Showing posts with label FAIL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FAIL. Show all posts
So I broke the blogger theme
And no quick way back. Sorry. I don't like it. I thought I would but it's way too clunky(labels on the side? Really?). Maybe it's time to bring back the badger on the top.
Federal judge says no safety concern in Milwaukee Archdiocese
Fox6A federal judge says she has not found evidence that people should be concerned about current employees of the Milwaukee Archdiocese. The judge made comments in court weeks after advocates for sex abuse victims said the Archdiocese faced a personal safety crisis.
“From my independent review, without an agenda, my review shows there is no public safety concern. None whatsoever,” Judge Susan Kelley said.
Earlier this month, lawyers for victims of sexual abuse said there were 100 new sex offenders identified in more than 8,000 accounts of sexual abuse (in their claims). This number was well publicized.
Members of SNAP (The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) called those numbers a “personal safety crisis.” The group wants an investigation into who these people are in case there are current members of the Archdiocese identified in court documents.
In response, the church says they have received calls from concerned parents terrified that sex offenders were still employed by the church. [exactly what Lassa-Pasch coalition wants]
The church argues all of the cases, including the newly-identified offenders, are from the past. On Tuesday, Archbishop Jerome Listecki released a statement to members of his church saying “Attorneys said there are 75 new priests named in claims who are not listed on the Archdiocesan website. What they neglected to say is that all of the priests are either dead or have been reported to the district attorney.”
WTMJ reporting:
Not only did federal judge Susan Kelley disagree, she called Wednesday's hearing a distraction, by people with an agenda.
How not to write a headline
At FailBlog:
Headline in Ireland's Sunday Business Post, subsequently changed in in the online version to Bishops agree new rules on sex abuse.The Provincial Emails
Polka Mass, a timeless tradition
Beginning in the early 1970s, the phenomenon of "polka masses" began appearing. Polka masses are usually held by members of the Roman Catholic Church who consider the polka an important part of their ethnic heritages. The first polka mass was created by Father George Balasko in 1972 and the idea was spread by Father Frank Perkovich throughout the '70s and '80s. Both were polka musicians. In composing a polka mass, a musician either alters the lyrics of polka pieces to become more appropriate for a spiritual setting or creates an entirely new piece of polka-style music to sing with the usual sacred text. Robert Walser argues that the exuberant polka music motivates participants to "worship more vigorously." [ROFLLOL!!!] He also asserts that the polka mass "brings the community into the church" because it involves music and lyrics that the congregations are more familiar with. [Yes we should have Youth Polka Masses to really relate to kids nowadays]Wikipedia
2008 Polka Mass at Iron River, WI
Uuuuuuuuhhhh. Well interstesting note here, while researching for this post I found the celebrant of this years Polka Mass in Iron River was the Bishop of Superior, Bishop Peter Christensen ....
Superior Catholic Herald
IRON RIVER - Hundreds of people gathered to attend the Polka Mass celebrated by Bishop Peter Christensen in Iron River Sunday, July 25, during the annual Blueberry Festival. Afterwards Bishop Christensen visited with people who were enjoying the festivities of the day.
Umm, that's all for now.... I'm breaking into a cold sweat..... I am going to have nightmares for months about those stars.
Massive Flow Of Bullsh*t Continues To Gush From BP Headquarters
Continue reading at The OnionLONDON—As the crisis in the Gulf of Mexico entered its eighth week Wednesday, fears continued to grow that the massive flow of bullshit still gushing from the headquarters of oil giant BP could prove catastrophic if nothing is done to contain it.
The toxic bullshit, which began to spew from the mouths of BP executives shortly after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in April, has completely devastated the Gulf region, delaying cleanup efforts, affecting thousands of jobs, and endangering the lives of all nearby wildlife.
"Everything we can see at the moment suggests that the overall environmental impact of this will be very, very modest," said BP CEO Tony Hayward, letting loose a colossal stream of undiluted bullshit. "The Gulf of Mexico is a very big ocean, and the volume of oil we are putting into it is tiny in relation to the total volume of water."
