tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post6116181740455691580..comments2024-03-18T20:55:55.914-04:00Comments on southern orders: WHAT DOES FATHER MCDONALD THINK ABOUT THE DUCK DYNASTY REALITY SHOW BOTH ON THE SHOW AND IN THE NEWS?Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-15803413532653634362013-12-23T23:49:13.000-05:002013-12-23T23:49:13.000-05:00Some of the comments prompted me to find out a bit...Some of the comments prompted me to find out a bit more about Chaldeans. Here is a helpful article for other readers who may also want to know more about various aspects, including successive waves of Chaldean immigration over the decades, Chaldean family and social structures, Chaldean religious history and Roman Catholic rite, etc.:<br /><br />http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Bu-Dr/Chaldean-Americans.html<br />Anonymous 2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-8386695444874634132013-12-23T16:42:14.965-05:002013-12-23T16:42:14.965-05:00Pin/Gene - No, I don't have a knee-jerk reacti...Pin/Gene - No, I don't have a knee-jerk reaction to criticism of any minority.<br /><br />I do have a knee-jerk reaction to the racism that you, without shame or apology, continue to post here. <br /><br />And this has nothing to do with your political views on race or your take on African-Americans, who you refer to as a "feral minority" regularly.<br /><br />I don't share these views because I don't consider any race of people to be a "feral minority."Pater Ignotusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-62389425827299660612013-12-23T15:25:53.740-05:002013-12-23T15:25:53.740-05:00I have to agree with retail ravenger. Chaldeans ar...I have to agree with retail ravenger. Chaldeans are the true "feral minority", to use Gene's phrase. The absolutely refuse to assimilate. They move into a neighborhood by the dozens and literally turn it into little Bagdads within weeks, to the point there are move signs in arabic than English. And boy are they hypocrites when it comes to religion. They have all these statues of the Blessed Mother and Jesus all over thier yards and in their houses, but they never go to church... they lie, steal, and treat everyone who is not Chaldean with disgust and disrespect. If chaldeans have not yet infested your neighborhood, be sure to thank God ASAP.Joshua B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-78097722203634070322013-12-23T11:01:38.464-05:002013-12-23T11:01:38.464-05:00Census figures indicate that in the US at the pres...Census figures indicate that in the US at the present time more "minority" babies are being born than "white" babies. By 2042 or 43 projected figures say that "whites" will be the minority group.<br /><br />And no, retail raveger, I don't treat anybody as my personal slave. That deal was settled in 1865 when we in the south got our b***s kicked by the USA.<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-31254033337633078362013-12-23T08:20:56.428-05:002013-12-23T08:20:56.428-05:00Anonymous at December 22, 2013 at 6:56 PM, of cour...Anonymous at December 22, 2013 at 6:56 PM, of course the Chaldeans are rich. They don't have to pay taxes on the busineses the US government set them up with, they get food stamps even though thier wallets are loaded with $100 bills while legit unemployed Americans can't qualify for food stamps. To pay for Obamacare, Obama should wise up amd start making these Chaldeans pay taxes and take away thier unearned food stamps.<br /><br />And I may be more miserable than Pope Fran, but I bet you are the type to treat retail employees like your personal slaves. retail ravegernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-68650980704605450242013-12-23T06:40:22.745-05:002013-12-23T06:40:22.745-05:00Pi, comments have absolutely nothing to do with th...Pi, comments have absolutely nothing to do with the teachings of the Church. Where does the Church say we should lie to ourselves and to minorities about themselves? Where does it say we are to keep an entire class in chains to entitlement programs, liberal stereotypes, and political manipulation? Where does it say that we should condone and accept violence and wide spread crime from one race/class because we hate ourselves so that we cannot let go of our guilty conscience? Liberals like you have an automatic set of assumptions that kicks in anytime someone criticizes any minority group. It is like a trip wire.<br />Not only do you lie to yourself, Ignotus, you have been lying to us on this blog and to your poor parishioners for years. You really aren't fooling anyone.Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672484450736725268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-33597582491055244052013-12-23T01:44:24.454-05:002013-12-23T01:44:24.454-05:00Gene and Son of St. Katherine:
