tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post7259841299659752584..comments2024-03-28T12:59:52.914-04:00Comments on southern orders: THIS IS LONG OVER DUE, BUT BETTER LATE THAN NEVERFr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-33158949191774016962019-05-18T15:41:57.486-04:002019-05-18T15:41:57.486-04:00rcg
Agreed. The removal of most Sunday trading re...rcg<br /><br />Agreed. The removal of most Sunday trading restrictions in England, starting in the 1980s, led to a campaign called 'Keep Sunday Special' which was by no means confined to church-goers. No-one is compelled to work on a Sunday, and those who volunteer to do so are given a day off in lieu. Pubs are still not allowed to open before 12 noon.<br /><br />I don't particularly like professional sporting fixtures on a Sunday, but I don't attend them on any day, so I'm probably not the one to pass judgement.John Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027156691859606002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-41922835744055246362019-05-18T10:14:16.909-04:002019-05-18T10:14:16.909-04:00I know that Father Dawid Kwiatkowski is elated ove...I know that Father Dawid Kwiatkowski is elated over the position that the Archdiocese of Detroit has taken regarding sports activities on Sunday! We miss you Father Dawid.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927147561319732378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-32598900559044317132019-05-18T10:09:55.377-04:002019-05-18T10:09:55.377-04:00I know that Father Dawid Kwiatkowski is elated ove...I know that Father Dawid Kwiatkowski is elated over the position the Archdiocese of Detroit is taking regarding sporting events on Sunday! We miss you Father Dawid. JACK W POOLEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-86364231952642049942019-05-18T08:39:15.384-04:002019-05-18T08:39:15.384-04:00The only exception I take to John’s view is the co...The only exception I take to John’s view is the company that opens at 0600 Sunday for breakfast. My Sunday beef is that the poor staff have to miss Mass or at least rest to satisfy the greed of the owner and management. I think there is a good compromise for a place to open at 1300 and begin serving at 1400. Abuse of the Saturday evening “Mass of Convenience” cost me many Sundays due to money or career obsessed bosses. rcghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00661998350597126663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-33709167188949760902019-05-18T07:24:18.220-04:002019-05-18T07:24:18.220-04:00Isn't Chick-fil-A a restaurant? Surely no-one ...Isn't Chick-fil-A a restaurant? Surely no-one is suggesting that restaurants close on Sundays? Strict and dour sabbatarianism is a Protestant trait; in the ultra-Presbyterian parts of N.Ireland children's playgrounds are locked on Sundays, and the neighbours will object to your washing the car.<br /><br />Real Catholics know that the Lord's day is a feast day. They attend Mass in the morning, not in the evening and certainly not on the previous day. Evening Masses were not universally permitted until 1957 and the Saturday anticipated Mass (it isn't a vigil Mass) was first introduced in Italy after Vatican II and gradually spread.<br /><br />The rest of Sunday is a time for celebration. Our medieval ancestors knew how to eat, drink and be merry. There is a a neo-Puritanism infecting the Church. Dull liturgies focused almost entirely on the spoken word which must be immediately and literally understood, coupled with a visceral dislike of beauty in art, music and architecture, are symptomatic of this trend.<br /><br />It needs to be resisted, and strongly.John Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027156691859606002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-38056431137062523282019-05-17T16:05:00.274-04:002019-05-17T16:05:00.274-04:00I live in this Archdiocese, and I have noticed som...I live in this Archdiocese, and I have noticed something in the last couple years. Many parishes in this area are creating a late Sunday afternoon Mass - 4pm, 5pm, even 6pm - and are aggressively promoting them, while at the same time, much less emphasis is being put on the Saturday vigil Masses. I almost get the feeling the Saturday vigil Mass is very slowly being phased out in favor of a Sunday afternoon/evening Mass. Are any other dioceses doing this?Jeff in AODnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-66634251615255053712019-05-17T11:18:38.643-04:002019-05-17T11:18:38.643-04:00When the ban includes watching sports on TV, then ...When the ban includes watching sports on TV, then it may be taken seriously. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-9417404872595650422019-05-17T08:38:10.052-04:002019-05-17T08:38:10.052-04:00Amen! I have watched for years as my own family me...Amen! I have watched for years as my own family members worshiped at the altar of sports on Sunday. It has been going on for a long time and to "Anonymous' point, Bishops and Priests, on this and so many other issues, have failed to take a stand for fear of offending and alienating people. That said, because of this cowardice, the "jeanie is out of the bottle" on this and putting her back is probably next to impossible. Maybe the compromise position is no practice or games until 1P on Sundays. You get the outcome without a total ban. Tom Makinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16205083082154096793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-64080378602382897312019-05-16T22:43:06.934-04:002019-05-16T22:43:06.934-04:00Like the first quote above, why did this issue get...Like the first quote above, why did this issue get out of hand to begin with? Going back in time, if the bishops and priests are not going to defend Sunday as the "Lord's Day," who else will? They should have been speaking up years ago when stores started to open on Sunday. Where I live, in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, even some of the St. Vincent de Paul stores are open on Sunday. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-22083369265189774132019-05-16T18:19:15.701-04:002019-05-16T18:19:15.701-04:00Bravo! Fake catholics will be devastated - they wa...Bravo! Fake catholics will be devastated - they want to be like everyone else!!! TJMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-2645326158066054032019-05-16T17:42:01.530-04:002019-05-16T17:42:01.530-04:00I can hardly believe that a Catholic Diocese even ...I can hardly believe that a Catholic Diocese even ever allowed their Catholic schools to hold sporting practices and games on Sundays in the first place!<br />But as you daid, ...better late than never!<br />Hoping it will be a good example for others to follow!<br /><br />SheilaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com