Hayward's comments fueled fears that the spouting of overwhelmingly thick and slimy bullshit may never subside.
According to sources, the sheer quantity of bullshit pouring out of Hayward is unprecedented, and it has thoroughly drenched the coastlines of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, with no end in sight.
Too funny!
Holy Family in Arcadia being sold
The first article by Mr. Doerr is all over the place. He accuses the Bishop of La Crosse(afterwords finds out La Crosse has no bishop) of "gutting and selling" the church in Arcadia. I'm not really sure he ever makes a point, other than displaying his mental instability. The second is Fr. Klos defending his position that the parish needs to sell their church, which he makes some very good points. The third is Doerr's reply which he refers to Fr. Klos as "Mike" is another incoherent rambling.
It is unfortunate that Doerr can't take a deep breath and think for a second. His last sentence eludes to what could have been a good point. Many area churches have undergone renovations, ect where high altars end up as stairs or "pews in saloons." I know of parishioners who in the 70s went to the local dump to find that their pastor had ripped all the priceless artwork, statues and high altar(chopped up with an ax) and thrown it all in the dump - tragically dishonoring all the parishioners who had toiled and labored to build up that church. But Doerr is too busy mumbling to himself about "tractor-trailers" and "illegal immigration" to ever make any point other than his dissatisfaction in everything.
As a Catholic, I am deeply disappointed by the corruption within the Catholic Church.
During my years in the Winona Catholic school system, we were led to believe, correctly or incorrectly, that the only young men who could consider the priesthood were those whose spiritual calling exceeds their physical desires.
These young men were then deemed to be closer to God and therefore to be admired and almost worshiped.
The rest of us rode motorcycles, drank beer and chased women, ultimately destined to marry and raise a family. I followed this pattern, completed my education, married, and became a college-level English teacher with 11 children.
We were also told that, correctly or incorrectly, to be forgiven of our sins, we had to confess them to God through one of our spiritually-orientated priests. We were told that it was an honor to kiss the bishop's ring.
At Cotter High School in Winona, I recall a priest slamming me against the wall, showing his fist and daring me to smile. This was just after he had told my friend that he would "never amount to anything." "I have no hope for you," the priest told my friend.
My good and kind friend drowned in the Mississippi on Aug. 17, 1968, a far better man than the priest who had judged him. Now I don't know.
As I write this letter to the editor, our Catholic bishop in La Crosse, Wis., is gutting and selling the Catholic church and the spiritual heritage in Arcadia, Wis., through public auction.
Arcadia, the most beautiful city in this area, is now controlled by Ashley Furniture, the corrupted Catholic Church, and a garrison of illegal aliens.
In Winona, our bishop spent $5 million to decorate the Cathedral in honor of himself.
Nationally, our Catholic Church is promoting illegal immigration to fill its pews and its collection baskets while demanding that its new priests learn Spanish to facilitate the invasion and subjugation of America.
As much as it saddens me to witness this corruption within the Catholic Church, I am too old to change and will thus remain Catholic, ever aware of my childhood training that has taught me that the alternative is eternity in hell.
It is my understanding that Martin Luther's mother asked him if she should join his new church. Luther is reported to have told his mother to stay with the Catholic Church because, "It is a hard church to live by but a good church to die by."
During my years in the Winona Catholic school system, we were led to believe, correctly or incorrectly, that the only young men who could consider the priesthood were those whose spiritual calling exceeds their physical desires.
These young men were then deemed to be closer to God and therefore to be admired and almost worshiped.
The rest of us rode motorcycles, drank beer and chased women, ultimately destined to marry and raise a family. I followed this pattern, completed my education, married, and became a college-level English teacher with 11 children.
We were also told that, correctly or incorrectly, to be forgiven of our sins, we had to confess them to God through one of our spiritually-orientated priests. We were told that it was an honor to kiss the bishop's ring.
