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Andrew, I sure do hope I'm better soon Or else I'll have to stay here for another week...hmm, it sure is nice here; free food-n-stuff aint bad at all


Mary

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"Those who encounter the Risen Jesus
and entrust themselves docilely to him have nothing to fear.
This is the message that Christians are called to spread
to the very ends of the earth." Benedict XVI

"It is not possible to live and grow in the faith
without the support of a group, of a Christian community.
It is here that you will learn together to build a better world."
— Pope John Paul II, July 1, 1985


In the real world i only attend sunday mass- i did nothing to help for the new year at the church but ate the cake offered all the same
Actually my bad habits can be summed up briefly by IanJM words-I think you are overwhelming us - I used to harass the poor village parish priest with all sorts of arguments /questions -when just out of school -but never lent any helping hand in parish activities
So my community experience is very bad-no one likes people who argue too much and dont work.

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Simon

Some Nigerians send an email asking unwanted details.I would like to locate them and report them.i have already done this but in an unprofessional and amateur fashion.A shot in the dark.I also have also forwarded some emails to the London met police.I have tried to locate their IP address again as a beginner and found it comming from San Francisco.I am also lazy and would like to tap on your expertise to deal with internet crooks

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Simon

Happy Friday Mary! How are you feeling?

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Andrew McAllister

Respect for the dignity of every innocent human being from conception/fertilization, without exception, without compromise, without apology.

Andrew, let's put it this way...I am truly blessed. I sure do have a plethora of 'stuff' to offer for the Church and for, "Father, may they all be one, etc."


So, how are you and your lovely family? I hope you guys also have a very lovely Friday and everyone else on this very special Forum especially Father Z !!!


Mary

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"Those who encounter the Risen Jesus
and entrust themselves docilely to him have nothing to fear.
This is the message that Christians are called to spread
to the very ends of the earth." Benedict XVI

It was 38 degrees when I left this morning at 7:30 with an expected high of 55 (not unusual for us in winter) and expected low of thirty tonight and it's been in the thirties several times now and expected for a couple more days. It's the end of the world. It's not unheard of to have lows in the thirties but not ongoing like this. Sometimes people come here in winter thinking they're going to be soaking up the rays on the beach but it ain't so...this isn't Florida. The snow level yesterday was 2000 ft but we were fortunate not to have any precipitation but the "grapevine" was closed last night for ice. The grapevine basically links southern California to the central valley and it's often closed for snow or ice, gets very foggy as well.

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Valerie Garcia
vals1990@yahoo.com

"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him ....." St. Benedict

I came from Kansas City to USMCRD, San Diego in January of 1957, expecting to bask in the balmy air of Southern California.

Standing on the Big Grinder in the 40ºƒ temperature of the pre-dawn darkness as the ocean breeze brought in the bone-chilling fog was as cold as I'd ever felt …

That is, until a month later, when we went to the rife range at Camp Matthews for M-1 qualifying!

There is nothing like spending an early-March week in the coastal hills to make you appreciate the relative warmth of March in San Diego!

Even though we had to walk back to San Diego from the mountains, it sure was good to be back down to sea level.

Those folks who insist it doesn't get cold in Southern California simply have never been there in winter!

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In Christ,

Jim B

I will consider your position if stated with firm, well-thought-out, quiet reasoning. Hateful diatribe, ad hominem attacks and shouted rhetoric don't impress.

This has to be Off Topic:

I thought my computer was more ancient than I am.
The noise and weird sounds of struggles is enough
to make me want to toss it in the trash...
It took ages to get the monitor going.
I wanted a new computer...the weird noises were too much for me.

I could no longer deal with it and surrendered completely.

My son-in-law said the monitor was dead, so he got a nice Dell monitor
for me and it worked splendidly... until last night.

I came along with a cup of coffee, set it down to my right and instantly
the face of the monitor toppled onto my knuckles...

I quickly turned off the computer, as I rescued my coffee which was quivering.

My son-in-law heard me calling him and he did his best to fix the monitor but it would not budge one iota..

The next day still no working monitor...until my granddaughter came home
from work. She took one look at it and said, "this needs tightening and also this."
These kids nowadays!

There's more...my computer is suddenly working incredibly good...!!!


Mary

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"Those who encounter the Risen Jesus
and entrust themselves docilely to him have nothing to fear.
This is the message that Christians are called to spread
to the very ends of the earth." Benedict XVI

Mary,

I'm glad that both you and the computer are in one piece.

Bright hot weather today....I think it's going to be 77 tomorrow for the high, of course, I have to go to Mass in my robe for Catholic Daughters and I've never once had the happiness of wearing the robe when it's cold. It's so darn hot...makes me particularly sympathetic to the priests who wear all that clothing on hot days.

