CST #92: On Paul and Potato Cannons
We celebrate the 4th of July with good friends, good fireworks, and a potato cannon; we tell you why you should not go see Wanted and should go see Wall-e; finally, we revel in the passion of St. Paul (the man, not the city).
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Mac, can you post a link or reference to your p-gun plans? I’d love to make one.
Katherine,
My husband & I leave for World Youth Day this weekend & we’ll definitely pray for your mom & your whole family while we’re on our pilgrimage!
“Mac, can you post a link or reference to your p-gun plans? I’d love to make one.”
No one knew it at the time, but with that single comment posting we were watching the start of Mac Barron’s precipitous slide into the sleazy world of arms dealing and black market tubers….
Katherine, I will say extra prayers this week for your mom and for your whole family! Lisa
Hey Katherine. I will keep your mom in my prayers. I watched the pre-recorded episode on Ustream. I missed the live recording. Peace to you all.
Hello M and C!
Another great episode!
I’ve heard about the potato cannons, but hane not yet seen one first hand. It reminded me of a tennis ball cannon I made back in the day when you could find soft drink cans still made with steel. (1970s). I did get the satisfaction of the launch and explosion. Good stuff for guys to mix petroleum products, fire, and projectiles (back when the Darwin affect was a larger presence with youth than it seems to be today). I also have some good July 4th fireworks memories that didn’t please the neighbors but my friends and I enjoyed them. Please forgive God and neighbors.
Strong finish with the Paul reading Catherine! I like the periodic addition of readings that are meaningful to the hosts of the various shows.
Catherine, take care this week with your mother and immediate family. It sounds like it was caught very early which is excellent news. I have already prayed for your mom and family and will send more prayers your way.
Your friend Jim.
Please forgive ME God and neighbors for the noise.
Greetings from a happy new listener. I just finished episode 92 and wanted to comment on the issue of patriotic songs performed in a Catholic church. I think it is a wonderful thing. In the places around the world where Catholicism has a strong following, there is also a strong bond between the church and their culture identity. The Sunday Mass is often integrated into the local holidays including feast days for patron saints. For example, Ireland venerates St. Patrick not only as their patron saint, but also as the founding father of the entire nation. Here in the United States, where we have a “right” to separation of church and state, we separate our faith from our cultural identity. I say play more patriotic songs at Mass. For that matter, acknowledge every little holiday. The more the culture is embraced by our faith, the more our faith will blend into the culture.
I respect your opinion, Marker. But… I’m with Mac & Katherine on this one.
Except… the name of that song is not “Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!” It’s “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” and it’s VERY much tied to the Union side of the Civil War in the U.S. Not only does it feel odd to me to sing it in church, it seems even MORE odd to sing it in a Southern church.
It’s very distracting to me to sing such songs in Mass, because I start thinking about war rather than about Christ.
And the later verses of “America the Beautiful” ARE rreligious — but in an “America-IS-God’s-Land” way that I don’t cotton to.
That’s just me, though. And we’ve established that I’m odd.
Hey guys (and gals),
Thanks for the prayers for Kat’s mom and a great start to a discussion over patriotic songs in church. I got the design I used for my potato cannon from a book called Backyard Ballistics, but have found nearly identical designs around the web.
Thanks,
Mac Barron