tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post7452996803920375264..comments2024-03-28T20:30:10.681-04:00Comments on southern orders: THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME IN OVER 38 YEARS OF ORDINATION UNTIL LAST NIGHT!Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-390888351989246422018-05-15T01:33:03.148-04:002018-05-15T01:33:03.148-04:00"Not only did I prepare him to be received in..."Not only did I prepare him to be received into the Church but I prepared he [sic] and his fiance [sic] for marriage."<br /><br />Who writes this and who sub-edits?sarto2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/16181248591832089703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-7626721215505741462018-05-14T16:08:30.648-04:002018-05-14T16:08:30.648-04:00It happens. At least a priest could celebrate in ...It happens. At least a priest could celebrate in your absence. <br /><br />God's mercy on the person who died in the crash. ByzRushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11543580976814745615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-45071170776955962922018-05-14T10:00:27.823-04:002018-05-14T10:00:27.823-04:00Atlanta Traffic... I spoke once with the former a...Atlanta Traffic... I spoke once with the former auxiliary, David Talley, about getting to Confirmations on time, given that one breakdown on an interstate can hold things up for hours. He said that they always allowed TWO extra hours travel time if they were going outside the perimeter.<br /><br />Savannah has gotten worse in the last decade. One "secret" crosstown route is 37th street. You can go from Bee Road to the I-16 ramp pretty easily, even at "rush hour" time.<br /><br />And with the explosive growth in West Chatham, especially Godley Station, where the new Corpus Christi church is being built, well, I just don't go there anymore!Fr. Michael J. Kavanaughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-7236912511972553882018-05-14T09:26:52.118-04:002018-05-14T09:26:52.118-04:00Joseph is absolutely right about traffic in Savann...Joseph is absolutely right about traffic in Savannah---it is a hard city to get through, especially east-west access. The Truman Parkway helps some, but you still have to access congested Abercorn to get to that from 95. The numerous water crossings make access more difficult. And 95, well it is getting so congested that talk in North Carolina for instance is adding lanes to 95 there, even though the highway goes through mostly rural territory. Virginia is even worse---one time, traveling from Richmond to Northern Virginia on 95 (well, it was Good Friday), a distance of perhaps 100 miles (like driving from Savannah to St. Marys on the Georgia caost), it took nearly 4 hours....<br /><br />But things could be worse---could be here in the Atlanta area. Last week, in an area just north of 285 (Sandy Springs), it took me about 45 minutes just to go 4 miles---cold have run that faster!!! You can never build your way out of congestion in the Atlanta area---new and wider roads inevitably fill up. It is like trying to bail out the ocean!!!!<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-33129100716199239942018-05-14T08:57:26.610-04:002018-05-14T08:57:26.610-04:00I was once at a wedding where the rabbi got in an ...I was once at a wedding where the rabbi got in an accident on the way to the service. The mayor was a guest and somebody convinced him that he was legally authorized to perform weddings. He wasn't, of course. The happy couple had a do-over after they got back from the honeymoon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-81279617272020500132018-05-13T21:03:54.507-04:002018-05-13T21:03:54.507-04:00It is good that you had them in your mind to make ...It is good that you had them in your mind to make that call while dealing with the obstruction. That is a great complement to them and your duties. rcghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09131930849106490711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-7162553788033434892018-05-13T18:05:20.517-04:002018-05-13T18:05:20.517-04:00Since 2015, because of my regular visits with an e...Since 2015, because of my regular visits with an excellent Savannah doctor, I have noticed that traffic in and around Savannah has become quite a bit more gridlocked than it used to be just a few years ago. Not so different downtown but congested in the outer roads leading in once you come off an exit (DeRenne, I believe, leading to Memorial Medical Center can be very frustrating). <br /><br />One can get quite "spoiled" living in a smaller town like Waycross. I drove my 1931 Model A phaeton twenty miles in to church this morning (about 50-55 mph on the highway). That Model A is my weekend car (it would be harder to drive something like that in a larger, more congested city). Joseph Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036852763902493131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-44833720500558733342018-05-13T13:23:52.050-04:002018-05-13T13:23:52.050-04:00I had to step in at the last minute and preach a f...I had to step in at the last minute and preach a first mass once when the scheduled preacher was delayed by rainstorms. Fr. Michael J. Kavanaughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-27126532209527918532018-05-13T09:34:16.379-04:002018-05-13T09:34:16.379-04:00I am certain the couple was very dissappointed tha...I am certain the couple was very dissappointed that you could not officiate, but thank God that modern technology served a very useful purpose! TJMnoreply@blogger.com