Wow, don’t do that again. I may not have to eat for days after seeing that. If nothing else, a personal health warning should be posted before linking to pictures like that. Ugh.
TeresaAugust 9, 2006 - 11:02 pm
I see the felt and rhinestone industry is still alive and well.
Whatever would they do without the hearty support of CCD classes?
Very sad…Thank GOD I made my first communion under a very wonderful nun who taught us that it actually IS the Body and Blood of Christ!
Big TexAugust 10, 2006 - 10:05 am
To add to the linked pictures, my wife was reviewing RE textbooks for our parish at one point. The textbook for the second graders had wishy-washy theology throughout, but the thing that got me was an entire section in the First Communion chapter dedicated to your “First Communion party.” Talk about not being Christ-centered!
Kate PAugust 10, 2006 - 11:25 am
That 2nd or 3rd picture could’ve been me & my class in 1982, singing “Hooray for God”–familiar with that one? “Hooray for God (arms up), Hooray for Me (point to self)”! Yikes! One of the reasons that the next fall my parents had me and my brother transferred to a new school.
Chris, the photos are beautiful. But remember that the Catholics who received First Communion in the 50s were the first generation with widespread divorce. With exceptions, they disdained Humanae Vitae. Kids in pictures just like that are now the backbone of Call to Action and Voice of the Faithful, and 12 of them were “ordained” not long ago on a boat.
Not to disdain reverence in religious education, sacramental preparation and reception. But it’s not enough!
RayAugust 11, 2006 - 8:51 am
How.. childish? fairytale-like? I can’t even find the words. Ugh.
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What can be said, but if I were attending that parish I would raise hell.
But Jeff, they were just trying to make the ‘celebration’ more ‘meaningful’. That sacrifice thing just is ‘meaningful’ enough.
Carry on. I need to go fetch my sarcasm mop.
There’s no excuse for the jeans or the fish.
However I would point out that the “before Vatican II” holy card is possibly not an unretouched photograph.
One word: ugliness.
People wonder why so many Catholics leave the Faith. It’s because sacred mysteries of Catholicism are trivialized.
Who wants to commit their lives to a lukewarm religion?
The Protestants are cashing in BIG TIME with their fervor and zeal. What’s the prize? Fallen away Catholics.
Wow, don’t do that again. I may not have to eat for days after seeing that. If nothing else, a personal health warning should be posted before linking to pictures like that. Ugh.
I see the felt and rhinestone industry is still alive and well.
Whatever would they do without the hearty support of CCD classes?
Very sad…Thank GOD I made my first communion under a very wonderful nun who taught us that it actually IS the Body and Blood of Christ!
To add to the linked pictures, my wife was reviewing RE textbooks for our parish at one point. The textbook for the second graders had wishy-washy theology throughout, but the thing that got me was an entire section in the First Communion chapter dedicated to your “First Communion party.” Talk about not being Christ-centered!
That 2nd or 3rd picture could’ve been me & my class in 1982, singing “Hooray for God”–familiar with that one? “Hooray for God (arms up), Hooray for Me (point to self)”! Yikes! One of the reasons that the next fall my parents had me and my brother transferred to a new school.
“However I would point out that the “before Vatican II” holy card is possibly not an unretouched photograph.”
I have now added some 50s photos of First Communions.
’82 should be ’83. It was too early in the morning to remember which spring I was in second grade!
Chris, the photos are beautiful. But remember that the Catholics who received First Communion in the 50s were the first generation with widespread divorce. With exceptions, they disdained Humanae Vitae. Kids in pictures just like that are now the backbone of Call to Action and Voice of the Faithful, and 12 of them were “ordained” not long ago on a boat.
Not to disdain reverence in religious education, sacramental preparation and reception. But it’s not enough!
How.. childish? fairytale-like? I can’t even find the words. Ugh.
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