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- Thu Oct 09, 2025 11:00 am
- Forum: Catholicism 101
- Topic: The Wisdom of the over 80 rule
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4050
Re: The Wisdom of the over 80 rule
Can't help but think there is a "middle road." While we don't want anyone with dementia, some older folks have a great deal of wisdom and patience. Shame to lose that just because of one's advanced age.
- Wed Oct 08, 2025 9:34 pm
- Forum: Catholicism 101
- Topic: Why is contemporary liturgical music so terrible?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 12997
Re: Why is contemporary liturgical music so terrible?
Why is contemporary liturgical music so terrible?
The 1960's and 70's.
The 1960's and 70's.
- Wed Oct 08, 2025 9:31 pm
- Forum: The Pub
- Topic: New "Archbishop" of Canterbury is a woman
- Replies: 47
- Views: 1782
Re: New "Archbishop" of Canterbury is a woman
I wish GK were around to provide his point of view.
Re: Hi again
Hello from this slice of cyberspace Feels like it's been a long time since I first joined. I now come to mark a significant milestone in my educational and professional life. Thank you for your prayers. I request your continued prayers for my family. Great to hear from you! Much has happened since ...
- Mon Jun 16, 2025 8:02 am
- Forum: The Pub
- Topic: Chicago Celebrates Pope Leo XIV
- Replies: 5
- Views: 397
Re: Chicago Celebrates Pope Leo XIV
His election seems providential and can't be a coincidence. Our country is at a tipping point spiritually, morally, politically, and culturally.
Either there will be a revival, or he was elected to shepherd us through some very rough waters. Probably both.
Either there will be a revival, or he was elected to shepherd us through some very rough waters. Probably both.
- Fri Jun 13, 2025 7:57 am
- Forum: The Pub
- Topic: Gather: Catholic Hymnal... aka: "Marty Haugen's Modest Hits"
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1738
Re: Gather: Catholic Hymnal... aka: "Marty Haugen's Modest Hits"
We recently changed parishes for a few reasons. One is that our new parish plays only traditional hymns. Haven't heard one of the hippie Marty H. or similar songs in the several weeks we've been members; one step closer to Heaven on Earth.
- Thu May 29, 2025 8:45 am
- Forum: The Pub
- Topic: AI Doomerism
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1203
Re: AI Doomerism
No possibility of that, I think. I cannot think of a job that could possibly be done by AI without constant human debugging of the AI. I use AI to write code for some electronic devices I build (Arduino controllers). Early on the code had a lot of debugging. Now, little to none. In fact, it has got...
- Wed May 28, 2025 11:21 am
- Forum: Apologetics
- Topic: Was Billy Graham a False Teacher?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 17062
Re: Was Billy Graham a False Teacher?
I always admired Billy Graham, even after I became Catholic. I once went to one of his pilgrimages late in his ministry. He stressed a message of "Having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ" and even said, "You may have been baptized and/or confirmed, but don't know Jesus."...
- Wed May 28, 2025 11:02 am
- Forum: Catholicism 101
- Topic: Catholic and dealing with transgender relatives
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1441
Re: Catholic and dealing with transgender relatives
We have six. When our oldest child had the MMR vaccine there was an immediate change in his behavior. He became hypersensitive so loud noises and later started tippy-toe walking - for years. There were other things, but those stand out. As he grew older, he was obviously "different" from o...
- Wed May 28, 2025 10:38 am
- Forum: The Pub
- Topic: It only took 25+ Years: The Vatican Website has been Updated!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 223
Re: It only took 25+ Years: The Vatican Website has been Updated!
As slow as the Vatican is at updating their website, its still an order of magnitude faster than my company's IT department. 

- Wed Mar 12, 2025 1:52 pm
- Forum: The Lyceum
- Topic: God is cruel, he is arbitrary, he plays favorites.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6856
Re: God is cruel, he is arbitrary, he plays favorites.
You are blaming God for things that He didn't do. 1) We have freewill and so do other people. If they make bad choices that affect you, that's on them, not God and not you. 2) We choose how we respond to every situation. He can give us the grace to respond appropriately, but we must ask for it. 3) I...
- Wed Mar 12, 2025 1:33 pm
- Forum: The Pub
- Topic: Top Ten bands
- Replies: 29
- Views: 22116
Re: Top Ten bands
Criteria - 1) strictly bands and not individuals or individuals that led a band like Jimi Hendrix or Tom Petty. 2) overall body of work, total album sales, the # of songs that charted off those albums or the album itself achieved Gold+ status. This eliminates bands who had one stellar album and live...
- Mon Mar 03, 2025 8:02 am
- Forum: The Pub
- Topic: Music director question
- Replies: 20
- Views: 15391
Re: Music director question
Our Parish in Little Rock had a guy who wasn't Catholic as our music director. Music was excellent and orthodox except for once a year, at Easter, when the baptismal promises renewal and sprinkling of water rite. They always sang the song, with a New Orleans Jazzy flavor, "Wading in the Water&q...
- Thu Jan 16, 2025 9:35 am
- Forum: The Pub
- Topic: What Exactly is Apple Intelligence?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7160
Re: What Exactly is Apple Intelligence?
Reminds me of the response from teachers when I asked how to spell a word, "Go look it up in the dictionary."
- Mon Jan 13, 2025 5:59 pm
- Forum: The Lyceum
- Topic: Bullying
- Replies: 15
- Views: 53338
- Mon Jan 13, 2025 10:55 am
- Forum: The Lyceum
- Topic: Bullying
- Replies: 15
- Views: 53338
Re: Bullying
As a priest, can I comment on the "blind eye to the dysfunction" part? Sometimes we're just not aware; more often, there's not a whole lot we can do about it. It turns out to be very hard to change people. All we can do most of the time is try to nudge them in the right direction. Reminds...
- Mon Jan 13, 2025 10:54 am
- Forum: The Lyceum
- Topic: Bullying
- Replies: 15
- Views: 53338
Re: Bullying
One thing that I learned from my bullying experiences is that bullies are very insecure at heart, and they are lashing out from their own pain. I don't think that is true in general; some people are just cruel and cannot empathize with anyone else, and some people are just monsters by nature. I've ...
- Tue Jan 07, 2025 8:07 am
- Forum: Catholicism 101
- Topic: All religions are a path to God?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 24063
Re: All religions are a path to God?
I frequently now attend but am having difficulty contending with the idea that there are SO many different religions, and I see them separate from one another. Doesn't Jesus say we all should become one. An ex roman catholic priest (now doing episcopal sermons) told me that roman catholics think th...
- Fri Jan 03, 2025 1:57 pm
- Forum: Catholicism 101
- Topic: What is taking God’s name in vain
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8302
Re: What is taking God’s name in vain
These make sense. Thank you.
- Fri Jan 03, 2025 1:54 pm
- Forum: Catholicism 101
- Topic: Charismatic Renewal
- Replies: 17
- Views: 20722
Re: Charismatic Renewal
My MIL (RIP) was very Catholic, orthodox in her faith, and also very charismatic. From my point of view, the style of worship has a strong emotional component along with physical manifestations of that emotional "connection" (i.e., raising up of arms, eyes-closed with head tilted back, etc...