TUESDAY QUOTE OF THE WEEK CXXXV

FINDING TRUTH WHEREVER IT MAY BE FOUND: “. . . Without denying the importance of these hot-button issues, their centrality in day-to-day Catholic life is often exaggerated. In truth, a good deal of the most creative energy in the Church comes from individuals and groups least invested in internal debates, whether one would conventionally describe these circles as liberal, conservative, or somewhere in between. To take just one example, the Community of Sant’Egidio has to rank among today’s most effective actors in the Catholic stage through its promotion of ecumenical and interreligious dialogue, conflict resolution, poverty relief, and opposition to the death penalty. The community takes no position, however, on matters such as gay marriage or clerical celibacy.” from John Allen’s book, “The Future Church”

QUOTE II: “We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbor.” G. K. Chesterton

IN OTHER NEWS:

I hadn’t the slightest idea! Did you know there is talk about a movement for the canonization of our friend Gilbert!? And the Beacon Journal reported today that nothing good came from 2009! HA!

Adoro is getting a new dog! I told her she needs to have a caption contest for this picture!
If you want to listen to some good music Russell sent this video in. We sang it when I was in the seminary. What a great memory.



The Diocese of Cleveland Enewsletter sends this link to our bishop's Christmas message.

Neven sent this Email: "I am happy to share that I am now a Postulant of the Basilian Salvatorian Order, of the Catholic Byzantine Rite - located in Methuen, Massachusetts (as of October 3rd of this year.) Praise God!" Anyway, apparently he also a musician and invites you to listen to snippets of his work here.

Would you like to see the Church of the Holy Sepulcher but do not have the funds at the moment to pop over and see it? Jim sends in this site where you can take 360 degree views of it. It's kind of fun. Give it a shot.

Russell also sent in this one and a half minute video of pure sugar entitled Ukulele Boy.

I don't really understand Wiis not having any experience with one though it seems everyone else in the known universe has. Apparently you can make up avatars. M. W. sent this one that his kids did known as Fr. V. ROFL. I love it - er - I love Jesus - I really like it.

HONEST TEACH - AOL ATE MY HOMEWORK

Greetings!

Thank you for your birthday greetings (it was a good day!) and for your advice to dump AOL. Actually I do need to do so. I already have two other wire addresses but I am not sure how to do this and not mess up the blog (and I am woefully behind on updating it already.) As the song goes, "Soon and very soon . . ."

Sorry, but today is going to just be a catch up of what did not make it yesterday so I can cull the heard of Emails. So here we go!

IN OTHER NEWS:

Jay says, "Don't miss Catholic Carnival 186!"

The Diocese of Cleveland Enewsletter reports, "WASHINGTON - The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) invites U.S. Catholics to pray before the November election a novena for life, justice and peace called Novena for Faithful Citizenship. It is a podcast and available for download."

L.M. sent this game in to help you waste some time. WARNING: Addiction level MODERATE. Oh yes! This game is Evile!

L.M. also sent this in. If there were ever an argument for a married priesthood this would be it. There would have been a goodly woman with this man who would have hit him up side the head and said, "What are you thinking?"

This site was accidentaly discovered while making a search for Symbolic Friday (a name that still doesn't quite sit right.) I've not had the chance to thoroughly review it but what I have seen of Church Year is great.

SUNDAY VIDEO ON TAP XXIII

Here is a two minute video on what it means to be "I AM".

IN OTHER NEWS:

Dan sent a wire gently suggesting that I supply a link to the USCCB. As promised, here it is Danny!

I am sure that there are many sites that I have not made it onto Adam's Ale yet (and I am woefully behind in updating the Blog Squad). But slowly, there is a nice little library being built up ofplaces to visit. Here are two more that you might find helpful or interesting. The first is from Vatican Radio given to me by the pastor and the next is from the Vatican State. Both are pretty cool.

Jay announces that Catholic Carnival 128 is up and running over at Book Reviews and More.

DUBLIN, Ireland - July 19, 2007 - (CNS) - Catholics worldwide will celebrate the feast of St. Patrick two days earlier next year after the Vatican gave permission to move the feast day to avoid a conflict with Holy Week. Bet we would not do this for a Slovenian Saint. Ah well. That's the luck o' the Irish. (N.B. This is not one of my made up official reports.)