RA #223 - Get Ready to Celebrate!
TV Challenge During Sweeps, Greg is Not a Control Freak, Josephinum Seminary, Two Rosary Questions, and the Announcement of the Venue for the Catholic New Media Celebration. 206-984-1899 for feedback!
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Giving up TV sounds noble and good - except that the final season of BSG is under way!!
TV Free Sunday is a GREAT idea but how could you miss watching the Pope? Any Catholic or Christian should have not missed his visit to Ground Zero, final mass and departure. All families should have gathered around the TV and absorbed every moment. It was an awesome visit and his life changing words to all Americans, especially Catholics, was gift that should not have been silenced by turning off the TV.
Sorry guys for the harsh words but I was hoping to hear a lively discussion on the Pope and got…. well, lemons. ;(
Sorry, Deidre. We pretty much had EWTN on non-stop during the Holy Father’s visit. We feel more than okay turning off the television for one day of the visit, especially since we have all of the videos of the Pope’s visit linked here on SQPN.
Greg,
Wild & imaginative people (like me) NEED meticulous people like you, or none of our wild ideas would ever see the light of day!
Health scores: Here in Florida, they do NOT post the health scores of restaurants. There’s a Web site you can find with some diligence. I’ve been told it’s because posting the scores would be bad for tourism. Seems like it would be better for tourism to be strict about health codes and post prominently, but I’ve never been accused of thinking like a politician.
OK Greg, that is good to hear. I guess I just have very fond memories of my family watching Pope John Paul II and remember what an impact that made on my life. It saddened me that your sons didn’t get to see it yesterday. Nothing compares to that moment when the Pope enters into the stadium. As children, we do not always know we thirst for it and rely on our parents to expose us to it. I feel the greatest gift my parents gave me was raising me Catholic. We did not have “New Media” but even if it had been there, I doubt as a kid I would have gone to the Internet to watch a delayed clip unless my parents pointed me in that direction. I do not think the “Old Media” should not be dismissed. It has its place. As you know, EWTN did an excellent job of bringing the Pope into the homes of those blessed to have access to their network. As for the new media, yes, it has its place and I was most grateful to watch the live feed on Fox.com when I was away from my home and feedback from other Catholics on the web and in Blogs, including SQPN. Just this morning I was able to download and print all the Pope’s words from his visit to read and savor. Wow, how great is that? We are so blessed in the USA!
In addition, in all fairness, I do not have children of my own, so I do not truly have a voice in the matter. I am sure it is very difficult these days to get four boys to sit and watch the Pope considering the even more flashy television kids consume every day. Silence is a vital part of our prayer life and I truly love the idea of “TV free” Sundays. Anyhow, just wanted to share my thoughts and get the conversation going.
Have a blessed day, DMc
if you haven’t heard, the site is celebration.sqpn.com
Ben
I use an iMac. I have tried registering for the CNMC twice - one time with Safari and once with Firefox. Both times after hitting “send” I get another screen telling me to fill out the form (but this time without the spaces for name, address, etc.) and under that it says: Comments are closed. Am I registered or not? : ( Thanks for your help!