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  1. Shane R

    Anyone up for a chat thread?

    We went and did it, my mother and I. We booked a Christmas village motor-coach tour package through the German speaking countries. Our trip begins in Vienna, Austria and meanders Westward through Germany, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland with a return to the US from Zurich. We'll catch the first 4...
  2. Shane R

    Why we need to take back the life-giving art of letter writing

    I was genuinely inspired by that woman. She has 11 children. The father had taken the 5 boys on retreat that weekend. She had dressed and prepped all 6 of those girls, quite nicely, and taken them to Mass. I'm 40 and I've seldom seen a modern family with so many children. And she exuded...
  3. Shane R

    Why we need to take back the life-giving art of letter writing

    One of the many sede/trad groups.
  4. Shane R

    What Should a Good Homily Look Like?

    There are 3 things to do: 1)Expound and interpret 1 or more of the readings 2)Connect to or reference the Gospel 3)Make an application for the people
  5. Shane R

    Why we need to take back the life-giving art of letter writing

    I was recently invited to preach at an independent Catholic parish in Liverpool, NY. One family had a half dozen girls in attendance ranging in age from 13- infant. All but the youngest 2 were veiled. My 10 year old daughter hit it off with one of them and they decided to become pen pals. I...
  6. Shane R

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    The congregation can't tell unless the cleric has a longer neck. Isn't that half the fun? I used to only wear them for giving academic presentations but I've found some of the low church Lutheran churches I've worked with are comfortable with the look. This was in the course of the principle...
  7. Shane R

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    And there I was, preaching in New York state. Parish of St. Mary the Virgin, Liverpool.
  8. Shane R

    Wild Boar Inn

    We finally made it to Ontario last week. My daughters were thrilled to visit another country. That's Lola bottom left at the War Memorial which I guess basically serves as a town square. They like the poutine as well.
  9. Shane R

    Helping at church.

    The church I serve the most has a great altar guild team. However, sometime in the last 6-8 months the choir dissolved. One place that I had an ongoing once a month appointment with had terrible communication, never knew what the bulletin would have listed for the readings or anything. They were...
  10. Shane R

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    Since we are discussing baseball, I thought I might reminisce. One of the older pictures of me was taken when I was perhaps 4 years old and I was dressed in a Reds outfit that was period appropriate for the late 1980s. I don't personally have a copy of that one. Growing up in Ohio, the state had...
  11. Shane R

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    I've not got a firm opinion on the matter, although I'm generally opposed to posthumous selection, so let's go with No. However, his teammate and HoFer Johnny Bench is adamantly opposed. This probably violates many rules as to the selection process but I think they ought to hold a special vote...
  12. Shane R

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    I've never even seen a real cricket bat or paddle or whatever the implement is properly called. We play baseball. My favorite team is the Cincinnati Reds, who hold the distinction of being the first professional team (1869).
  13. Shane R

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    Well, taking my daughters to VBS so close by backfired just a bit. The church that hosted it is going to award certificates of completion at the Sunday service. I suppose they think they are being clever. We are not skipping the Feast of Pentecost to go to VBS wrap-up at an evangelical church.
  14. Shane R

    Church Growth Discussion

    Decent websites: one of my peeves. If you are going to have a website, keep it current and have useful stuff on it. I am increasingly prepared to tell folks, "Your online presence is abysmal," when it is. I've had that conversation twice in the last couple of months about Vacation Bible School...
  15. Shane R

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    I received what I considered a compliment this week. I signed my daughters up for vacation Bible school at a neighborhood Church of the Nazarene. I figured maybe some kids they know from school would actually be at that one and I was partially successful. When I dropped them off on the second...
  16. Shane R

    Has anyone ever known a protestant who defended the Catholic faith and later converted?

    I've suspected for a while that the flow both ways, Catholic to Protestant and Protestant to Catholic, is about even in the US. How one parses the numbers can be interesting. I tend to think Catholic converts are more learned than evangelical converts. And I think those who choose Anglican or...
  17. Shane R

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    Consults encyclopedia; finds 6. Wow. The Canadians 10 and NZ effectively 11. A different way of doing things, I suppose.
  18. Shane R

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    I've accepted an invitation to preach at the final service of a conference I am attending in Syracuse, New York in 2 weeks. To the best of my recollection, that will be the eighth US state I have preached in.
  19. Shane R

    NT Wright on the proposition of becoming Roman Catholic

    I think it is fair to say that the older generation of still serving priests were better trained in canon law and the catechism than the Scriptures themselves. But my main issue is with the complete ignorance of any tradition outside of their own. Few can tell you what the major differences with...
  20. Shane R

    Wild Boar Inn

    Yes. I'll tell you more about that privately. For the Canadians, I've got a conference in New York next month and noticed it's only a 3 hour run to Ottawa. What exciting things are in the capital?
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