Here is another set of 7 Quick Takes.
See the bottom of the post for a link to the Original 7 Quick Takes - Friday.
Here we go...
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The whole Cathol-og-osphere was abuzz today, over a list that Eric Simmons put together through some programming black-magic -wizardry (which explains why we, DUIB, didn't make the list. If you care about the Top 200 Catholic Blogs (based on Google Reader followers - does that count feedburner?or something else, does it matter... it is a cool thing regardless.) Check out his website: Divine Life. Based on our Feedburner stats, we were just shy of the Top 200... so don't forget to sign up to get our RSS feed, if you haven't alread: Defend Us In Battle - Feed
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Jennifer over at Conversion Diary wants to know what we are reading which is a scary thing when you ask me that question. Here is my current list:
- Talking to You Children About Being Catholic by Kreeft, Ghezzi, Libersat, et al.
- My Thirty Day Catechisms - Based on the Baltimore Catechism; Rich Leonardi (Ten Reasons)
- Adventures in Orthodoxy by Fr. Longenecker
- A Short Treatise on The Virgin Mary by Rene Laurentin
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A bunch of people at boycotting something but they aren't sure what, or at least that is how it seems. It has been reported that all the folks protesting BP Gas stations due to the Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico are hurting small businesses and not the "Corporate Giant" they were hoping to... but that isn't stopping anyone. ABC News has the story... and if this whole situation wasn't so frustrating and sad, it might actually make me laugh.
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Yes Virgina, Heroes do exist. At least in baseball. If you don't know what I am referring just Google: Armando Galarraga. The story got better today, and I can honestly say this, when people are good, they make good things from bad situations. I have never seen a bad call or "crappy" sports situation turn out quite so... well, good. Two heroes rose from the ashes in this situation and in the end, we all have a great story and a great lesson to teach our children. Although, we don't always end up with a corvette in the end.
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I told Mindyleigh from The Devout Life that I would follow up on Kneeling. So here are a few select quotes from: The Spirit of the Liturgy by then, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.
"There are groups, of no small influence, who are trying to talk us out of kneeling"
"The Christian Liturgy is a cosmic liturgy precisely because it bends the knee before the crucified and exalted Lord."
"The huble gesture by which we fall at the feet of the Lord inserts us into the true path of life of the cosmos."
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I won't post the last quote here, instead I will do a full post about it... but just incase it takes me a while, I wanted to fulfill my promise.
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Wow, I finally found the secret to a better marriage, and it is a blanket. No seriously, the Better Marriage Blanket must have been brought down by the Angel Gabriel himself. I now have birthday and Christmas presents secured for most everyone I know for the next year. Who needs Theology of the Body when you can get a blanket that:
- Completely & Quickly Absorbs The Odor Of Flatulence
- Contains the same type of fabric used by the military to protect against chemical weapons
- Even works on top of bed sheets
- The blanket will not smell bad after use
- Odor absorption will last for the life of the Blanket
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A cute little comment that turns culture on its head; if you are a reader of Catholic blogs you have probably run across a parent of a "big" family that has written a post at some point about the comments they receive about how many children they have. The story usually involves a comment such as: "Are they ALL yours?" Well, yesterday, we went to a baby shower for a family that is expecting #9. One of their kids, a 5 year old made the comment to their mom about my family: "Mommy, is their family only Mom, Dad, and just one baby? That isn't a very big family." When I heard this I laughed... it really is all about perspective isn't in. Life... without out, nothing else matters.
This post is linked to 7 Quick Takes Friday at Conversion Diary where Jennifer encourages us to share seven small bits that wouldn’t quite make full blog posts by themselves.
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