who serves as chaplain of both groups. Cody advised the Shamrock Club to move the parade, saying St. Patrick wouldn't "want to see people whooping it up in his honor during the most sacred week of the year."

I doubt it did. Most likely that putz was laughed out the door, but he made the news. My guess is that he (St. Patrick) didn't anticipate or expect people to change their lives on his work; that is he was a humble chap.

Stand up folks! This, what we call out here, is BULLSHIT! The culture blitz must be stopped, if anything St. Thomas Aquinas would agree. Jesus may have been many things but he never rolled over to the 'correctness' of the times (in the temple).

BTW I am surely not Catholic.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-02-01 12:55|| 2008-02-01 12:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Like hell!

Bloody Eyetyes...

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-02-01 16:10|| 2008-02-01 16:10|| Front Page Top

#3 The "No Party" folks are correct. Per the Catechism, Holy Week overarches and subsumes all other memorials, feasts and solemneties for that week. Especially the Palm Sunday, Triduum (Holy Thurs, Good Fri, Holy Sat) and Easter Sunday. All other things become optional observances (lowest on the totem pole, and generally only mentioned in the Mass prayers of that day, no other special deeds done).

Sorry St Paddy, but them's the rules.

If you want to celebrate an excuse to get drunk and be a fake Irishman, then call it something else that day.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-02-01 18:22|| 2008-02-01 18:22|| Front Page Top

#4 The way people mark the holiday here would make the saint vomit. Politics over who gets to march in the parade, and binge drinking.

Back in my college days, a friend took me to Finn McCool's bar in Chicago for St. Patrick's Day. Turns out the party was an IRA fundraiser, and the band was singing such profound lyrics as "If you hate the queen of England, clap your hands." I looked at my friend, my friend looked at me, and we agreed to get out of there. Some drunken colleen didn't think I was enthusiastic enough in cheering along with the music. I looked at her blankly and answered her with a handy phrase in German. Made my exit.

Poor St. Patrick. He gently led thousands to abandon some sickening practices and find hope in the Lord. First the storytellers mingled some of Patrick's history with grim cautionary tales of his calling down judgment, stories of old druids renamed. Then in our day, it's a day to get schnackered.

End rant.

Posted by mom ">mom 2008-02-01 18:40|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2008-02-01 18:40|| Front Page Top

#5 I propose a toast to mom's Rant!

~:)

Posted by RD">RD 2008-02-01 18:45|| 2008-02-01 18:45|| Front Page Top

#6 it's anothe night I won't go out late due to the drunks (Cinco De Mayo is another), but as long as they obey the laws with designated drivers or taxis, I don't give a rat's ass what they do. They are no more celebrating St. Patrick than St. Guiness. How many are Catholic? Let them answer to God, and worry about more important things, OldSpook?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-02-01 18:51|| 2008-02-01 18:51|| Front Page Top

#7 It's the bishop's job to remind his congregants what the rules are. It's the right of the parade organizers to do or not do as they choose, in this country at least. And I'm with mom (good rant!) and Frank -- I'll stay away from the drinkers and the drunks who think adding dye to beer makes it better.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-02-01 19:24|| 2008-02-01 19:24|| Front Page Top

#8 You nailed it - the bishops and priests must warn the congregants about the errors. What us Catholics do with the advice is up to us, and on our consciences.

As for me, New Years, Cinco and St Paddys are the 3 days where I get home early and do not go out again, in general. If my better half and I go out, its for the night with a hotel in walking distance (New Years).

Posted by OldSpook 2008-02-01 20:32|| 2008-02-01 20:32|| Front Page Top

#9 When St. Paddys fell on a weekday the Irish pub I used to work at was usually really busy the closest weekend before or after & moderately busy on the actual 17th. I have a lot of mick in my background and have always wondered why they can't schedule SPD the second Sat in March or whichever Sat wouldn't interfere w/easter etc.

BTW - the poll on that website has 66% of the respondents saying they will party on the 17th despite the church rule. 15% will follow the church rule and the other 19% don't celebrate SPD.

Posted by Broadhead6 2008-02-01 22:11|| 2008-02-01 22:11|| Front Page Top

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