tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.comments2023-06-20T07:05:40.066-07:00Ryan AyalaRyan Ayalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10372172766082982954noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.post-4699947195333046952018-10-29T03:33:47.733-07:002018-10-29T03:33:47.733-07:00Great tips and very easy to understand. This will ...Great tips and very easy to understand. This will definitely be very useful for me when I get a chance to start my blog.<br /><a href="http://www.ofroe.com/barber-shop-appointment/" title="online barber booking" rel="nofollow">online barber booking</a><br />Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881470711322375468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.post-1825639420629433142011-05-02T17:36:17.752-07:002011-05-02T17:36:17.752-07:00WORD! Totally get what your saying.WORD! Totally get what your saying.Kennyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126984726017204169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.post-61855296286828372302011-05-02T16:27:19.042-07:002011-05-02T16:27:19.042-07:00I agree, as Catholic Americans, we should rejoice ...I agree, as Catholic Americans, we should rejoice at justice. We should rejoice whenever evil is defeated. However, these emotions of rejoice MUST be guided by temperance and humility—otherwise, we become just as imprudent as the “Divine Mercy” crowd. To sum it up, if we are going to boisterously celebrate, let it be at the expense of conquering evil-not the murder of another human being. I think there were valid reactions last night. I think there were a handful amount of people who rejoiced at the fact that freedom is once again- tangible, and that’s okay.Ryan Ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372172766082982954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.post-43364664394512705472011-05-02T14:05:54.741-07:002011-05-02T14:05:54.741-07:00I can appreciate that. As I say, the celebrations ...I can appreciate that. As I say, the celebrations in DC last night - which were populated mainly by students from GW - weren't necessarily carried out in a spirit that matched my own mood.<br /><br />But again, perspective is always helpful . . . . college-aged Americans have grown-up in a kind of captivity to the war on terror. Youthful exuberance at the prospect of freedom from such terror, even if imperfectly expressed, doesn't seem irrational or entirely inappropriate to me.<br /><br />I don't often find things to agree with EJ Dionne about, but he seems to get this one right:<br /><br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/yes-we-can-turn-the-page/2011/05/02/AFjftFaF_blog.htmlFr. Stephen M. Koeth, C.S.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15313688641404227585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.post-56337333761357533592011-05-02T12:53:13.305-07:002011-05-02T12:53:13.305-07:00Fr. Stephen,
Thank you for your response. Certain...Fr. Stephen,<br /><br />Thank you for your response. Certainly, the faithful must embrace and be sensitive to those who shared authentic grief, righteous anger, and fear that gave rise to last night's celebrations. Unfortunately, at Notre Dame and Holy Cross College, it was hard to distinguish those "authentic" emotions. <br /><br />Peace,<br /><br />Ryan A.Ryan Ayalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372172766082982954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.post-71121257784344556592011-05-02T12:10:25.701-07:002011-05-02T12:10:25.701-07:00Ryan -
I share your ambivalence about last night...Ryan - <br /><br />I share your ambivalence about last night's news. Surely it is a good thing that a mass murderer of innocents, who was likely plotting more violence, has been stopped. But however necessary and just (and I believe this action fits both categories according to the Church's conditions) no act of war is ever something to be reveled in. <br /><br />But more than anything, I appreciate your humility towards those who lost loved ones on 9-11, and by extension, to those who live in much greater threat of future terrorist attacks (in NY and DC). Strong emotions of grief, righteous anger, and legitimate fear had important roles in last night's displays of celebration. In humility, they deserve a fair hearing.<br /><br />Sadly, there has been a lack of such humility today even from those Catholics who claim a desire to teach last night's celebrants about Divine Mercy! How will we teach anyone about Divine Mercy by denouncing them?<br /><br />Better to take the approach implicit in the tone of this post: in humility and compassion, seek to appreciate the very real grief, anger, and fear that gave rise to last night's celebrations, and THEN and only then, INVITE others to experience the REAL answer to their grief, anger, and fear in the Risen One, and in His Divine Mercy.<br /><br />That is the only approach that will bear any fruit at all. Anything else, is self-righteousness of one kind or another.<br /><br />PeaceFr. Stephen M. Koeth, C.S.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15313688641404227585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.post-35297901601684053142011-05-02T11:57:17.643-07:002011-05-02T11:57:17.643-07:00Thank you for this. Wonderfully written with hones...Thank you for this. Wonderfully written with honesty and grace. You've captured perfectly the way that Catholics in particular are expected to react to such an event.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16739964987324024672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.post-206760542322366492011-05-02T11:39:33.596-07:002011-05-02T11:39:33.596-07:00Well said.Well said.