At Cotter High School in Winona, I recall a priest slamming me against the wall, showing his fist and daring me to smile. This was just after he had told my friend that he would "never amount to anything." "I have no hope for you," the priest told my friend.
My good and kind friend drowned in the Mississippi on Aug. 17, 1968, a far better man than the priest who had judged him. Now I don't know.
As I write this letter to the editor, our Catholic bishop in La Crosse, Wis., is gutting and selling the Catholic church and the spiritual heritage in Arcadia, Wis., through public auction.
Arcadia, the most beautiful city in this area, is now controlled by Ashley Furniture, the corrupted Catholic Church, and a garrison of illegal aliens.
In Winona, our bishop spent $5 million to decorate the Cathedral in honor of himself.
Nationally, our Catholic Church is promoting illegal immigration to fill its pews and its collection baskets while demanding that its new priests learn Spanish to facilitate the invasion and subjugation of America.
As much as it saddens me to witness this corruption within the Catholic Church, I am too old to change and will thus remain Catholic, ever aware of my childhood training that has taught me that the alternative is eternity in hell.
It is my understanding that Martin Luther's mother asked him if she should join his new church. Luther is reported to have told his mother to stay with the Catholic Church because, "It is a hard church to live by but a good church to die by."
Winona DN
As a Catholic, I too, like Don Doerr, am deeply disappointed by the corruption to be found within the Catholic church.
However, it would seem that our ideas of "corruption" are, in some ways, wildly different.
I would agree that the abuse of other human beings is a profound tragedy and a grave sin. Whether that abuse is psychological, physical, emotional or sexual, anything that causes a heart or a soul to be demeaned or broken is to be strongly condemned.
However, in contrast to Doerr's feelings, I find nothing in the Gospels that would suggest that our Lord is the least bit concerned with preserving buildings.
Everything in the Gospels points to concern for the soul and spirit of the human person, which God created to know goodness, truth and beauty.
Buildings can be important.
A beautiful, well-appointed church does much to assist in lifting one's spirit as well as informing the intellect so that we may more fully know him whom we worship.
However, the most beautiful, well-appointed, historically significant church in the world is but an empty shell without a community of faith, hope and love gathered around the altar upon which the most precious body and blood, soul and divinity of our lord, Jesus Christ comes into our midst.
The fact of the matter is Holy Family Parish has buildings we don't need.
These buildings cost our parish $10,000 per year just for insurance. Do I use this money to sustain an unneeded, empty shell or to evangelize and save souls?
As pastor, in consultation with my parish finance council, I made the decision to give people the chance to obtain these items for which we no longer have any use.
I believe that this was, and is, the right thing to do.
These materials will now be put back into use by people who can cherish and use them. As a parish, we will continue to explore avenues by which we can divest ourselves of these unneeded materials and buildings.
We are anxious to find someone who will maintain Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church and put it to some good and appropriate use. It is a significant monument to the faith of Arcadia's founders, and I would like to see that honored.
Doerr's criticism of our parish's actions are as unfounded and ill-informed as his criticism of the church's teaching on the priesthood and immigration, his judgment on the immigration status of the Hispanics and others living in Arcadia, and his ignorance of the fact that La Crosse does not, at this moment, even have a bishop.
The Catholic church, and this parish, exists to help all people come to know and love God and their neighbor so that we might all be together forever in heaven.
Buildings are important in this pursuit, but our spiritual heritage is the faith of those who have come before us. A faith which continues to be lived today in hope and love.
However, it would seem that our ideas of "corruption" are, in some ways, wildly different.
I would agree that the abuse of other human beings is a profound tragedy and a grave sin. Whether that abuse is psychological, physical, emotional or sexual, anything that causes a heart or a soul to be demeaned or broken is to be strongly condemned.
However, in contrast to Doerr's feelings, I find nothing in the Gospels that would suggest that our Lord is the least bit concerned with preserving buildings.
Everything in the Gospels points to concern for the soul and spirit of the human person, which God created to know goodness, truth and beauty.
Buildings can be important.
