It appears that I was nominated as the recipient of a 'chain' blogger award.
I feel 'virtual'
The name of the award is the Liebster Award and there are three informal canons which clarify and direct its purpose.
1. I thank the blogger who passed me this torch
2. I share five of my favorite blogs
3. Those blogs must have less than 200 followers
Thanks goes to Daniel over at Through Vocation. Quite frankly when I was in seminary--such tools for evangelization were unheard of, not to mention such ecclesiological and theological expressions. We come from different generations but it is interesting to hear of his thoughts, travels, and spiritual journey. I pray he will make a holy priest someday.
So now for the blogs. First please realize that I am a blog hermit.
Ergo--i travel very little in the blog world and my community is very small and even related.
1. Isaac-- author of Praeceptorum Deus and Wendy--author of Thoughts of a Dr. Mrs. Catholic Mom
I don't need to explain why they are both together on this list.
2. Fr. Len--author of Journey Thoughts
He's a good priest, a good pastor, a great friend, and a great 'uncle' who recently took a fall in the garage--stop over and help the guy up--tell him I sent you.
3. Richard--author of Linen on the Hedgerow
It has a bite and it's across the pond. Had I read it as a newly ordained--my blood would have boiled (but hey I wanted EWTN off the air also).
That's really all I have at the moment that meet the criteria-- Like I said--i'm a blogger hermit.
I have others but they exceed the 200 follower limit. They are listed on the sidebar.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Just Plain Pathetic
I refer you to a news story posted by Rocco Palmo on Whispers in the Loggia. You have to scroll down to the second story that has a photo of LA's Auxiliary Bishop, Gabino Zavala. For those who just want a snippet here is what Mr. Palmo reports, via Catholic News Service:
Meanwhile, in a surprise move, B16 has accepted the early resignation of LA Auxiliary Bishop Gabino Zavala, who turned 60 last September.
While rumors of unspecified Roman concerns over Zavala have circulated for some time, and have intensified over recent months, Catholic News Service reported this morning via Twitter that the bishop submitted his resignation after he confessed to having fathered two children.
In a letter to the Los Angeles church released early this morning, Archbishop José Gomez wrote that the auxiliary "informed [him] in early December that he is the father of two minor teenage children, who live with their mother in another state."
Come on.
Now I must be careful because this is the same bishop who asked bloggers to be a little more kinder and refrain from hateful demeaning speech. Okay, then....come on...please.
He shared this request while from his position as the Chair of Communications for the US Bishops.
I think he forgot to communicate a few things---like maybe "Oh, by the way Holy Father, I am a Dad--uh, twice!"
Okay, so hopefully there was love and some kind of relationship with the mother. As two adults they will need to deal with that.
But my first thoughts were for the children.
What about commitment and responsibility and manning up to being a dad?
I wonder if, in all his social issue preaching, he ever had to address single mothers, or children who had no fathers present in their lives?
We hear that they are minor teenagers--so this means that at the very least for the past thirteen or fourteen years two children grew up with their dad in another state--pretending to not be their dad.
When I was a court appointed therapist the majority of my clients didn't know who their father was or their father simply didn't care. You do the psychological and sociological math and extrapolate the results. This time instead of the government or some social service agency stepping in to deal with it--the church will. Perhaps the bishop ought to attend mandated parenting classes.
Now, before some wacko gets this blog and says--'see that's why priests should marry' I want them to think about this:
So those are my thoughts--coming from a man who was a priest and fell in love and left and married and together with is wife is raising a son--trying to form him in the Roman Catholic faith.
Meanwhile, in a surprise move, B16 has accepted the early resignation of LA Auxiliary Bishop Gabino Zavala, who turned 60 last September.
While rumors of unspecified Roman concerns over Zavala have circulated for some time, and have intensified over recent months, Catholic News Service reported this morning via Twitter that the bishop submitted his resignation after he confessed to having fathered two children.
In a letter to the Los Angeles church released early this morning, Archbishop José Gomez wrote that the auxiliary "informed [him] in early December that he is the father of two minor teenage children, who live with their mother in another state."