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08554606324943607385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.post-36395078821842590712011-05-02T09:50:57.453-07:002011-05-02T09:50:57.453-07:00I came across this on the internet and I commend y...I came across this on the internet and I commend you for your words. I've seen a range of opinions about Osama's death and I can't help but stand next to you on the spectrum. I too have not been personally affected by the attacks in September but I can't help but feel for those families and understand their mindset. But I also feel for those who fight for peace. We must not ridicule each other but find a way to create peace for what has happened. We must find a way to "pray for those who need Thy mercy", whether enemy or friend.<br /><br />Great job again. I will be sure to pass along this post.Kimberly Cesantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03981484055696694291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.post-68070211155568033442011-03-02T10:11:27.944-08:002011-03-02T10:11:27.944-08:00Your story is an answer to many prayers for you, y...Your story is an answer to many prayers for you, your life and most importantly your vocation. Much love and hope for you my brother!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12758409382575482555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.post-14749416621821556592010-11-07T06:21:53.023-08:002010-11-07T06:21:53.023-08:00Now THAT's what the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass...Now THAT's what the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass looks like. I hope Cardinal Mahony is taking notes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.post-67232201928878068772010-11-07T06:20:20.150-08:002010-11-07T06:20:20.150-08:00Really? Ridiculous. Is His Eminence capable of cel...Really? Ridiculous. Is His Eminence capable of celebrating a Mass that isn't also a theatrical production?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.post-17032142831426762142010-07-30T21:28:56.107-07:002010-07-30T21:28:56.107-07:00Would you have a minute to talk on the phone about...Would you have a minute to talk on the phone about this tomorrow evening? It sounds awesome. Also, that priest in the last picture looks remarkably like Fr. Drew.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.post-3980071633163821862010-07-25T19:19:55.327-07:002010-07-25T19:19:55.327-07:00That's fantastic. I can't wait to see them...That's fantastic. I can't wait to see them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.post-75838920183293671702010-07-03T18:29:48.855-07:002010-07-03T18:29:48.855-07:00Beautiful prayer!!!!Beautiful prayer!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152585133769914101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.post-62382175317189340892010-06-29T17:24:21.171-07:002010-06-29T17:24:21.171-07:00Thank God for BET. This guy is just...hilarious.Thank God for BET. This guy is just...hilarious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.post-87317530998771981442010-06-28T19:09:50.276-07:002010-06-28T19:09:50.276-07:00sounds like the only thing you enjoyed was the foo...sounds like the only thing you enjoyed was the food.... go figure LOL hope you're having an amazing timeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152585133769914101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.post-65919153731355673762010-06-23T15:12:37.910-07:002010-06-23T15:12:37.910-07:00Excuse me. The Rotten Apple? So help me God if you...Excuse me. The Rotten Apple? So help me God if you don't want to sleep with the fishes you'll take that back and smarten up, young man!Fr. Stephen M. Koeth, C.S.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15313688641404227585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.post-76791503844845794922010-06-18T08:55:13.988-07:002010-06-18T08:55:13.988-07:00Sounds like you're having a great time Ryan I&...Sounds like you're having a great time Ryan I'll keep in touch through your blog what a beautiful way to express yourself. The things you are doing in Mass will be of great blessing to your discernment :) Keep praying for us here at St. John Vianney and I will keep you in my prayers. <br /><br />Peace ;)Kennyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126984726017204169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.post-68415552794650229632010-05-28T15:17:17.811-07:002010-05-28T15:17:17.811-07:00Wow, I've got to try that one. My barber is Ca...Wow, I've got to try that one. My barber is Catholic but I don't know how active. She gonna get some beads thrown her way tomorrow morning!<br />DP <br />(Low skin fade with a one and a half on top,lined up)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12758409382575482555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.post-83763876213298728622010-05-28T15:12:54.277-07:002010-05-28T15:12:54.277-07:00NICE!!! Had never seen you in action! Multi talent...NICE!!! Had never seen you in action! Multi talented for sure. God bless all your gifts and talents He has so graciously given to you!<br />Peace,<br />DPUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12758409382575482555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4013338541719793561.post-38233918895615500012010-03-04T16:42:28.161-08:002010-03-04T16:42:28.161-08:00You, dude, are awesome.
Rock that swag!
Praise J...You, dude, are awesome. <br />Rock that swag! <br />Praise Jesus!<br />I'm not Catholic, but you dude, are alright :)<br />~Bethany (my dear friend Deanna pointed me towards your blog)Bethany Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06475683693872803887noreply@blogger.com