Friday | August 01, 2008

Friday Funny: Top Ten Contradictory Attitudes of the Sixties Bunch

The Curt Jester posted a list of the Top Ten Contradictory Attitudes of the Sixties Bunch that he gleened from Aliens in this World:

10. Demonstrations and marches are good.
       Eucharistic and saint-day processions are bad.

9.  Incense at home to cover up that marijuana smell is good. Yay, Sanskrit chant!
     Incense in church to waft prayers to Heaven is bad. Boo, Gregorian chant!

8.  Renovating old houses and antiques to their original condition is good.
     Maintaining old churches in their original condition is bad.

7.  Indoctrinating children from birth to love peace is good.
     Baptizing children soon after birth, and teaching them the Christian faith, is bad.

6.  It’s good for kids to learn a second language. Bilingual education is great.
     It’s bad for kids to learn Latin. Teaching Mass parts in Latin or Greek is abusive.

5.  Early music is good, especially on the original instruments and for its original purposes.
     Early music in Mass is bad, especially on the original instruments and for its original purposes.

4.  Grassroots movements are good.
     Grassroots traditional religious movements are bad.

3.  Diversity and experimentation is good.
     Diversity within religious tradition is bad.

2.  Alternative lifestyle choices are good.
     Chaste alternate lifestyle choices are bad.

And the number one contradictory attitude of the Sixties Bunch?

1.  All life is sacred, and every person has worth and is good!
     Babies we don’t want are bad.

To which the ever witty and funny Curt Jester added:

  • Being a consciousness objector is good.
       A pharmacist being a consciousness objector is a bad thing.
  • Having choice is a good thing.
        Having more than one form of Mass in the Latin Rite is a bad thing.
  • We should help the poor in all cases.
        A pro-life pregnancy center that helps poor women is a bad thing and in fact should have rigorous inspections unlike abortion clinics .
  • Celebrating women is a good thing.
        Devotions to Mary are a bad thing .
  • We need lots of arts in the public square.
        Actually having statues and beautiful things in a church is bad.
  • Using organic foods and being careful to avoid chemicals in your food is good.
        Not using chemical contraceptives is bad.
  • We are all one we must go beyond skin color.
        Whites adopting black children is bad.
  • Protest marches are good.
        Protesting in front of an abortion clinic is bad.
  • Vatican II was good.
        Following the documents of Vatican II is bad.
  • The laity getting more involved with the Church is good.
        Lay Catholic apologists are bad.


I'd love to hear more....leave them in the comments!

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Wednesday | July 02, 2008

A Beginner's Guide to the Catholic Mass (humor)

A good friend sent me these and they made me giggle. If accidentally got here looking for something serious, try this post here.

AMEN: The only part of a prayer that everyone knows.


BULLETIN: Your receipt for attending Mass.

CHOIR: A group of people whose singing allows the rest of the Parish to lip-sync.

HOLY WATER: A liquid whose chemical formula is H2OLY.

HYMN: A song of praise usually sung in a key three octaves higher than that of the congregation's range.

RECESSIONAL HYMN: Sung at the conclusion of the Mass, often more quietly, since most of the people have
already left.

INCENSE: Holy Smoke!

JESUITS: An order of priests known for their ability to find colleges with good basketball teams.

JONAH: The original "Jaws" story.

JUSTICE: When kids have kids of their own.

KYRIE ELEISON: The only Greek words that most Catholics can recognize besides gyros and baklava. (For all non-Catholics [and non-Greeks], it means 'Lord, have mercy.')

MAGI: The most famous trio to attend a baby shower.


MANGER: Where Mary gave birth to Jesus because Joseph wasn't overed by an HMO. (The Bible's way of showing us that holiday travel has always been rough)

PEW: A medieval torture device still found in Catholic churches.

PROCESSION: The ceremonial formation at the beginning of Mass consisting of altar servers, the celebrant, and late parishioners looking for seats.

RECESSIONAL: The ceremonial procession at the conclusion of Mass led by parishioners trying to beat the crowd to the parking lot.

RELICS: People who have been go ing to Mass for so long, they actually know when to sit, kneel, and stand.

TEN COMMANDMENTS: A more important Top Ten List than any given by David Letterman.

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Sunday | June 29, 2008

INTJ Here.....

(Internet search brought you here? This post can be read on my new blog which conveniently does not randomly cut off the right hand side of the text.)

Thanks to Kate at Momopoly, these are hysterical and painfully true I am afraid....

ISTJ: Lord, help me to relax about insignificant details beginning tomorrow at 11:41:23 a.m. E.S.T.

ISTP: God, help me to consider people’s feelings, even if most of them ARE hypersensitive.