I am hesitant to a...Gene and Son of St. Katherine:<br /><br />I am hesitant to address this issue of race perceptions and race relations in Macon because, as someone who immigrated to the United States (and the South), in a sense this is not really my issue. And yet, as someone who has made his home in Macon for the last 33 years, and as a fellow Catholic and indeed parishioner of St. Josephs for all that time, perhaps it is after all. And it is certainly my wife’s issue as someone born and raised in Mobile, Alabama.<br /><br />Anyway, we both participated in Mayor Reichert’s six week program of “race talking circles” in 2008, although we were each in a different group, both to learn more and to support the mayor’s efforts to promote improved race relations in Macon. We did this, not for any political or ideological reasons (Gene, take note), but because of our Christian faith. Here is a link about that program, which unfortunately did not realize its full potential regarding major follow-up community initiatives because the economic crisis hit shortly afterwards:<br /><br />http://www.everyday-democracy.org/en/Article.683.aspx<br /><br />Those intimate, candid, and trusting mixed race conversations were transformative for many, and indeed probably all, of us who participated in them. Perhaps it would be a good idea to hold another round of such talking circles; and if the mayor is not in a position to sponsor the initiative, perhaps some of our churches could do so, although such encounters do require specially trained facilitators. Perhaps you have both started us moving in that direction by your comments here on the Blog. Just a thought.<br />Anonymous 2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-58899787503152556172013-12-22T21:16:03.658-05:002013-12-22T21:16:03.658-05:00Gene...When you find yourself in a hole, stop digg...Gene...When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. I think Will Rogers said that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-36493964186041563152013-12-22T21:01:00.950-05:002013-12-22T21:01:00.950-05:00Son of Katherine Drexel:
I too wonder about some ...<br /><br />Son of Katherine Drexel:<br /><br />I too wonder about some of the posts I've seen on here. <br /><br />Here is my take on this:<br /><br />I've been on a number of secular blogs where some of the worst things are said about Christians in general and Catholics in particular. I will say that I<br />have seen a change in tone since Pope Francis was elected.<br />Of course I don't agree with these anti-christian diatribes that I've seen posted on these sites but the thought never crossed my mind that these should be censored. I like to see what others are posting and read their views on religion, as vile or misinformed that they may be.<br />At least I know who to pray for. Also, there is the possibility that I can respond in such a way that it will get them to perhaps change their opinion.<br /><br />I've also met through various circumstances those who just don't like liberals. So you might hear them say something about Al Sharpton and think racism and yet these people will come down equally as hard on Al Gore, Hilary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, and Joe Biden. <br /><br />I remember when I was young and my father would drive us up north to visit relatives.<br />You should have seen the look on some people faces when the saw the Georgia license plate. I was thinking to myself that they probably thought we were rednecks and racists or maybe just ignorant hillbillies. If that was the case then I knew their opinion had been formed by the actions of some that they had read about or seen from watching TV. It's human nature that some will judge that way. There are those in EVERY community like this-yes black and white-and you just have to try to change the ones that you personally run into.Son of St Josephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-6413564912895158182013-12-22T20:45:35.667-05:002013-12-22T20:45:35.667-05:00Anonymous, actually the phrase "superior educ...Anonymous, actually the phrase "superior education and intelligence" can be understood as a singular. However, perhaps the plural form is less awkward for those with limited abstracting ability.Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672484450736725268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-2823424435872827892013-12-22T20:36:36.344-05:002013-12-22T20:36:36.344-05:00Son of St. Katherine, I did not say there were not...Son of St. Katherine, I did not say there were not exceptions...Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672484450736725268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-29903151760007725602013-12-22T19:21:27.276-05:002013-12-22T19:21:27.276-05:00Drexel's Son - Not only is an integrated Churc...Drexel's Son - Not only is an integrated Church possible, it is God's will. "In Christ there is no Jew nor Greek." <br /><br />There will always be a few who are intent on seeing things the way their fathers and grandfathers saw them. They are, for want of a better word, unredeemed.<br /><br />Gene's rants do not reflect the faith or the teaching of the Church or the vast majority of her members. I hope that that has been your experience. These outbursts are, rather, examples of the kind of emotional shrapnel that can fly around when a person, for whatever reasons, is threatened by those who do not agree with his peculiar perspectives on race, religion, money, or anything else for that matter.