tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post4152849275859309716..comments2023-12-23T00:19:35.005-08:00Comments on ADAM'S ALE: YOU ARE GETTING VERRRRRY SLEEPY.Fr. Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-46532255186508552332011-06-06T14:44:28.308-07:002011-06-06T14:44:28.308-07:00I am glad to see a priest talking about this publi...I am glad to see a priest talking about this publicly. My childhood priest used to talk about this in his homilies at least once a year, usually after recovering from some illness which gave him the time to watch tv. That was over 18 years ago and things have gotten much worse, but I have never forgotten what he said. <br /><br />He passed away on Friday at 80 years old, but those little moral lessons that he fearlessly preached from the pulpit shaped my sense of appropriateness is ways my parents couldn't. Keep up the good work and make sure the kids in your parish hear it.DominiSumushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219325748138519802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-47969192009216442182011-05-23T08:28:16.531-07:002011-05-23T08:28:16.531-07:00Thanks for the post. This is so true of our media-...Thanks for the post. This is so true of our media-saturated culture. Some of the shows, such as Glee are also trying to destroy the views of traditional marriage. I appreciate you tackling this important topic relevant to us today. RogerRogerhttp://www.gatheredinunity.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-69268260214236209352011-05-15T07:53:00.644-07:002011-05-15T07:53:00.644-07:00Most children watch cable completely unfiltered by...Most children watch cable completely unfiltered by their parents. They are also playing video games rated "Mature" because all their friends are. Even if their parents are vigilant, they are watching this stuff at their friends' houses.<br /><br />When I was in 8th grade, the nun teaching us asked us to raise our hand if we had never seen porn. Not a single hand went up. And that was 1984.<br /><br />When I am at the local hospice taking care of patients who are unconscious, I usually turn of the blaring TV that people assume they want on. It's as if the devil doesn't want you to have respite even in your last hours to think about where you are headed.ckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347299406398966275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-50941852269723011912011-05-14T07:58:18.585-07:002011-05-14T07:58:18.585-07:00My wife and I have a 3 year old and 10 month old w...My wife and I have a 3 year old and 10 month old with another on the way. We barely turn the TV on at all. We don't have a basic cable TV package because we have been appalled by the content of most channels. I watch significantly less sports than I used to primarily because of the garbage that not only comes on commercials (we turn them off) but within the sports programs themselves (i.e. scantily clad cheerleaders, scantily clad fans in the stands, inappropriately dressed sideline reporters, etc.). How families can let TV douse their kids with filth day after day I'll never know. TV is much worse than it was not only 40 years ago but even 10 years ago. Thank you, Fr. V, for touching on an important subject.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-33535914210806765202011-05-13T20:56:03.106-07:002011-05-13T20:56:03.106-07:00My wife and I have four boys, 3 years to 8 years o...My wife and I have four boys, 3 years to 8 years old. We monitor closely when they watch television.<br /><br />I'm appalled by gore and violence in the promos the networks air during sports broadcasts, particularly.<br /><br />We always keep the remote close, but even then they are exposed to it in brief segments.<br /><br />We've trained them to avert their eyes by yelling "Don't Look!" unfortunately we say this oftenMatthew Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732400123226464742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-23639181827075724792011-05-13T13:42:00.078-07:002011-05-13T13:42:00.078-07:00I am thankful that I never changed my TV to get th...I am thankful that I never changed my TV to get the new programs. I get my news from the computer. Unfortunately I cannot get EWTN, but it gives me more time to read. And Catholic World News is great with its commentaries.Margaret Comstocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-62447025443826481452011-05-13T12:16:54.546-07:002011-05-13T12:16:54.546-07:00Yes, the children not only learn the message that ...Yes, the children not only learn the message that the program is directly teaching. They also learn that this "stuff" is important because Mom and Dad are watching/letting the children watch.<br /><br />In my home, we have mainly watched EWTN. Even though my son was not old enough (at first) to understand the adult programs, he learned what was important to Mom and Dad.Patnoreply@blogger.com