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Valerie Garcia
vals1990@yahoo.com

"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him ....." St. Benedict

Thank you...that makes two of us!!



Looks like we live a bit of a distance apart from one another. Currently it's 25 here.

You haven't worn out your slippers yet, have you? Sure hope your foot is totally healed by now.


Mary

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"Those who encounter the Risen Jesus
and entrust themselves docilely to him have nothing to fear.
This is the message that Christians are called to spread
to the very ends of the earth." Benedict XVI

Mary,

Oddly enough, that one slipper has a chunk of the bottom rubber torn out...don't know how as the other one is fine. In any case, thank you for inquiring and yes, my broken toe is pretty much all healed, thank God because I was such a baby about it.

It was quite hot, was wearing jeans under my robe rolled up to my thigh.....don't worry...not inappropriate for church as no one could see it. I remember one of our old associates always wore shorts under his cassock ...I asked him why he wore one when older priests don't seem to do that anymore and that was his explanation as to how it's not really that hot.

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Valerie Garcia
vals1990@yahoo.com

"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him ....." St. Benedict

Val, sounds like good news for your injury.

btw, what is the reason you wear a robe at Mass?


Mary

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"Those who encounter the Risen Jesus
and entrust themselves docilely to him have nothing to fear.
This is the message that Christians are called to spread
to the very ends of the earth." Benedict XVI

Perhaps she's in the choir?

Wow, it's cold out today; the wind chill makes if feel about 2 below.

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Andrew McAllister

Respect for the dignity of every innocent human being from conception/fertilization, without exception, without compromise, without apology.

Mary,

Every three months the members of our parish Catholic Daughter of the Americas (every parish group is called "court") attends Mass as one to try and draw attention to the organization to drum up membership. The officers wear their robes and I'm financial secretary. I can't even begin to understand why they elected me. The other officers are: Regent (the big boss), vice regent, recording secretary and Treasurer. We're the female equivalent of the Knights and were formed in 1908. From what I understand, our robes have changed little since then and my particular robe is decades old as we pass them down and alter them as necessary. In July, we'll have a regional Catholic Daughters Mass at the Cathedral...now that's really hot!

Andrew, since our choir was reshaped four years ago (when the former musical director left after 60 years), our choir no longer has robes and only wore them for special concerts, Easter and Christmas even when they did have robes. I don't know if there are plans that they every get robes again. Maybe I'm wrong as I didn't go to this years Christmas concert but I'm almost certain there were no robes at the ten o'clock Midnight Mass.

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Valerie Garcia
vals1990@yahoo.com

"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him ....." St. Benedict

You are fabulous...I would have never been able to do anything like that!


Mary

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"Those who encounter the Risen Jesus
and entrust themselves docilely to him have nothing to fear.
This is the message that Christians are called to spread
to the very ends of the earth." Benedict XVI

Muslims can enforce their rules in their homeland.Taking advantage of the british situation by having a "muslims only" area is asking for trouble. How would the British distinguish muslims from other asians who do not believe in violence.Id the birthday of mohammed is just over.The police is always armed and behind their tail when muslims take out processions in India
It is not a question of equality-it is a question of taking advantage of the situation
-like the camel who drove the owner out of the tent
http://www.piffe.com/stories/camel-nose.php

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Simon

Simon,



For Sunnis. For Shias today is Mawlid.

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James Daly

"It is the Lord." (Jn 21:7)

I like Andrew Greenwell because he likes Muslims but not islam.are you in the same vein?

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Simon

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 759&type=1


https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 759&type=3

37 million-the difference between the number of men and women in india-or the number of girls killed by abortion
http://www.banned link.com/watch?v=6tx9fN4cxGk

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Simon

The weather here is nuts. Yesterday it was damp, cold and around 28 degrees. Today the sun is out, and by tomorrow the temperature could hit 60.

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Andrew McAllister

Respect for the dignity of every innocent human being from conception/fertilization, without exception, without compromise, without apology.

Andrew,

And to think I just looked at our weather and thought, "the high is only going to be 59...it's another cold day"

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Valerie Garcia
vals1990@yahoo.com

"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him ....." St. Benedict

We have a saying around here, Val. "If you don't like the weather, just wait a minute."

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Andrew McAllister

Respect for the dignity of every innocent human being from conception/fertilization, without exception, without compromise, without apology.

The weather report from Kansas (which is incidentally celebrating the 152nd anniversary of its birth as a State today)

77ºƒ and sunshine yesterday … 54ºƒ, cold rain and tornado watch today … snow and a high below freezing tomorrow!