<br /><br />Blessed Christmas to Pleasant Hill from South Macon!Pater Ignotusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-68878614372728130812013-12-22T18:56:57.731-05:002013-12-22T18:56:57.731-05:00Hello out there...pastor Gene...are you still with...Hello out there...pastor Gene...are you still with us?<br /><br />The rude middle easterners that I have seen have all been REALLY rich. I would attribute their lack of manners more to wealth than to geography.<br /><br />retail ravager, I'll bet that the Pope is less miserable to deal with than you are. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-31363422428835331252013-12-22T15:29:59.505-05:002013-12-22T15:29:59.505-05:00I work in retail, so I see people at their absolut...I work in retail, so I see people at their absolute WORST. No putting on a facade, the real person at the soul level.<br /><br />I have to say, African-Americans as a whole, are very polite and respectful. Caucasians, likewise are quite polite and respectful, but there are a few more "bad apples" than I typically see in the African race. Asians born in the US are identical to Caucasians, but foreign born Asians, despite the stereotype of them being the most intelligent race, come off as a little clueless, perhaps due to them having no social skills.<br /><br />The worst ethnic group in terms of rudeness, selfishness, disrespectful to others, and just plain horrible people are, without question, Chaldeans (with the other Arab races close behind). Latinos (calling Jorge Bergogolio) are also quite miserable to deal with.retail ravegernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-87577430190514129882013-12-22T15:21:39.600-05:002013-12-22T15:21:39.600-05:00I think that the plural form of the verb would be ...I think that the plural form of the verb would be better in this sentence...since you and I is so educated and intelligent. LOL Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-43637708173270552492013-12-22T15:18:59.366-05:002013-12-22T15:18:59.366-05:00Gene, I know you prpbably will not care but i feel...Gene, I know you prpbably will not care but i feel compelled to write in response to your comments concerning the black community. I am one of those minorities living in one of Macon's delightful minority hang outs called Pleasant Hill. I attended St. Peter Claver school where my grandmother and grandfather converted. As a black man I know the images others have in their minds about me, but to see it in print from a fellow Catholic on my Pastor's blog made me question if it is possible to have an integrated church. And, yes I have been a parishioner at St Joseph for most of my adult life and have been so spiritually fed by the orthodox and traditional Masses there.The Catholic church here in Macon is the most integrated of any, if you have not noticed. <br />You wrote about blacks that we are : "Totally self-indulgent, grasping, violent, more racist than any redneck out of Bugeye, Alabama, and they hate whites." I assure you that i do not hate whites. Infact I have thanked God for the many white missionaries and religious and priests who have evangelized and brought into the church so many of diffrent races. <br />I worked hard for my education often in the face of prejudice and bitterness. I earned my degrees and deserve the job I have because I am qualified and capable.<br />You may say I am unusal or somehow even an Uncle Tom, <br />I identify myself as a typical cradle Catholic, stuggling sometimes to share my faith in a hostile protestant environment. I raise my children the same way i was raised. We pray the rosary throughout the year together. I teach them to love The Lord, the Eucharist and the Church. <br />Maybe if the Catholic Church reached out more and deliberatly into the black community you would see more like me sitting in our churches and fewer of the misguided, and disadvantaged you so clearer detest.<br />I pray the Christ child's birth can soften your heart and that this new year you will see the worth and value of all human beings.<br />Fr McDonald, Happy Birthday. It was a wonderful party today after Mass. May you have many more years of life with us at St Joseph.<br /> A Son of St Katharine Drexelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-83378724408803756002013-12-21T21:15:47.842-05:002013-12-21T21:15:47.842-05:00Be reminded though, Anonymous, that superior educa...Be reminded though, Anonymous, that superior education and intelligence is often impugned as arrogance by those with lesser accomplishments…LOL!Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672484450736725268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-1078369586029986922013-12-21T21:10:12.491-05:002013-12-21T21:10:12.491-05:00PI, I am very much aware of what you posted. The d...PI, I am very much aware of what you posted. The difference between you and me is that you think this is a good thing and I think it is a very bad thing. But, talk to me if and when you ever have a little face to face encounter with some of your beloved minorities, say in one of the projects or another of Macon's delightful minority hang outs. Maybe that is too much to hope for, but I'm still hoping...Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672484450736725268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-9761133305218807602013-12-21T21:06:50.261-05:002013-12-21T21:06:50.261-05:00Funny Anonymous, no one else has ever called me th...Funny Anonymous, no one else has ever called me those things…<br /><br />Oh, and Jesus was a Jew. Jews are white. Too bad, huh, sister boy…LOL!Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672484450736725268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-88400481251212267172013-12-21T19:15:01.463-05:002013-12-21T19:15:01.463-05:00Gene...I have NEVER....EVER encountered ANYBODY as...Gene...I have NEVER....EVER encountered ANYBODY as self-righteous or as hysterically arrogant as....take a guess.....YOU. The good news, however, is that I heard on another blog that you have stopped wetting the bed. Sleep tight. Merry Christmas. Happy Kwanza. And happy birthday White Jesus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-83721228661951421722013-12-21T19:14:02.503-05:002013-12-21T19:14:02.503-05:00According to the 2010 census:
•For the first tim...According to the 2010 census: <br /><br />•For the first time in more than a century, the number of deaths now exceeds births among white Americans. This "natural decrease" occurred several years before the government's original projection, a sign of the white population decline soon to arrive. For now, the white population is still increasing slightly, due to immigration from Europe. <br />•As a whole, the nonwhite population increased by 1.9 percent to 116 million, or 37 percent of the U.S. The fastest percentage growth is among multiracial Americans, followed by Asians and Hispanics. Non-Hispanic whites make up 63 percent of the U.S.; Hispanics, 17 percent; blacks, 12.3 percent; Asians, 5 percent; and multiracial Americans, 2.4 percent. <br />•About 353 of the nation's 3,143 counties, or 11 percent, are now "majority-minority." Six of those counties tipped to that status last year: Mecklenburg, N.C.; Cherokee, Okla.; Texas, Okla.; Bell, Texas; Hockley, Texas; and Terrell, Texas. <br /><br />Can't you handle the truth? Or haven't you been paying attention?<br />Pater Ignotusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-81610626349236688652013-12-21T17:24:15.376-05:002013-12-21T17:24:15.376-05:00You know, John, if the bed-wetting Left doesn'...You know, John, if the bed-wetting Left doesn't like it, they can stick it up their catacombs…I love to throw it in their faces because they just get so beside themselves in self-righteous, hysterical arrogance. Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06672484450736725268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-79790076488630126002013-12-21T13:52:28.007-05:002013-12-21T13:52:28.007-05:00Gene, your sticking up for western culture against...Gene, your sticking up for western culture against the multi-cultural relativists has not gone unnoticed. Don't worry, you have plenty of allies, we have right on our side and WE SHALL PREVAIL.John Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027156691859606002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-82033477119695310122013-12-21T12:52:33.004-05:002013-12-21T12:52:33.004-05:00I don't know that there are that many that lo...I don't know that there are that many that look back at the 1950's as being some kind of idyllic Eden. <br />Certain aspects of that time compared to today were better. There were some parts of how things were back then that needed to be changed.<br /><br />As far as Church attendence, religious vocations, how people behaved,and such things as what was considered acceptable entertainment, yes it was better than today.<br /><br />With the '60's came the quest on the part of some to build toward an earthly Eden. And to reach that goal there were too many that were of the mindset that the structures in place had to be dismantled to achieve that goal.<br /><br />It could be said as the saying goes that we "threw the baby out with the bath water". Society with it changing norms and standards of social and moral behavior began to ignore, discount, and even throw out God and His teachings.<br /><br />Much change (some good-a lot of it bad) occurred throughout the 70's, 80's and 90's and so here we are today.<br /><br />No earthly Eden can be achieved through man's efforts alone.<br /><br />Reflecting on this, the Psalm comes to my mind:<br /><br />"Unless the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it." <br /><br />So I feel and pray a for those within the Church (from the Holy Father on down) because they have to deal with trying to get things back on the right track.Georgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-88869873095842668892013-12-21T09:15:22.826-05:002013-12-21T09:15:22.826-05:00I hope that everyone noticed Friday night televisi...I hope that everyone noticed Friday night television on both NBC and CBS who taking my wisdom to heart returned their program to the 1950's! Yes, the 1950's and for NBC, the 1940's! Yes, the 1940's. <br />CBS showed two colorized episodes of "I Love Lucy!" in primetime at 8:00 AM and NBC showed "It's a Wonderful Life" at the same time. I can't wait to see the ratings!Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.com