Is My Phylactery Showing?: January 2007

More Must-See Catholic TV

Courtesy of the Shrine of the Holy Whapping.

Tuesday night looks promising. Hey, that's tonight!

8:00 PM. The Bob Bellarmine Show. Bob has a crisis on his hands when wacky next-door neighbor Howard Galilei (with his nutty astronomy theories) just won't leave him alone at mealtimes. With Suzanne Pleshette as Sister Emilia and Urban VIII as Peter Bonerz.

8:30 PM. The Trastamara Family. Tango-crazed Ferdinand (John Astin) and Isabella (Carolyn Jones) wonder what all the fuss is when daughter Juana la Loca's (Lisa Loring) schoolteacher complains that the girl won't let go of her husband Archduke Philip the Handsome. Except he's dead. Also starring Jackie Coogan as Uncle Ximenes and Philip the Bewitched as Cousin Itt, with Ted Cassidy as family retainer Llurch.

9:00 PM. Monk. Obsessive.

Jan

1 Corinthians 13: 5-7

I've been finding lectio divina to be such an excellent form of prayer, I've actually dropped back in some of my other practices so I can have time for it. I'm still learning to be patient and let myself engage without thinking about time. As a self-employed consultant, that sorta goes against my grain.

My focus has drifted between a few different passages.

Jan

My Last Word...

UPDATE 2 (4/27/07): I've noticed that someone from Boise with a Velocitus account keeps coming back to this page. It's been three months since I posted this message, and frankly, I've moved on, and I hope others from the parish have as well. If you simply want to read what I'm posting, I'm happy that you've dropped by. You can see my most recent posts by going here.

Jan

What's with Microsoft Word and Baptismal Fonts?

Ironic Catholic has the answer!

Make sure to check out the comments for a few groaners, particularly for those Catholic publishing geeks in the blogosphere.

Jan

Another Note on the Impending Second Reformation

I wanted to make one last comment on the idea of a new reformation, and I'll stay away from any sticky points of doctrine concerning the willful refusal to stay with the Church with full knowledge that it is the Church that Christ instituted.

What I'd like to say is that there's no reason to start a new reformation. The old one is still alive and kicking, and it's right down the street and around the corner from St. John's.

Jan

Dissent from the Pulpit: What Should Happen Next?

Jan

Liturgy and the Holy Father

As I mentioned in a post yesterday, Anita has posted some excerpts from Sacrosanctum Concilium concenring liturgical norms. For updated documentation on liturgical norms for the Latin rite, see the GIRM. You'll notice that even this document, which dates from 2003, doesn't allow many of the aberrations we encounter at Mass.

I've been reading the Holy Father's book The Spirit of the Liturgy during my morning devotional.

Jan

What Lumen Gentium Really Says

Anita posted an interesting item concerning the Holy Father's response to the French bishops who publicly opposing the upcoming motu proprio concerning the Tridentine liturgy.

Jan

That goes for our priests and deacons, too!

That is, the combox posting.

Based on Fr. John's excellent homily today, I have to wonder if some of the parish staff have come across my blog. I got a somewhat chilly reception from some quarters today, and Fr. John also specifically mentioned blogs. Given all the activity in the local blogosphere concerning Mass last week, that should come as no surprise.

So, if you're a priest, deacon, pastoral associate, or parish staff member of St. John's, I welcome you.

Jan

Alphabet, alphabet, alphabet meme...

Sung to the tume of "Jingle Bell Rock."

Why? I have no idea. I hate that song.

Dorian Speed, aka the Anonymous Teacher Person, has tagged me with the Alphabet Meme.

And since I'm trying to avoid my theology homework (not really), I'll respond.

[A is for age]: 42

[B is for beer of choice]: Spaten Optimater

[C is for career]: Technical communications consultant

[D is for favorite Drink]: Uh...

Is My Phylactery Showing?

Faithful Catholic or modern-day pharisee? Sometimes I might be a bit of both.