tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post5591283427675443909..comments2023-12-23T00:19:35.005-08:00Comments on ADAM'S ALE: THE MEAT OF THE MATTERFr. Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-39199588686047600262010-02-26T11:46:47.552-08:002010-02-26T11:46:47.552-08:00I know I'm a little late, but I have to say I ...I know I'm a little late, but I have to say I don't eat fish, and for the 10 years since I've been Catholic, I have not eaten meat on Fridays! In fact, tonight is a feast of cheese enchiladas, refried beans, and Mexican Rice. On occasion, we have bean burritos(black bns, rice, salsa verde, lettuce, cheese, toms, jalapenos, guacamole). I taught the cradle Catholic I married that there is more to life than fish sticks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-55184945168904617162010-02-25T17:12:06.267-08:002010-02-25T17:12:06.267-08:00Tex ~ Since Fr. V. hasn't answered...it's ...Tex ~ Since Fr. V. hasn't answered...it's not possible to keep the Lord's Day only in your heart. If you can't be bothered to go to Mass, then you are choosing love of something other than God. It is a mortal sin to intentionally skip Mass. Period. (This excludes legit reasons such as illness.) <br /><br />So you're asking the wrong question: what is it that you prefer to going to Mass? And does that thing REALLY give you more joy than in being in the very presence of God, of having the experience of BEING THERE when heaven is torn open during the liturgy, and the Sacrifice of Calvary is made present to you? <br /><br />Instead of focusing on obligation and the least you can do, why not actually focus on what GOD has done for you and that you are going there to show HIM how much you love and adore HIM? <br /><br />(And lest you think I'm some holier-than-thou jerk, I'm not. I used to ask the same questions, and then refused to listen to the answers. I was as stubborn as they come.)Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-40885853458074904142010-02-25T08:08:36.006-08:002010-02-25T08:08:36.006-08:00dear Father---did you HAVE to mention hodges---you...dear Father---did you HAVE to mention hodges---you see thats whats wrong with the Catholic Church----toeture, torture,and more torture---and i thought the inquisition was over---now back to the subject of fasting and abst.--i am here to report this idea has really caught on with many insane Protestants as well--i was out to lunch and chatting with my server--my goal no invisible persons---when it became clear their plan for Lent made mine look pitiful--i was completely unhinged---thinking oh no no NOOOOO this isn't right--we can't allow Protestants to suffer more than Catholics---suffering is our thing--now i can say this because i'm an x-prot.--and a fairly recent convert--and i'm sorry to say that suffering wasn't on my religous radar---i was busy contemplating Glory soi say its time for Prot's to get off of our turf, get back to the Ressurection--and leave the Passion to the Catholics--the longest and best sufferer's of the world....seriously though, i did not know about this meat--fish thing---thank you Father--and p.s. pass those yummy beans---n.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-11651391999607182532010-02-24T18:56:51.201-08:002010-02-24T18:56:51.201-08:00If you were Orthodox you couldn't eat the chee...If you were Orthodox you couldn't eat the cheese either. And not just Friday! <br />We Catholics are wusses when it comes to fasting. Me too. In a Byzantine Catholic parish now, so no meat Wednesday and Friday. That really isnt' much trouble. But the whole eastern fast, I am not ready for. <br /><br />Susan Petersoneulogoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05307036781446427993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-20897682547322039052010-02-24T17:43:23.394-08:002010-02-24T17:43:23.394-08:00LIke Anonymous, I am a vegetarian, too (except on ...LIke Anonymous, I am a vegetarian, too (except on Sundays) so the regular lenten rules are not such a big deal. It's the additional, self-imposed fast from liquor that kills me!Odysseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028190531437571201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-28987518384586533072010-02-24T14:57:41.650-08:002010-02-24T14:57:41.650-08:00I am proud to say that I am never conscious of a c...I am proud to say that I am never conscious of a craving for meet. Except on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and the Fridays of Lent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-75745519431277176902010-02-24T10:47:16.773-08:002010-02-24T10:47:16.773-08:00Father,
If I truly keep holy the Lord's day i...Father,<br /><br />If I truly keep holy the Lord's day in my heart, and I miss Mass, am I still able to recieve communion or would this actually be a sin and should skip?Texhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13941071206062223808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-27663555784981233172010-02-24T10:21:03.765-08:002010-02-24T10:21:03.765-08:00Now that "vegetarian" has become an esta...Now that "vegetarian" has become an established cuisine, many savory dishes exist that have no meat, nor even fish. What does one do who has developed a taste for such healthy fare as kidney beans, yogurt, cheese and "good bread?" I abstain from meat on Fridays throughout the year. More of a problem than skipping the meat is the inconvenience of trying to find decent non-meat fast food when I must travel on a Friday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-35012645458580977192010-02-24T08:02:25.837-08:002010-02-24T08:02:25.837-08:00Don't forget the muskrat! Better say a specia...Don't forget the muskrat! Better say a special prayer that I don't cook on a Friday in Lent.Matt Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781640827369575153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-62814492333523077802010-02-24T07:15:40.291-08:002010-02-24T07:15:40.291-08:00Then there are people like me who look forward to ...Then there are people like me who look forward to Fridays in Lent because I love seafood and every restaurant has more seafood dishes on their menu. So during Lent I have to try harder to fast and not be a glutton!!! Yum!!!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105244449361269412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-8007123203375027132010-02-24T06:23:25.826-08:002010-02-24T06:23:25.826-08:00"When we feast we feast, when we fast, we che..."When we feast we feast, when we fast, we cheat." No truer words were ever spoken!Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.com