Come on.
Now I must be careful because this is the same bishop who asked bloggers to be a little more kinder and refrain from hateful demeaning speech. Okay, then....come on...please.
He shared this request while from his position as the Chair of Communications for the US Bishops.
I think he forgot to communicate a few things---like maybe "Oh, by the way Holy Father, I am a Dad--uh, twice!"
Okay, so hopefully there was love and some kind of relationship with the mother. As two adults they will need to deal with that.
But my first thoughts were for the children.
What about commitment and responsibility and manning up to being a dad?
I wonder if, in all his social issue preaching, he ever had to address single mothers, or children who had no fathers present in their lives?
We hear that they are minor teenagers--so this means that at the very least for the past thirteen or fourteen years two children grew up with their dad in another state--pretending to not be their dad.
When I was a court appointed therapist the majority of my clients didn't know who their father was or their father simply didn't care. You do the psychological and sociological math and extrapolate the results. This time instead of the government or some social service agency stepping in to deal with it--the church will. Perhaps the bishop ought to attend mandated parenting classes.
Now, before some wacko gets this blog and says--'see that's why priests should marry' I want them to think about this:
The fact that these kids had an absent father wasn't because he was a bishop but because he didn't have the guts to make a commitment to being a dad. The fact that he was a bishop simply gave him another life in which to hide--and that is what is pathetic.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Need Help? Just Text
So my wife, son, brother and I were at the Cleveland Browns--Pittsburgh Steelers football game this past Sunday.
It was supposed to be an away game for Pittsburgh--but in the Brown's stadium there were more terrible towels and black and gold than orange and brown.
This was my son's second professional football game. One at Heinz Field and one in Cleveland.
At Heinz field I returned from standing in the refreshment line for a pretzel for my boy. I think I missed one half quarter of football. When I returned I missed not only a touchdown but some guy getting tasered.
This past Sunday we witnessed two fans get ejected from just our section. One for flipping us off and another for some other apparent show of unsportsmanlike conduct. In addition, we witnessed a near collision of angry drunk men (of course one was in orange and the other in black and gold). And,
Just three seats to my right a young lady would yell whatever sexual obscenities her intelligence could provide--in response to any Pittsburgh cheer.
On our return drive we stopped at a MacDonald's--and, you got it...a drunk fan who couldn't stand or order or even count money stood next to me trying to be the 'friendly' drunk beginning and ending every sentence with God or Jesus Christ.
What's the deal?
What happened?
God sent his Son to save all this?
Why is there such anger unleashed at a stupid football game? When did attending a sporting event become a license to be a vulgar jerk?
It's an epidemic. How do I know? Because at both games there is a permanent sign encouraging the fans to text the stadium security if they need assistance.
Go Steelers.
It was supposed to be an away game for Pittsburgh--but in the Brown's stadium there were more terrible towels and black and gold than orange and brown.
This was my son's second professional football game. One at Heinz Field and one in Cleveland.
At Heinz field I returned from standing in the refreshment line for a pretzel for my boy. I think I missed one half quarter of football. When I returned I missed not only a touchdown but some guy getting tasered.
This past Sunday we witnessed two fans get ejected from just our section. One for flipping us off and another for some other apparent show of unsportsmanlike conduct. In addition, we witnessed a near collision of angry drunk men (of course one was in orange and the other in black and gold). And,
Just three seats to my right a young lady would yell whatever sexual obscenities her intelligence could provide--in response to any Pittsburgh cheer.
On our return drive we stopped at a MacDonald's--and, you got it...a drunk fan who couldn't stand or order or even count money stood next to me trying to be the 'friendly' drunk beginning and ending every sentence with God or Jesus Christ.
What's the deal?
What happened?
God sent his Son to save all this?
Why is there such anger unleashed at a stupid football game? When did attending a sporting event become a license to be a vulgar jerk?
It's an epidemic. How do I know? Because at both games there is a permanent sign encouraging the fans to text the stadium security if they need assistance.
Go Steelers.
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