tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post4993965037840956554..comments2023-10-01T09:48:31.725-05:00Comments on Reverend Know-it-all: A rant on weddings...Rev. Know-it-allhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268089562368228249noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-73138103499301660632018-01-23T04:05:04.618-06:002018-01-23T04:05:04.618-06:00This can be an excellent publish. I love this part...This can be an excellent publish. I love this particular subject. This website offers plenty of benefit. I discovered numerous fascinating points out of this website. It will help me personally in lots of ways. Right now follow-up <a href="https://divorceincolorado.com/cherry-creek-co/" rel="nofollow">Divorce Lawyer Cherry Creek</a> Many thanks with regard to publishing this particular once againPervez Joarderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06304679526761678535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-38926136025231555122017-10-28T12:39:23.131-05:002017-10-28T12:39:23.131-05:00You referenced this when filling in for Mother Mir...You referenced this when filling in for Mother Miriam in October 2017, so I came here to read it in its entirety. Oh, my gosh, you pretty much nailed weddings, and quite a bit else at the same time!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741329340366205951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-87752840404518472132016-04-20T20:40:11.018-05:002016-04-20T20:40:11.018-05:00This is hilarious and my husband and I did EVERYTH...This is hilarious and my husband and I did EVERYTHING wrong! We had our marriage blessed in the Church after 19 years because we did not bother rto have his first marriage anulled first. I pray that our children have learned that it is the wrong way. We have been forgiven but I will always regret not doing it the right way 19 years ago. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315459188966849292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-17084224804921818632016-02-24T04:59:37.020-06:002016-02-24T04:59:37.020-06:00I recently found many useful information in your w...I recently found many useful information in your website especially this blog page. Among the lots of comments on your articles. Thanks for sharing.<br /><a href="http://www.rodneybaileyproofs.com/virginia-winery-vineyards-weddings" rel="nofollow">virginia-winery-vineyards-weddings</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06079587750779969031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-47942805589533160762015-10-26T19:55:39.694-05:002015-10-26T19:55:39.694-05:00Haha I can't! This was funny. Although I have ...Haha I can't! This was funny. Although I have to say, my husband and I both passed out in the hotel room on our wedding night. We never gave that part of marriage much thought. As a matter of fact we didn't even think about NFP until days before our wedding when we realized that we hadn't thought about family planning and we had a rushed lesaon on Billings Method in his father's Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503273411584881190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-82669389367399955982014-07-13T15:49:34.475-05:002014-07-13T15:49:34.475-05:00You are one funny pilgrim padre!
Shared a link to ...You are one funny pilgrim padre!<br />Shared a link to this on fb.<br />I also wanted to share a very cool book.<br /><br /> It is in the form of an app.<br /><br />The app is called Civil War Truce, It is like a book with music and maps and interactive illustrations. It is the story of Sister Lucy, SCN and the profound effect she had on the soldiers she nursed during the Civil War. To call this Christopher B. Egberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01558113979387718465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-40769658234616916202012-03-24T13:31:10.272-05:002012-03-24T13:31:10.272-05:00D. Smith misses the point. Jesus spoke to the sinn...D. Smith misses the point. Jesus spoke to the sinners you mention but he did not lower Gods standards of holiness to make them feel comfortable or justified in their behavior. You mockingly say, "we should kill the sub-par Catholics". How about we expect those who are coming to the church for marriage, to actually believe in and respect the sacrament? And that they require their Aim Higherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00162127466372894064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-10482469944610175342011-09-07T20:55:23.834-05:002011-09-07T20:55:23.834-05:00Short white dress, family priest friend,no groomsm...Short white dress, family priest friend,no groomsman or bridesmaids. Church fee $25, band (friends $200), food for 150, $500, hall rental in church basement $50. 30 years and 2 kids .....priceless. thanks father<br /><br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-66114460225337876182011-05-31T18:59:42.158-05:002011-05-31T18:59:42.158-05:00Omygosh Father - you just nailed my wedding rantin...Omygosh Father - you just nailed my wedding ranting of the past 15 years. It is getting sillier and sillier and Hollywood "stars" aren't making things better.<br />I was breathlessly informed by a neighbour today that Kim Kardashian is planning a BIGGER and BETTER wedding than Prince William and Kate.<br /><br />Give me strength. No doubt their marriage will last the stipulated Maryjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13162774251379860492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-68074559567730341902011-05-04T20:09:07.785-05:002011-05-04T20:09:07.785-05:00Literacy chic,