A beautiful, well-appointed church does much to assist in lifting one's spirit as well as informing the intellect so that we may more fully know him whom we worship.
However, the most beautiful, well-appointed, historically significant church in the world is but an empty shell without a community of faith, hope and love gathered around the altar upon which the most precious body and blood, soul and divinity of our lord, Jesus Christ comes into our midst.
The fact of the matter is Holy Family Parish has buildings we don't need.
These buildings cost our parish $10,000 per year just for insurance. Do I use this money to sustain an unneeded, empty shell or to evangelize and save souls?
As pastor, in consultation with my parish finance council, I made the decision to give people the chance to obtain these items for which we no longer have any use.
I believe that this was, and is, the right thing to do.
These materials will now be put back into use by people who can cherish and use them. As a parish, we will continue to explore avenues by which we can divest ourselves of these unneeded materials and buildings.
We are anxious to find someone who will maintain Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church and put it to some good and appropriate use. It is a significant monument to the faith of Arcadia's founders, and I would like to see that honored.
Doerr's criticism of our parish's actions are as unfounded and ill-informed as his criticism of the church's teaching on the priesthood and immigration, his judgment on the immigration status of the Hispanics and others living in Arcadia, and his ignorance of the fact that La Crosse does not, at this moment, even have a bishop.
The Catholic church, and this parish, exists to help all people come to know and love God and their neighbor so that we might all be together forever in heaven.
Buildings are important in this pursuit, but our spiritual heritage is the faith of those who have come before us. A faith which continues to be lived today in hope and love.
Winona DN
I want to publicly thank the Rev. Mike Klos of Arcadia for his (Winona Daily News, May 20) response to my inquiry on May 13 regarding, in part, his plans for the beautiful Our Lady of Perpetual Help church in Arcadia, Wis.
If I understand, Klos correctly, he has no intention of demolishing this beautiful structure, the rectory and the school, and filling the space with tractor-trailers thus obliterating the memories of Arcadia's Catholic heritage.
If this is what Mike is promising, I owe both Mike and the La Crosse Diocese an apology. I sincerely pray that the people of Arcadia will hold Klos and the diocese to this assurance.
Remember, Rev. Klos, no parking lot for tractor-trailers. And no apartment building or community center for illegal aliens. The latter would be a violation of federal law and a threat to America's jobs, resources and future.
We cannot justify illegal immigration simply to fill our pews and our collection baskets. We are a faith, not merely a wing of the Democrat Party or Bush-McCain RINOs (Republicans in name only).
Rev. Klos, you state that the church is its people and not its buildings.
Please explain your view to the former bishop of Winona, who spent $5 million to redecorate our Cathedral, the newest Catholic church building in the city of Winona. We need to get our stories straight.
Father Klos, if the structure does fall prey to the wrecking ball, the new bishop of La Crosse will have to transfer you and bring in a replacement for a thorough whitewash of this Obama-style "change."
In gutting the interior of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, I trust that none of the pews will show up in area saloons.
Winona DN
Do you believe in yourself?
Once I remember walking with a prosperous publisher, who made a remark which I had often heard before; it is, indeed, almost a motto of the modern world. Yet I had heard it once too often, and I saw suddenly that there was nothing in it. The publisher said of somebody, “That man will get on; he believes in himself.” And I remember that as I lifted my head to listen, my eye caught an omnibus on which was written “Hanwell.” I said to him, “Shall I tell you where the men are who believe most in themselves? For I can tell you. I know of men who believe in themselves more colossally than Napoleon or Caesar. I know where flames the fixed star of certainty and success. I can guide you to the thrones of the Super-men. The men who really believe in themselves are all in lunatic asylums.” He said mildly that there were a good many men after all who believed in themselves and who were not in lunatic asylums. “Yes, there are,” I retorted, “and you of all men ought to know them. That drunken poet from whom you would not take a dreary tragedy, he believed in himself. That elderly minister with an epic from whom you were hiding in a back room, he believed in himself. If you consulted your business experience instead of your ugly individualistic philosophy, you would know that believing in himself is one of the commonest signs of a rotter. Actors who can’t act believe in themselves; and debtors who won’t pay. It would be much truer to say that a man will certainly fail, because he believes in himself. Complete self-confidence is not merely a sin; complete self-confidence is a weakness. Believing utterly in one’s self is a hysterical and superstitious belief like believing in Joanna Southcote: the man who has it has ‘Hanwell’ written on his face as plain as it is written on that omnibus.”
