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2013-05-23 11:34:19 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

It this true?

2013-05-17 21:17:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

This looks like an interesting kickstarter especially since I'm looking for more fun kid games. http://kck.st/ZJqwyT

2013-05-15 11:31:07 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

http://musingsoftodd.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/traditional-latin-mass-qa-kyrie-and-introit/

2013-05-08 20:49:08 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

3rd grader: How did St. Paul die?
Me: He was beheaded. 
Other 3rd grader: I can name all the saints that were beheaded!
Me: Really? Go ahead. 
Other 3rd grader: Sure, there's John, Paul, George and... 
Me: Ringo? 

:) Only the teacher caught the joke. 

2013-05-08 20:46:05 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

RIP Ray Harryhausen. 

Clash of the Titans - Medusa battle (original) 1981

2013-05-03 11:15:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

http://musingsoftodd.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/traditional-latin-mass-qa-the-confiteor/

And then I remembered that I forgot to publish this week.

2013-05-03 03:27:28 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Oh Java, do you exist just to update yourself and to let me know every time you attempt to do so? 

2013-05-03 00:54:33 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

I just finished my first Book Club meeting for Dante's Inferno. It went really well. Everyone seemed to be into the book and there was a lot more discussion than I thought there would be. 

2013-05-03 00:52:03 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

After spending the day using Windows after a couple months of solely running Linux it feels like everything just runs more slowly for no good reason. Even webpages seem to load more slowly. 

2013-04-24 15:38:28 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

The priesthood can be so random at times. Yesterday, I went from blessing a dead body of a man with no family members to paperwork to visiting the homebound to dancing a traditional costa rican dance at a charity dinner. 

2013-04-22 19:08:44 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Does anyone ever say they're from New York City or do they always identify themselves as being from one of the burroughs?

2013-04-22 13:59:37 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Sacristan this morning: Father, did anyone tell you the mic wasn't on the altar yesterday during mass?

facepalm

2013-04-19 11:09:00 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Our reading group finally finished St. Augustine's Confessions last night. Now, it's on to Dante's Inferno. 

2013-04-18 12:36:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

http://onebillionstories.com/20075/raquel-katos-21st-birthday-party-changed-life-forever/
This video reminds me that divine mercy isn't permission to do whatever you want but the grace to turn any situation to something good. 

2013-04-15 11:52:47 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

http://musingsoftodd.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/traditional-latin-mass-qa-prayers-at-the-foot-of-the-altar/

2013-04-12 22:06:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/12/why-the-mainstream-media-is-not-covering-the-gosnell-abortion-trial.html

Pro-choice reporter explains why the #Gosnell trial should be covered.

2013-04-12 12:36:37 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

Awesome thoughts from our Holy Father this morning:
“We priests tend to clericalize the laity. We do not realize it, but it is as if we infect them with our own disease. And the laity — not all, but many — ask us on their knees to clericalize them, because it is more comfortable to be an altar server than the protagonist of a lay path. We cannot fall into that trap — it is a sinful complicity.”
Clericalization means focusing fundamentally on the things on the things of the clergy and, more specifically, the sanctuary, rather than bringing the Gospel to the world.


Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/pope-francis-and-the-reform-of-the-laity/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#ixzz2QFgLICvb

2013-04-09 17:58:39 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Me: So, what did you guys do for your Easter break?
7th grader: I went to South Carolina.
Me: What did you do there?
7th grader: I went to the beach and board walk. 
Me: But, we have those here in New Jersey. 
7th grader: Not any more. 

And then I was sad. 

2013-04-08 13:38:37 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

RIP, Iron Lady. 
Margaret Thatcher on Socialism

2013-04-08 10:41:24 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/the-first-joyful-mystery-the-annunciation

Happy Solemnity of the Annunciation, everyone!

2013-04-07 12:13:39 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

http://notaminx.blogspot.com/2013/04/to-my-friends-who-wonder-why-go-to.html

Trista Leigh wrote a nice reflection on why one goes to Church. I hope you read it especially if you only attend mass infrequently. 

2013-04-06 02:40:32 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I need to train more people to play Twilight Struggle. I would like to play that game more often. 

2013-04-02 03:23:24 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

I successfully made it to Virginia. I hung out with friends, celebrated mass and now it's time to rest. I feel slightly left out of the April fools antics, though, since Netflix didn't try to trick me.

