tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post8949062357325573270..comments2023-12-23T00:19:35.005-08:00Comments on ADAM'S ALE: MONDAY DIARY: ALMOST EXCRUCIATINGLY TRUE STORIES: TRIGGER WARNING, THE WORD "TRUMP" IS USED IN THIS CARTOON.Fr. Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-45187295272198279022019-09-03T18:57:14.879-07:002019-09-03T18:57:14.879-07:00Amen! I would love to have someone to talk about ...Amen! I would love to have someone to talk about God the love of my life with to. But everyone wants to talk about - - - instead Sebastian Stewardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14630207843866747474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-47252361615007410712019-08-23T07:55:44.038-07:002019-08-23T07:55:44.038-07:00 Those of us who have been around for the last... Those of us who have been around for the last half-century aren’t always comfortable considering our share in the mess which has been made. It is easier to smugly condemn those who do not conform to the liberation theology view of Christianity which has infiltrated our churches over that time.<br /> The Catholic Church is never so timely as when she is timeless. A Chestertonian paradox which suggests that those of us who focus on recent years and decades are much more likely to become rigidly old-fashioned than those who think in terms of centuries and millennia. <br /> I suspect the bitter group with which you spoke, Father, was mostly comprised of people who still think guitar Masses and liturgical dance are cutting edge theological expression. <br /> It takes courage and introspection to admit that perhaps the evidence shows that we have been terribly mistaken in our political and personal opinions for many years. People resent being proven wrong time after time. Yet, we obstinately cling to failed policies and the people who promote them. I wonder if the group to which you spoke held the same assertive view of the previous president or the social justice bishops who presided over the atrocities of recent years? <br /> It is good to finally have you back writing after your time off, Father.<br />Timothynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-71039523500372831412019-08-22T06:27:18.503-07:002019-08-22T06:27:18.503-07:00Look at it this way, if Trump had not been elected...Look at it this way, if Trump had not been elected, two new Supreme Court Justices would tilt the balance toward pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage and so many other sick laws.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-11971818782156153752019-08-22T05:56:56.114-07:002019-08-22T05:56:56.114-07:00I agree, Father, especially with your final cartoo...I agree, Father, especially with your final cartoon in this post. 30 years ago or so, a lot of people were polarized on how they felt about President Reagan, too (and Pope St. John Paul II, for that matter). And later, Presidents Clinton and Bush. But the difference is that people who felt differently did not automatically label one another as a hated enemy. I do not know what has become of us, and how we got to this place, but I will be very grateful when the day comes when we regain our manners and civility toward one another. Very best blessings to you and all here - Sue, OFSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-49531785691837686772019-08-21T13:52:59.409-07:002019-08-21T13:52:59.409-07:00And don't forget that the word "trump&quo...And don't forget that the word "trump" is also a verb that is used often, such as when journalist Cathy Newman asked Dr. Jordan Peterson something like, "Why does your right to free speech trump the right of a transperson not to be offended?"Patnoreply@blogger.com