tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post94641846180168900..comments2024-03-28T16:23:19.433-04:00Comments on southern orders: A MARCH FOR JESUS (THINK OUTDOOR PROCESSION) IN AUGUSTA, GEORGIA WHICH THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE NEWSPAPER HELPED TO PROMOTE!Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-15222811590836510222015-08-19T18:25:58.755-04:002015-08-19T18:25:58.755-04:00Thanks, Lefebvrian, but I wouldn't want that f...Thanks, Lefebvrian, but I wouldn't want that fact to mitigate my disapprobation.John Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027156691859606002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-8974302049643146972015-08-18T13:09:26.276-04:002015-08-18T13:09:26.276-04:00Gob, you do know that "Jesus Freaks" is ...Gob, you do know that "Jesus Freaks" is the proper name of a 20th century American Protestant "movement" and not a derogatory moniker coined by Mr. Nolan, right?Lefebvriannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-39901910375211397912015-08-18T11:06:00.031-04:002015-08-18T11:06:00.031-04:00Gobshite, how else would you describe them? I don&...Gobshite, how else would you describe them? I don't know whether you have visited Northern Ireland but evangelical Protestantism there identifies itself by its hostility to the Catholic Church. The late Ian Paisley got his 'doctorate' from the Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina. Your bible-belt Jesus-freaks are all cut from the same cloth. I'm with Hilaire Belloc:<br /><br />Heretics all, where e'er you may be,<br />In Tarbes, or Nîmes, or over the sea;<br />You never will have good words from me:<br />Caritas non conturbat me. <br /><br />But Catholic men who live upon wine<br />Are deep in the water and frank and fine;<br />Wherever I travel I find it so:<br />Benedicamus Domino.John Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027156691859606002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-89339840253913590062015-08-17T22:37:26.442-04:002015-08-17T22:37:26.442-04:00"Jesus Freaks".....wow..."Jesus Freaks".....wow... gobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-8641849915882772752015-08-17T18:41:48.817-04:002015-08-17T18:41:48.817-04:00Gob, get real. Aggressive evangelism by extreme Pr...Gob, get real. Aggressive evangelism by extreme Protestants with no shortage of funds is seriously eroding Catholicism in Latin America. The fact that Catholic veneration of Mary is deeply Christological is not something that the Jesus-freaks, with their simplistic outlook, are likely to appreciate. John Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027156691859606002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-61601464603517781262015-08-17T16:19:19.936-04:002015-08-17T16:19:19.936-04:00John Nolan....Far from being involved in some evil...John Nolan....Far from being involved in some evil conspiracy to "pit Jesus against His Blessed Mother" or to overshadow the Feast of Our Lady's Assumption, or concern over Catholic veneration of Mary, I would like to suggest that most Protestants do not really care...rarely if ever think about any of the above subjects. You very likely think about protestants a lot more than they think about you....us. I think that mostly they are quite comfortable practicing their faith...their denomination and ignoring us. (BUT, of course, we are charged with the task of turning them all into Catholics. They feel no such pressure about converting us.)<br /><br /> gobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-54639518144692157512015-08-17T16:03:40.077-04:002015-08-17T16:03:40.077-04:00"I also think that our nation could benefit e..."I also think that our nation could benefit emmensly from a devotion to and study of Mary."<br /><br />That's an understatement!Lefebvriannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-39199478592714826082015-08-17T14:45:12.512-04:002015-08-17T14:45:12.512-04:00John, if I don't wave my arms how else will I ...John, if I don't wave my arms how else will I fly over Jordan? John, is, except for the parts related to lift, correct. I am always surprised at the number of people who think praying to saint is worshiping a saint. I also think that our nation could benefit emmensly from a devotion to and study of Mary. rcghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09131930849106490711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-43588436642131295752015-08-17T11:54:01.378-04:002015-08-17T11:54:01.378-04:00It is not an attempt to keep Catholics from going ...It is not an attempt to keep Catholics from going to Mass. It is, however, a witness to the fact that most Protestants consider Catholic Marian devotion to be sacrilegious, and are using the focus on Jesus to make their point. I don't think I'm being overly cynical, but I do think you are being naïf.<br /><br />Catholics and Episcopalians may be a tiny minority in the state of Georgia and the multifarious Protestant sects the overwhelming majority but they know in the larger scheme of things they are not that significant; they cling to their bibles without acknowledging the fact that the Church predates the New Testament and it was the Church which decided what would be included in the bible and what should be rejected.<br /><br />Do not appear to condone their heresy by joining them. And don't, under any circumstances, wave your arms around. John Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027156691859606002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-12689089329880919182015-08-17T08:37:53.102-04:002015-08-17T08:37:53.102-04:00John, that is a bit cynical as Catholics in August...John, that is a bit cynical as Catholics in Augusta while strong, still constitute a tiny minority and the Episcopal Church is quite smaller. I doubt that Protestant organizers in any way considered the Assumption as a way to keep Catholics from going to Mass or demonstrating their faith in the Assumption by any kind of other procession as street processions are not a tradition for Catholics in Georgia, although we have attempted them in the past but in a sort of contrived way as these are not a natural part of our Catholic culture, compared to predominately Catholic countries where processions are quite common, i.e Italy. We do have parades, like on St. Patrick's Day, but the religious significance of these parades are often lost. Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-83865920302133088302015-08-17T08:19:50.674-04:002015-08-17T08:19:50.674-04:00I can't believe that those who organized this ...I can't believe that those who organized this jamboree were unaware that it was the Feast of Our Lady's Assumption. One of the tactics of aggressive Protestantism is to pit Jesus against His Blessed Mother. So it's hardly ecumenical and is, at least in part, a counter-Marian demonstration.<br /><br />Fifty years ago Catholics would have seen through this straight away. Their pastors would have staged a proper Marian procession with suitable hymns and chants (yes, gob, Catholics could sing Salve Regina and Ave Maris Stella, and recite the Litany of Loreto). John Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027156691859606002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-11132053278410770582015-08-16T23:20:52.485-04:002015-08-16T23:20:52.485-04:00iNteREstInG.iNteREstInG.rcghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09131930849106490711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-8086258168310819732015-08-16T18:45:07.569-04:002015-08-16T18:45:07.569-04:00Too bad John Nolan couldn't have been there fo...Too bad John Nolan couldn't have been there for the music and the dancing and arm waving. He could have dazzled everybody with some chant....gobnoreply@blogger.com