Orthodoxy, GK Chesterton
H/T Patrick Madrid
Brook Shields descendant of St. Louis, miserere nobis!
We both liked the episodes with Emmitt Smith and especially Lisa Kudrow.
But recently we watched the episode with Brooke Shields. ...I'm not sure where to start. Despite a very interesting beginning, Mrs. Shields was an utter FAIL at the end. Now honestly I didn't know anything about Shields until this show. I read her somewhat tragic biography.
In a 2009 interview with Health magazine she said she regrets retaining her virginity until age 22, and that if she had been sexually active earlier "I would have been much more in touch with myself".It sounds like her mother was a horrible influence on her since she was very young...
If you watch the whole episode, you will find it very interesting how her father's family came to wealth. Namely selling out his financial obligations to the papacy to the psychotic Napoleon Bonaparte who would kidnap Pope Pius VII and imprison him.
Note to self
Do not under any circumstances make the mistake of attending St. Olaf Catholic Church in Eau Claire, WI.
Here is the latest blog entry from their "Faith" formation.
I like this one:
I'm sure not as bad as St Joan, Minneapolis, but really?
Here is the latest blog entry from their "Faith" formation.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Lenten Carbon Fast
Purchase more mindfully today. Print, cut out, and tape together a "Wallet Buddy" where your credit card can remind you of questions about yourself before buying: (NewDream.org/walletbuddy2.pdf)
(Compiled from Lenten resurces by: Tearfund, Nat'l Council of Churches' Eco-Justice Programs, Prince of Peace Luterhan Church, Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, Rock Springs Congregational UCC, IA IPL, NC IPL, and from Green America and The Catholic Coalition on Climate Change)
Labels: 22 March 2010Check out more here
I like this one:
Umm, well I did learn this. and the truth shall make you free(Jn 8:32)Lenten Carbon Fast
It's hard to open ourselves upt to he realities of the climate crisis. Today, learn something new about climate change. (AmericaClimateChoices.org or ClimateCrisis.net)
I'm sure not as bad as St Joan, Minneapolis, but really?
The death brothers - Wisconsin senators force us to pay for abortion
Both Wisconsin senators, Sen Herb Kohl & Sen Russ Feingold have long been happily in the pro-abortion camp. They feel so strongly about this that they have spoken out publicly in support of abortion and abortion rights. It seems now the issue is no longer a matter of choice to them. These champions of choice are now taking the choice away from Wisconsin taxpayers. The senators in Wisconsin voted FOR taxpayer paid for abortions. The taxpayer is left with no other choice. He is now forced to participate in abortion.
Sen Herb Kohl voted to support taxpayer-paid abortions after telling Dan Zeidler that he opposed taxpayer-paid abortions. Kohl has been US Senator for Wisconsin since 1988, a whopping 21 years. Perhaps the senator would like to ignore the fact Wisconsin has a state law prohibiting abortion. Section 940.04. Also check out 940.12 which prohibits assisted suicide. 
Sen Russ Feingold who is probably more liberal and less popular than Kohl also voted to support taxpayer-paid abortions. He is certainly in bed with Planned Parenthood, the nations largest abortion pusher. Recently it looked as though he would support the Nelson-Hatch amendment, but this was because of unrelated public option verbiage. Last time he pushed his pro-abortion politics he barely won(by 2%) in his 1998 race because he opposed the infant born alive act. Yes you read that right, Sen Feingold a senator from Wisconsin, even goes as extreme as voting pro-infanticide. 
Hat tip Dad29
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