tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post824295119324604281..comments2023-12-23T00:19:35.005-08:00Comments on ADAM'S ALE: STICK 'EM UP!Fr. Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-76277330715374735442016-06-15T15:04:17.366-07:002016-06-15T15:04:17.366-07:00Oh, that would be strange! (Having everyone merge ...Oh, that would be strange! (Having everyone merge to the middle!)<br /><br />I remember when this started when I was a child. We blamed the protestants. Years later my brother's Lutheran girlfriend was annoyed and told us Catholics blamed them for everything.......well, that 95 Thesis did start some trouble. :-) <br /><br />Whenever I travel I end up next to a family. Next to the dad. (Some male instinct to make sure wife and child are not next to the strangers?) When he raises his hand and I realize he is holding hands with his family I wonder how he would react if I took his hand. I often wonder if he would gladly accept it or if he is thinking "Please, strange lady, don't grab my hand."<br /><br />I suspect the latter so I just return my attention to the Mass. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-45252632127851705202016-06-15T10:07:24.558-07:002016-06-15T10:07:24.558-07:00I do find it pretty amusing that many people now j...I do find it pretty amusing that many people now just hold hands WHILE doing the orans. I wonder how long before they start doing the wave.... Oh, well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-86593895699439917832016-06-15T09:18:23.406-07:002016-06-15T09:18:23.406-07:00Promoting a dubious practice (laity using the oran...Promoting a dubious practice (laity using the orans position) to replace another dubious practice (handholding) just causes more confusion, but as the old joke goes: "What the difference between a terrorist and a liturgist? You can negotiate with a terrorist."Matt Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781640827369575153noreply@blogger.com