2013-04-01 12:10:09 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

No joke: I wrote a lot about Latin in the Liturgy. Please enjoy!
http://musingsoftodd.wordpress.com/2013/04/01/traditional-latin-mass-qa-latin-in-the-liturgy/

2013-03-30 03:36:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

"O Jesus, watch over me always, especially today, or I shall betray you like Judas."  St. Philip Neri

2013-03-26 14:56:42 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

2nd grader: My drawing is hanging up over there. 
Me: Oh, which one is it?
2nd Grader: This one. 
Me: Oh, it's the Mona Lisa. Why is she holding a candle?
2nd grader: It's a pencil. 

And then the conversation abruptly ended and I still have no idea why the Mona Lisa would be holding a pencil. :)

2013-03-22 02:04:09 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

I didn't even know what a mozzetta was till the Pope stopped wearing one. 

:)

2013-03-21 18:47:19 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

THORSDAY

2013-03-19 14:39:11 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

http://www.artmultimedia.us/gallery/03102013/index.html

Here is a a photo gallery of the Traditional Latin Mass in my parish which took place on Laetare Sunday. I'm the one celebrating mass. Enjoy!

2013-03-18 11:29:40 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I just learned there is no "yes" or "no" in the Irish language. This explains a lot. 
:)

2013-03-18 02:13:35 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

http://thesacredpagepodcast.blogspot.com/2013/03/tsp-33-interview-with-historian-andrew.html

If you had any questions about Papal resignations, this is a good podcast for you. It goes through the whole history of all the times a Pope has resigned. Some of the stories are sorta crazy. Please enjoy! 

2013-03-17 02:51:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Such a perfect cartoon.

2013-03-17 02:07:15 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I recently found out that Google is discontinuing Reader and have already closed down Listen. I guess this means I should find a new podcast app. Any suggestions?

2013-03-16 21:44:22 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

http://www.buzzfeed.com/bennyjohnson/things-democrats-would-have-freaked-out-about-if-bush-had-do

2013-03-15 22:16:57 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 9 +1s)

Putting the howl back inholiday....

2013-03-15 21:11:50 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

7th Grader: What would you do if you were Pope?
Me: Well, first I'd cry and then I'd have to pick a new name.
7th Grader: Why don't you go by your own name. You could be Pope Carter.
Other 7th Grader: It needs to be a first name. 
7th Grader: "Carter" isn't his first name?

:)

2013-03-15 21:05:30 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

My school took a trip to the Our Lady of Czestochowa shrine in Doylestown, PA today. The Father giving us the tour asked them if the children knew the name of the Holy Father. A 2nd grader replied that the the Holy Father was, "Father Carter." I don't know if I should be proud that they think so highly of me or mortified that I've failed to teach them who the Pope is! :)

2013-03-13 21:26:21 (10 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Congratulations to our new Holy Father: Pope Francis! May he reign for many years. 

For details about the new Holy Father, please see: http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/papabile-day-men-who-could-be-pope-13

2013-03-12 22:54:06 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

I don't know why people are so fixated with the smoke coming out of the Sistine Chapel. If a Pope is elected, they'll ring the bells too so that there will be no doubt. 

2013-03-08 01:58:05 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

http://musingsoftodd.wordpress.com/2013/03/07/traditional-latin-mass-qa-vestments-part-2/

2013-03-08 01:56:00 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 4 +1s)

Lie Witness News - Papal Edition

More reason why I don't trust the part of the news when they talk to people on the street. 

2013-03-06 21:53:43 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

Daylight Saving Time Explained

I was thinking this morning how nice it was that I'm getting up exactly when I'm supposed to and the sun is already up. Then, I found out that we're setting the clock forward this weekend. :P Here's a video about why Daylight Savings Time is a bad idea. 

2013-03-06 21:51:40 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

How to Become Pope

Surprisingly informative about the whole process.

2013-03-04 02:43:28 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

It's official: I'm celebrating another Solemn mass this Sunday.

2013-03-03 20:53:40 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

http://thumbnails.visually.netdna-cdn.com/inside-the-conclave_512f836a7ea6e_w1712.jpg

Infograph on the conclave.

2013-03-03 04:02:57 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

#mindblown  

2013-03-02 07:06:00 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

Cleaning the antenna of the Empire State Building - Vincent Laforet 

http://goo.gl/zYNxX

2013-02-28 18:52:03 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

I thought I had a funeral today. But, I was mistaking and because of circumstances I won't be able to say mass till this afternoon. I just realized that yesterday was the last time I would ever pray for Benedict our Pope during the Eucharistic Prayer. :(

2013-02-28 12:46:33 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

http://musingsoftodd.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/traditional-latin-mass-qa-vestments-part-1/

Blog update: what priests wear for mass and why. 

2013-02-25 02:58:11 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=469981756383910&set=a.467953166586769.96177.467937743254978&type=1&theater

A good cartoon on choosing a more progress Pope.