David Ancell / Tuesday, January 28, 2003 / Comments(0)
I had a random memory of a conversation I had back in December; I believe it was with Tim Staples. I had read that a couple of major networks had contracted with Frs. Richard McBrien and Andrew Greeley for the news coverage of the next papal election. Tim gave me the idea that maybe the Pope will outlive both of them. Well, I wonder if it would be wrong to pray for that.
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David Ancell / Monday, January 27, 2003 / Comments(0)
The Vatican has rejected the appeal of the excommunication order for the women who called themselves priests. Then again, on what grounds could they appeal? Did they really think they would be allowed to function as priests? Let us pray that they repent before they die or before they corrupt other souls.
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David Ancell / Monday, January 27, 2003 / Comments(0)
I found a link to this article on the HMS blog. Although I would never want to live in a small town now, I am thankful to God that I grew up in a small town where it didn’t take this long to get anywhere. I know that I live in my car more now that I live in Memphis.
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David Ancell / Monday, January 27, 2003 / Comments(0)
I read this article in the New York Times with quite a bit of interest. Students are now demanding more privacy. Simply put: they don’t want to share a walk-in closet with a perfect stranger.
I sympathize. I spent six years in pharmacy school, and had a roommate for about a semester and two weeks. I had private rooms the rest of the way through. I was either in pharmacy school or pre-pharmacy, and when I needed to study, I needed to study. I was also a lot to have to put up with due to my unusual habits. I was often up at 5 or 6 AM. This alone made me an undesirable roommate at Ole Miss. In fact, I’m even up by 7 or 8 AM now even though I work second shift.
I guess it can cause isolation and selfishness. I must admit that I would likely find married life difficult since I have rarely shared a living space. However, I really appreciated the privacy when I was in a place where no one around had much in common with me.
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David Ancell / Sunday, January 26, 2003 / Comments(0)
Kathryn Lively posted a message from a school’s answering machine (may be real or fictional). The school was being sued because students failed their courses. I only wish people had the guts to do things like this.
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David Ancell / Sunday, January 26, 2003 / Comments(0)
At least I don’t have to put up with this garbage. I’d be far too tempted to never come back to Mass.
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David Ancell / Sunday, January 26, 2003 / Comments(0)
I just got back from Mass and RCIA class (I’m on the parish team.). I went to the 9 AM Mass, and I must wonder what sin we have committed to have been made to endure the music that they were playing.
The opening hymn was “Gather Us In.” It gave me an opportunity to notice that there is no mention of God in the song. Our hymn for the Presentation of the Gifts was a little (emphasis on “a little”) better: “One Bread, One Body”. It was yet another song about the community. During the reception of Communion, we heard a father and son from the choir loft singing “Here I Am, Lord.”
The worst of it was at the end of Mass when we sang “Lord of the Dance.” It’s sung to the tune of “Simple Gifts,” and it is just awful. It’s such a silly arrangement of the Gospel story that it makes me want to regurgitate. Why can’t we sing songs like “Holy God We Praise Thy Name” or “All the Earth Proclaim the Lord” or “Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All?” I would even settle for “On Eagle’s Wings.” I wonder if they’ve noticed that very few people sing.
The problem with this is that it is a serious temptation to get my mind away from the worship of God and onto how the music stinks. One of these days I hope to be able to just offer it up.
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David Ancell / Saturday, January 25, 2003 / Comments(0)
You have to admit that the person who came up with this is on to something.
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David Ancell / Saturday, January 25, 2003 / Comments(0)
I told a few people I knew about the spokesperson for Gov. Gray Davis who criticized the Bishop for “telling Catholics how they should practice their faith.” They had a good laugh.
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David Ancell / Saturday, January 25, 2003 / Comments(0)
On the HMS blog, Amy Welborn shares her story of her first pregnancy and the disgusting advice she received from the priest. Praise be to Almighty God that she had the sense not to listen to him!
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