That’s just too strange. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how bad ideas seem to take root so easily and good men and women work themselves to death to get the best of ideas off the ground. I was asking my 14 year daughter about this and she simply said, “mom, they are the weeds.” I’m like, “Oh yeah. That’s right.” Weeds grow easily. Too bad its not the other way around.
Mr FlapatapJanuary 15, 2009 - 6:55 pm
“By FR BillP on January 15, 2009 5:40
tsk tsk…a little schadenfruede anyone?”
I have been fighting all day against it. Please pray for me… too tempting…. but no.
Matt GJanuary 15, 2009 - 7:28 pm
I think Dawn Eden made a prediction a few years ago regarding the trend that more and more pro-abortion politicians would be embroiled in scandal. She said, I think very wisely, that being pro-abortion was simply evidence of an inherently deficient morality that would begin to manifest itself in other ways.
TzardJanuary 16, 2009 - 2:45 pm
“By FR BillP on January 15, 2009 5:40
tsk tsk…a little schadenfruede anyone?”
No enjoyment at his misfortune – more of a “Why am I not surprised?”.
Don’t know the German neologism for that.
aliochaJanuary 17, 2009 - 10:27 am
I believe the essential question is: Catholics shouldn’t be for any candidate simply because he is endorsed by one of the big parties.
When St. Paul says “Do not conform to the mentality of this world”, trandlated into 21st century US politics, this means do not conform to the Republican/Democrat bipolar perspective.
If none of the candidates is a good alternative, get together and find someone who would be a good leader and beg him to become a candidate. With or without party support.
Fr Bill PJanuary 17, 2009 - 11:13 am
No enjoyment at his misfortune – more of a “Why am I not surprised?”.
Don’t know the German neologism for that.
-Don’t worry, I’m sure they have one…leave it to our teutonic friends to have an intricate glossary for pain. 😉
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tsk tsk…a little schadenfruede anyone?
That’s just too strange. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how bad ideas seem to take root so easily and good men and women work themselves to death to get the best of ideas off the ground. I was asking my 14 year daughter about this and she simply said, “mom, they are the weeds.” I’m like, “Oh yeah. That’s right.” Weeds grow easily. Too bad its not the other way around.
“By FR BillP on January 15, 2009 5:40
tsk tsk…a little schadenfruede anyone?”
I have been fighting all day against it. Please pray for me… too tempting…. but no.
I think Dawn Eden made a prediction a few years ago regarding the trend that more and more pro-abortion politicians would be embroiled in scandal. She said, I think very wisely, that being pro-abortion was simply evidence of an inherently deficient morality that would begin to manifest itself in other ways.
“By FR BillP on January 15, 2009 5:40
tsk tsk…a little schadenfruede anyone?”
No enjoyment at his misfortune – more of a “Why am I not surprised?”.
Don’t know the German neologism for that.
I believe the essential question is: Catholics shouldn’t be for any candidate simply because he is endorsed by one of the big parties.
When St. Paul says “Do not conform to the mentality of this world”, trandlated into 21st century US politics, this means do not conform to the Republican/Democrat bipolar perspective.
If none of the candidates is a good alternative, get together and find someone who would be a good leader and beg him to become a candidate. With or without party support.
No enjoyment at his misfortune – more of a “Why am I not surprised?”.
Don’t know the German neologism for that.
-Don’t worry, I’m sure they have one…leave it to our teutonic friends to have an intricate glossary for pain. 😉
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