66109 Weather Forecast

Yep! A typical January week in the hinterland!

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In Christ,

Jim B

I will consider your position if stated with firm, well-thought-out, quiet reasoning. Hateful diatribe, ad hominem attacks and shouted rhetoric don't impress.

Jim,

Is it normal to get that high this time of year or was that sort of a freakish thing? We really don't have much variability in our weather...nothing like that though there are times when it's 40 degrees colder at night then during the day. I think we're in the 70's tomorrow but that's normal for us to have that interspersed with cold spells or rain....our rain isn't usually cold but we do sometimes get snow at rather low elevations. My favorite is when there is snow in the mountains after a rainy day in the San Fernando Valley where I live and then we're surrounded by clear, beautiful vistas of the snow without ever having to be in it. I don't think it's been a good ski season yet.

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Valerie Garcia
vals1990@yahoo.com

"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him ....." St. Benedict

No, it isn't normal, Val. Our normal highs in January are below 40ºƒ. The record high for the month is under 80ºƒ. But I don't know whether you'd call 'freakish' because that would actually pretty much describe winter weather around here in any year.


We vary a bit more than you, Val. Here are some monthly temperatures extremes for the the state of Kansas. (Note that January extremes ranges from 88ºƒ down to -36ºƒ, a differential of 124 degrees!)

Temperature extremes in Kansas

Thus far, I haven't been able to find the 24-hour record temperature change for KC but I can tell you that I have experienced 24-hour temperature changes of more than 60ºƒ.

The official record high for January 28 was set yesterday, with a high of 76ºƒ (which broke the old record, set in 1917 by 11º). The official record low is -14ºƒ, set in 1997. So both the record high and the record low have been set in my lifetime.

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In Christ,

Jim B

I will consider your position if stated with firm, well-thought-out, quiet reasoning. Hateful diatribe, ad hominem attacks and shouted rhetoric don't impress.

Simon,

I'm on the side of morality. Persecuting Moslem people because they are Moslem is wrong. When Moslems persecute people (eg women, gays) they are doing wrong.

We must never lose sight of morality. We must remember that our Holy Mother the Church is our guide and teacher.

The alleged apparition that is allegedly appearing in a certain Bosnian town has allegedly reminded us that Moslems are also God's children.

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James Daly

"It is the Lord." (Jn 21:7)

Andrew,



Ha! Last week we had bushfires, this week we have floods.

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James Daly

"It is the Lord." (Jn 21:7)

I have posted this here in the hope that British readers can do something to help

http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/16/forbes ... -grab.html

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Simon

Goa was under the British 1812-1815
British cemetry

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Simon

Simon,

If you want members' attention on a subject, you are better off starting a new thread with a subject head that captures the essence of what you want to say. I doubt the Off-topic thread is going to be of much help to you.

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Ian DC
Blessed Ever Virgin Mary -- Sanctuary and resting-place of the Blessed Trinity where God dwells in greater and more divine splendour than anywhere else in the universe

I had to run an errand at lunch today, and its so windy that when I walked outside I almost got blown away!

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Andrew McAllister

Respect for the dignity of every innocent human being from conception/fertilization, without exception, without compromise, without apology.

This is serious! Perhaps you need to gain some weight, enough so the wind can't blow you away!!!


Mary

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"Those who encounter the Risen Jesus
and entrust themselves docilely to him have nothing to fear.
This is the message that Christians are called to spread
to the very ends of the earth." Benedict XVI

I find that I have a tendency to wander off the subject and land up hijacking the thread.For example what got me interested in posting about the British was the thread on the British census. I don't know if any American member -which are the majority here-would be really interested in things such a two centuries old British Cemetery and illegalities of Indian Law which have cost British investors a life time of savings.There are only a handful of British readers here.I get a sense of relief that just maybe someone will know .I am also too lazy to explore other forums as I know the members on this forum well.I feel that the sanctity of the forum must be respected and if I wander away from the main topic as a habit I am better posting it here.There is at least one member who visits this thread regularly and that is enough for me.

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Simon

You wouldn't say that, Mary, if you knew how my waist size has expanded over the years!

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Andrew McAllister

Respect for the dignity of every innocent human being from conception/fertilization, without exception, without compromise, without apology.

I'll never be blown away by wind though I do provide a great deal of wind resistance that makes walking difficult in the Santa Ana winds.

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Valerie Garcia
vals1990@yahoo.com

"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him ....." St. Benedict

The Santa Ana winds and brush fires don't mix very well, either!

