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Recent content by Monica02

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    Getting Mad at Mass

    What I wrote was what I understood the message to be. If "..center of the universe.." you wrote was his intended message I did not get it. I sort of mentally checked out after the smirky, s muggy "..not all Catholics speak mmmmm English..."
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    Getting Mad at Mass

    I know that French is spoken an some African nations. Most people know this. The gentleman who did the first reading did not speak the language he was reading - it just seemed like he was reading it (I am sure he practiced beforehand but it was obviously not his native language). Nothing...
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    Getting Mad at Mass

    I agree.
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    Getting Mad at Mass

    Well said.
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    Getting Mad at Mass

    It was not the foreign language per se, it was the whole contrived set-up aspect and smug attitude of the priest that was offensive. The only message I received from that homily was "All of you English speaking Americans out there are too stupid or self absorbed to know that all people on Earth...
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    Getting Mad at Mass

    Nope, Chicago suburbs. I did not see a big deal about the whole different language thing, in and of itself, either. But when the priest grinned and said "not all Catholics speak English" - there was just something about his expression that rubbed me the wrong way. I guess I am lucky to...
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    Getting Mad at Mass

    I am not there yet but I will keep the Eastern option in mind. I think there is a Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in Chicago but, although I am in the Archdiocese of Chicago, the city is well over an hour away. Thanks and God bless.
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    Getting Mad at Mass

    I could not see how a contrived stunt that was a set-up for the priest to insult English speaking Catholics tied into Pentacost and the only sense it made was the sense I understood it in, that of a smug insult. I mentioned the half Spanish aspect because I chose an English Mass and heard...
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    Getting Mad at Mass

    I probably could drive to a number of different parishes and might not be driven mad but sooner or later I am going to hear "the message". The way I see it - I can just save the cost of gasoline, wear on my car and just show up at the local parish. Better yet I could just go to a Spanish Mass...
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    Getting Mad at Mass

    I used to attend a parish further from my home, but due to scheduling (and other) issues I have started to attend my local parish which is just a few minutes away. The parish is over half Mexican so I attended one of the English Masses. The first reading was presented by a guy in African garb...
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    Oprah's Soul Series Features Catholics

    New Ways Ministry Richard Rohr is highlighted on their homepage.
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    Oprah's Soul Series Features Catholics

    http://www.lospequenos.org/RohrDossier/Material/15.1%20Coloring%20Outside%20the%20Lines.pdf
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    Opinoins on This

    This H1B scam has not been taken care of by courts, legislatures or the American people. My hope is this article will open American eyes. Most people do not know about our worker visa programs and many actually believe the lie that we do not have qualified Americans. One has to ask - why do...
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    Opinoins on This

    Not just California - the whole country. Republicans and Democrats voted for the H1B bill.