ESTP: God, help me to take responsibility for my own actions, even though they’re usually NOT my fault.

ESTJ: God, help me to not try to RUN everything. But, if You need some help, just ask.

ISFJ: Lord, help me to be more laid back and help me to do it EXACTLY right.

ISFP: Lord, help me to stand up for my rights (if you don’t mind my asking).

ESFP: God, help me to take things more seriously, especially parties and dancing.

ESFJ: God, give me patience, and I mean right NOW.

INFJ: Lord, help me not to be a perfectionist. (Did I spell that correctly?)

INFP: God, help me to finish everything I sta

ENFP: God, help me to keep my mind on one th - Look a bird! - at a time.

ENFJ: God, help me to do only what I can and trust you for the rest. Do you mind putting that in writing?

INTJ: Lord, keep me open to other’s ideas, *wrong* though they may be.

INTP: Lord, help me to be less independent, but let me do it my way.

ENTP: Lord, help me follow established procedures today. On second thought, I’ll settle for a few minutes.

ENTJ: Lord, help me slow downandnotrushthroughwhatIdo.
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Tuesday | May 06, 2008

Deep Questions: Will There Be Hand Motions in Heaven?

I may have posted this before but someone brought this to mind and by golly I am going to post it again, because it makes me laugh. alt : http://www.youtube.com/v/BTfrqAqShfQ&hl=en
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Thursday | April 24, 2008

Little Bit Of Irony To Start Your Day....

I know I should stop but I just can't seem to tear myself away. I watch in stunned amazement and swear I won't go back but then....Keeping The Home has some doozies up this week. Including instructions on how to get a Great Bible.

Does your KJV Bible have the uncorrupted KJV text?

Even if your KJV does prove to be a corrupted edition, it's still WAY better than other Bible versions out there, so keep reading it. The corrupted KJV Bibles are still pretty good. A quick (and very abbreviated) test to check your KJV text is as follows:

1. Is the 's' in the word "Spirit" capitalized in Genesis 1:2 and Matthew 4:1?

2. Does it correctly say "Saviour" in Luke 2:11, or the incorrect "Savior?" Anyone can be a Savior, but there is only one SAVIOUR, and that is Christ Jesus.

There are many more things you could check, but if your Bible fails the above two, then you already know you have a corrupted edition. However, I've noticed that many KJV texts are fine, except for in Matthew 4:1. For example - that is how the Dake is. I just take my trusty pen, and capitalized the 's' in the word "Spirit" in Matthew 4:1, if that is the only corruption found.

All I can say is WHEW!! The Douay-Rheims is a GREAT BIBLE. It passes the Luke 2 test even though it flunked the capitalized 'Spirit' in Genesis and Matthew but I have it on good authority that all I have to do is whip out my pencil and capitalize them myself.

Yes I know she was talking about starting with the KJV to begin with but still....
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Tuesday | April 22, 2008

This Comment Was Just Too Funny Not to Share....

Sal shared this comment with me on the Do Catholics Worship Images post:

Ever heard the Scott Hahn story about how he was lecturing at some church that had a tableaux of the apparition of Fatima on the lawn? Our Lady, the children, sheep, the works. He or his companion said, 'Wow, is this a great Church or what? Not only can we worship statues, we have statues that worship statues!"

Then he [Sal] added and I will include it here just in case anyone thinks Mr. Hahn was serious. (He wasn't because Catholics don't worship statues but we DO poke fun at ourselves based on what other people say about us....)

(This is a joke. This is only a joke. Please do not allow your hair to catch fire.) 

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Friday | February 15, 2008

A Friday Funny....

Rene Descartes goes into a bar. The tender says, "Good evening Monsieur Descartes! Shall I serve you the usual drink?"

Descartes replies, "I think not", and promptly vanishes.
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Saturday | December 29, 2007

Something Funny For Your Weekend

alt : http://www.youtube.com/v/z36NMeJISLo&rel=1
I think I'll be back to blogging soon. Hopefully with a new "prayer resource" to add to my sidebar....
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Friday | December 21, 2007

Definition of a Liturgist

"A liturgist is an affliction sent by God so that Catholics living in a time when there is no overt persecution need not be denied the privilege of suffering for the faith." Christopher Derrick
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Tuesday | December 11, 2007

This is Just Too Funny!!

When Catholics discuss their faith with non-Catholics sometimes it seems we are having entriely different conversations. Well little did I know that there is a documented reason for this. It's called Romish Receptive Aphasia.

Here's a sample:

In retrospect, I too had the RRA Syndrome 5 years ago when my wife first started to
share Romish thoughts with me. (I am making a self-diagnosis here)
When she said "I have been thinking about returning to the Catholic Church,"
I heard: I want to join that church of infidels and man-made religion.

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