7 Quick Takes (Vol. VI)

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My goal is to live up to this post...actually doing a quick blog post, well 7 quick little ones all combined. Usually it takes me forever and I put a lot of thought and effort into it. What should be my fastest written post, turns into an all evening affair. That being said, Mindyleigh over at The Devout Life  has me thinking about doing this is trying to trick me into doing NABLOPOMO. There is a theme this month, Saved, I don't even know what that means..? So we shall see.

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Have you heard about this Labyrinth stuff that some folks do in the aims of spirituality? Ok... so I didn't know what this was all about until Larry at Acts of the Apostasy learned me some stuff about it. It is really creepy, humanist, quasi  full-blown-pagan, stuff. Here is Catholic Culture's take on the whole thing. It all stems from Grace Cathedral, and some woman there... I am sorry if I am being harsh or rude, but this creeps me out, A TON! In case you don't know... I believe in the Devil, I believe that "spirituality" is dangerous if it is messed with in ways that aren't in line with Catholic teaching, and I don't think the Devil plans on knocking at the front door, and announcing he is about to do some evil... he will be subversive. A Labyrinth, really? I saw that a couple of local parishes advertise about this in my area... never knew what it was... this is bad stuff people. I plan on doing more research.

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The most recent Alaskan Catholic Youth Conference recently occurred up in Anchorage. I am a huge fan of youth conferences. But after spending more than 8 years working with teens in leadership positions I know there are some things you have to be careful of, one being "fads." This is especially true when the fads are things that are done solely because they are a fad, and the kids don't understand the real serious implications of it all. For the record, I didn't go, but after being alerted to something, I had to mention it... the facebook page for the event has some pretty interesting wall posts. Now please don't go check it out, I dont want folks harassing unsuspecting kids, but the just of it is this: One person would post:

"Who is the Church?!"

Response: "We are, WE ARE THE CHURCH!"

I want to go on the record right now... WE AREN'T CHURCH!!! (ie We Are Church) In fact, Fr. Cory says it best: "We are Church?" NO!"

This is important stuff... again the Devil is a DECEIVER... the whole "it is no big deal, kids being harmless, didn't mean that." Well, when some unsuspecting kid Googles We Are Church, and reads that heresy... and starts believing it, tell me it is no big deal. Now I don't want to indict these kids, because I know quite a few who went, I just want to know why such a thing was allowed to be perpetuated without some directional Catechesis?

I am still looking into this a bit more, so if you have more info either to clarify or solidify my point please email me: angelsdefendus@gmail.com

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I need a picture or logo in my title bar at the top of the blog. I have zero artistic ability... in fact I can't draw a straight line with a ruler. If you want to help... I would appreciate it.

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More importantly, I need a job. The wife and I are trying to figure out what God wants us to do... either stay in Alaska or go back to Michigan. My position is up in the middle/end of August and so I need some real employ. I am willing to consider non-legal careers, but it would have to be really great. Obviously, if I could get some religious gig like writing a book, or getting paid to blog professionally, I would jump on it... other positions would have to have some really sweet benefits. Oh, anything with a Gun is a plus. As for location... in Michigan I'd love to be in the Marquette or Gaylord Diocese, especially somewhere near Holy Rosary Parish in Cedar, Mi - that place is ON FIRE! We'd go to another state, if it meant a good job, but legal careers are limited because of State Bar Admissions. So if anyone has pull with a Bishop, and a Diocese is in need of a Canon Lawyer, I am willing to go back to school and get my Canon Law degree if some Bishop & Diocese wants to sponsor me. It can be like the military... they put me through training and then I owe them 4+ years of service. I think it all works out grand in the end.

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Please tell me about your hidden gem blogs that you read. I have been weeding out some of the blogs I read, either literally or at least mentally. I use an RSS reader program, it operates a lot like my email program so I end up just skipping over a bunch. There are a lot of news sites I follow, and they get pretty repetitive. So if you have a blog or two that you read, and it is one that you think I might not know about... please let me know. One of my favorite online pleasures is finding hidden gem blogs.

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These quick takes once again took quite a while... at least I gave it the ole' college try.

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.