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Sunday, February 26, 2006

Why Mommy is a Democrat?

www.littledemocrats.net
You have to check this out. It's possibly the most rediculous thing I've ever read for a children's book. Erin-White Johnson from Bakersfield, CA said:

"A wonderful way to teach my son what REAL moral values are."

I guess she wants to explain to her son that a real moral value is that it was her right to kill her son. Mark Shea on his blog put it quite simply: 'They left out the sample page that says, "Democrats make sure Mommy could have scissors stuck in your brain as you were being born." An oversight, no doubt.'

Anybody else notice that the squirrels look a little strange and that on one sample page it shows the mommy squirrel protecting the baby squirrel from getting squashed by an elephant.

Saturday, February 25, 2006

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?


Why, a woodchuck could chuck 700 lbs. of wood if a wood chuck could chuck wood. Woodchucks have been known to chew on wood. Though not as much as a beaver. A biologist once wondered that same ? and when looking at a groundhog a hole he estimated that 700 lbs of wood would fill that hole. If you've ever wondered what the difference is between a woodchuck and a groundhog...the answer is ----nothing. The two different names for the animal Marmota monax. I bet you also never knew that the closest animal to a woodchuck is a squirrel. Woodchucks can climb trees and they can swim in water. There also has never been such a thing as woodchuck fur coats. Indians did have woodchuck moccasins.

The Eucharist in the Early Church

http://www.holy-trinity.org/liturgics/sove-eucharist.html#_ftnref4

I bet you can't guess what this site link is about? Well, I don't even need to say. It talks about many things and as I read it, I keep thinking it seems to have changed so little. They used all the same structures for the mass. A lot of the prayers are the same just worded a little different. They even had problems with people leaving church early.

Guess what else?

South Dakota Legislature Readies Challenge to Roe v. Wade

South Dakota's state legislature has passed a new law banning most abortions. The measure is designed to provide a test case that could eventually overturn the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

The South Dakota Senate passed the bill by a 23-12 vote on February 22. The measure now goes back to the House of Representatives, where a similar bill was already approved. Governor Mike Rounds has said that he would "look favorably" on the bill.

If it is signed into law, the South Dakota law will be challenged immediately by Planned Parenthood, which operates the only abortion clinic in the state. That legal challenge could force the Supreme Court to reconsider the Roe decision.

The South Dakota legislation is based on a finding that human life begins at conception, and the unborn child therefore deserves government protection. The bill stipulates that while the Supreme Court professed not to know when human life begins in its Roe decision, scientific research has made the answer to that question increasingly clear.


Monday, February 20, 2006

U.P.

To go or not to go....
that is the ?.
(This may seem a little like Tommy's post)
Well, for those who don't quite know. Joe L. wanted me to go to Up North, MI with him last Friday, but I said I couldn't go because i had a game and i needed to keep stats. Of course, keeping stats weren't the problem because i could find a sub. Then, Mr. L's brother, Dan the man, reported that they weren't going to Up North, MI because of freezing rain...that froze and created ice. Now they are going this Friday if the weather is good. This of course also has its problems. I don't have a game Friday, but i have practice and school and i'm supposed to keep stats. Joe L. and Dan the man might not go. If neither of them go i won't go. I really don't care about missing school and it probably wouldn't matter if i missed practice...but i kinda feel like i should go to practice...but i've never missed a practice all season unlike many others on my team. It wouldn't affect my playing time. I could find a sub for keeping stats...but what if i can't?!?! Well, then I can't go! I really want to go. Seems like fun to me! I like road trips. Just as long as its somewhat scenic. And it will be! I like winter if it is a Real Winter (meaning not 48 degrees) w/ a lot of snow. And it will be! The things that good keep me from going 1)my parents could say no 2)roads could be bad and Elaine and Richelle might not go 3)i can't find a sub for Friday's game 4)my love for basketball 5)Joe L. won't go and neither will Dan the man. 6)Elaine and Richelle don't want me to go. Why to go: 1)i love the outdoors 2)we could do some fun stuff 3) i'd have plenty of time to read and do homework 4)I'd be able to do a lot of praying on the way. 5) I'd miss school 6)i really really really want to go. 7) my cousin said "well then why not?" in other words yes. Any counselor willing to give good advice? I think i'd go if there aren't any things that force me to not go.

Peace in Christ!

(for security measures names and locations have been cleverly edited)

Sunday, February 19, 2006

Fox Hunt


Sly
Originally uploaded by Paul J Whaley.
Today was my first fox hunt. I went with two of my cousins. Lots of fun. Except we never actually found the fox. If only there was more snow and a little less ice, then it would have been easier to follow the tracks.

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Theme - Franciscan University High School Youth Conferences

"Greetings in Christ! It is with great excitement that I share about the theme for the 2006 Franciscan University of Steubenville Summer Youth Conferences. Each year we go before the Lord with a blank page and ask, “What do you want us to focus on this summer?” This year it is the UNCHANGING nature of God – His love for us, the truth as revealed through Scripture and Tradition, and the indelible mark He put on our souls through Baptism and Confirmation. The scriptural focus of the 2006 summer conferences is:

“Trust in the Lord forever! For the Lord is an eternal Rock.”
- Isaiah 26:4

UNCHANGING! It can rub us the wrong way. After all, we live in world where if something can’t be upgraded, if it can’t be modified, if it doesn’t adapt, it is seen as obsolete and outdated. Yet Hebrews 13:8 clearly states, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” He is UNCHANGING! Thank God that He is the fixed point, the foundation, the beginning and the end.

We find God most unchanging in His love for us. The Catechism states in paragraph 221, “God's very being is love… God has revealed his innermost secret: God himself is an eternal exchange of love, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and he has destined us to share in that exchange.” That’s a major “Wow!” statement. We were created to be a part of an everlasting and unchanging love relationship.

The access points for this eternal love are the Sacraments. “By the Eucharistic celebration we already unite ourselves with the heavenly liturgy and anticipate eternal life, when God will be all in all.” (CCC 1326) Through our participation in the Eucharist, we experience a foreshadowing of the joy that will be ours forever. This is true of all the Sacraments! Once again, “Wow!”

As you prepare your hearts for the blessings God wants to pour out on you, it is important to pray and meditate on how God is not like our culture or us. Fashion, me"


This years song is - Unchanging
(Click the link to stream the song)

I think it's pretty good. It's not the greatest song ever, but still good.

The lyrics to Unchanging

Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Some fun things to lo0k @

10th planet - new planet discovered larger than pluto
America lands on the moon (the sequel) - moon landing in 2017
"10 myths about church architecture"
Obesity Virus - stay away from fat people because you might catch it

Weird


Weird
Originally uploaded by adam_goblue.
Jennifer told me too





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