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In Christ,

Jim B

I will consider your position if stated with firm, well-thought-out, quiet reasoning. Hateful diatribe, ad hominem attacks and shouted rhetoric don't impress.

In that case, get really heavy knee-high construction boots...that oughta beat the wind from running off with you.


Mary

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"Those who encounter the Risen Jesus
and entrust themselves docilely to him have nothing to fear.
This is the message that Christians are called to spread
to the very ends of the earth." Benedict XVI

Most of the help I have got on this forum has been from Fabrizio.This forum is american and I respect that

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Simon

While I have not understood the details,Cardinal Mahoney has let down the Church in big way.To me this is a reminder that even the best make mistakes.It is also an inspiration to see that the posters on this forum are unshaken by the storm

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Simon

Simon,



I"m not sure why you're posting here and not in the thread about Cardinal Mahony but I for one, have been deeply shaken by the whole thing and he was my archbishop and the six hundred million settlement came from my donations along with insurance. I know in one place where land that was intended for a desperately needed new church was instead sold for the settlement. I despise him, I just can't help myself though I try really hard not to but he lied to us.

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Valerie Garcia
vals1990@yahoo.com

"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him ....." St. Benedict

I told my friend I was going to get a gun before the gun laws turn against everyone with a mental illness to which she replied, "you can't get a gun, you can't even operate a chair" which I felt was quite unfair. Anyone could have ended up on their back with their entire recliner resting on them and their legs stuck in the leg rest thingy....I'm sure it's happened to most of you. I was rather afraid my skeleton would be found that way even though three friends have copies of my keys, I didn't have my cell phone on me. Fortunately, I'm very strong and was somehow able to life it off of me an extradite my rather oddly bruised legs.

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Valerie Garcia
vals1990@yahoo.com

"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him ....." St. Benedict

Val, not only have I tipped over my recliner, just this summer, I walked away from a bonfire to attend to a call of nature and being temporarily blinded by the firelight, walked off the edge of a ten-feet-high cliff into the creek!

I'm sure that, too, has happened to just about everyone who lingers here on the Off-Topic Thread!

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In Christ,

Jim B

I will consider your position if stated with firm, well-thought-out, quiet reasoning. Hateful diatribe, ad hominem attacks and shouted rhetoric don't impress.

Are you ready for some football???? Go Baltimore Ravens!!

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Andrew McAllister

Respect for the dignity of every innocent human being from conception/fertilization, without exception, without compromise, without apology.

I don't have a dog in this fight … so I'll most likely finish Eliot Pattison's "Bone Rattler" and start on "Mandarin Gate" by the same author this evening and read about the Super Bowl in tomorrow morning's KC Star!

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In Christ,

Jim B

I will consider your position if stated with firm, well-thought-out, quiet reasoning. Hateful diatribe, ad hominem attacks and shouted rhetoric don't impress.

Thanks for the reminder...!


Mary

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"Those who encounter the Risen Jesus
and entrust themselves docilely to him have nothing to fear.
This is the message that Christians are called to spread
to the very ends of the earth." Benedict XVI

I'm lovin the Ravens so far!!

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Andrew McAllister

Respect for the dignity of every innocent human being from conception/fertilization, without exception, without compromise, without apology.

I hear there was a blackout.

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James Daly

"It is the Lord." (Jn 21:7)

Jim,



Well, that didn't happen to me (mainly because I can't nicely answer the call of nature in the outdoors) but I once tumbled down a ravine with my boyfriend in high school when we got lost during a school camp out. We were fortunate enough to have landed in poison ivy and I was fortunate enough to actually be allergic to it and not just have an ordinary reaction. I couldn't go to school for a week because I couldn't see clearly out of either swollen eye.

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Valerie Garcia
vals1990@yahoo.com

"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him ....." St. Benedict

I forgot about the game as I don't follow football at all but I had to run to the grocery store and get something and it was worse than just before Christmas. I was mystified until I saw the cashiers were all (or mostly) wearing sports jerseys. I looked down the liquor aisle about to walk down there and out the other side and it was jammed! Obviously that was the main ingredient at everybody's party.

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Valerie Garcia
vals1990@yahoo.com

"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him ....." St. Benedict

I've been thinking too much lately so I think I'll go to sleep early tonight.

But I think I'll have some tea first. Hmm, I think there's a few very small salt potatoes left.

I think I'll only have one or two; actually I think three would be ok.

Oh well, I think maybe I need to re-think this whole thinking thing.


Mary

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"Those who encounter the Risen Jesus
and entrust themselves docilely to him have nothing to fear.
This is the message that Christians are called to spread
to the very ends of the earth." Benedict XVI