I don't think ANYONE here mean...Literacy chic,<br /><br />I don't think ANYONE here meant to hurt anyone. You nailed it - it's a truly sad situation. <br /><br />If you think for a minute that *my* path to marriage was ideal you're mistaken. I guarantee you my path was less ideal than yours. I guarantee it. I promise you. <br /><br />Father is calling out the Bridezillas and their families who DESERVE to be called Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15840370708098022422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-63749463698907114092011-05-04T19:46:21.089-05:002011-05-04T19:46:21.089-05:00Lissie,
I believe you missed Father's point i...Lissie,<br /><br />I believe you missed Father's point in a big way.<br /><br />He was in no way suggesting that church stipends should be thousands of dollars. What he WAS suggesting was that whining about a stipend to Holy Mother Church (a very REASONABLE stipend) while spending tons of money on things like jordan almonds wrapped in tulle and chocolate bars with the couple's name on theCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15840370708098022422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-35072343716872534152011-05-03T15:46:00.816-05:002011-05-03T15:46:00.816-05:00Oh Father!!! that was really really funny . I...Oh Father!!! that was really really funny . It's like all good humor pieces, you can recognize some if not all of the people in the story. BUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! We'll have to call this the "Parable of the Blushing Bride(tm)".<br /><br />Wait. This really isn't funny is it. Sorry about that. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-23456195375544291892011-05-02T20:51:15.148-05:002011-05-02T20:51:15.148-05:00Well said, Literacy-chic! I was going to comment ...Well said, Literacy-chic! I was going to comment that perhaps we should just kill all the 'sub-par' Catholics--but then, what would we have to discuss? The surprise for me is that people continue to get married--even in the Church! If the general consensus of the above post and comments are any indication: Jesus would have ignored the woman at the well; Zaccheaus would still be up a D. Chappell Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01296547353880857553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-1209871784315547772011-04-29T23:00:58.674-05:002011-04-29T23:00:58.674-05:00It makes me very sad that there are people who are...It makes me very sad that there are people who are living this illusion. However, it hurts even more to see what is truly a sad situation ridiculed so that others can feel justified in their own views and actions. This is not a place where a remedy is being mixed, it is a place where stones are being cast. I think this piece is offensive for quite a different reason than implied by the Literacy-chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925734773412633965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-56410554108197760902011-04-29T12:54:18.769-05:002011-04-29T12:54:18.769-05:00Rev., I understand what the point of your post is,...Rev., I understand what the point of your post is, unfortunately it got lost in the very beginning where you seem to be saying that the church should be charging fees on par with the photographer and DJ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-19551027672626251782011-04-29T11:23:20.557-05:002011-04-29T11:23:20.557-05:00Well you're all gonna love this...2 years late...Well you're all gonna love this...2 years later, I check into this blog ENGAGED to the man of my dreams, a Catholic who believes in NO credit cards. <br /><br />We will have a simple, holy wedding on the feast of the Holy Family, and a small potluck reception the next day. We love our Lord, and we want our wedding to be a teaching moment for our family and friends - about the marriage of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-3841567973117530942011-04-29T09:15:22.455-05:002011-04-29T09:15:22.455-05:00ha
my wedding was the shambles 3 couples got marri...ha<br />my wedding was the shambles 3 couples got married along with us at the same mass. so you can add 3 photorgapers to the melee. I lost it i really did it was a near occasion of sin (temper). You will not belive having to co-ordinate who does the 2 readings (thank God my brother was not yet ordained a priest )<br />im glad its over.<br />the one thing i remember was my hands shaking so much Smileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04458504641419416339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-92127615477047350402011-04-28T20:20:49.423-05:002011-04-28T20:20:49.423-05:00Ah, love is a many splendored thing...Ah, love is a many splendored thing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-54956921886906384682011-04-28T16:00:49.236-05:002011-04-28T16:00:49.236-05:00My wedding:
Secured the church first, then the hal...My wedding:<br />Secured the church first, then the hall, then the music for the church. Then the dress and all the other details; left most of the food/reception decisions to the mother of the bride (read: the wallet behind the big day - thank the Lord!). Asked for special considerations for the Mass, because we desired the Mass (in the OF) to be ad orientem - because, hey, this is the only MassQuaerenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280957639710073714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-56341208123693046192011-04-28T14:21:53.802-05:002011-04-28T14:21:53.802-05:00Excellent! Very restrained (well, you didn't s...Excellent! Very restrained (well, you didn't say a word about how distracting it is trying to give the Blessed Sacrament to young ladies as they kneel before you in very low cut dresses ... or their mothers who should know better!).Paddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10112119118958158131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-84520042222952304972011-04-28T13:53:33.319-05:002011-04-28T13:53:33.319-05:00Father, you missed the part about the bride having...Father, you missed the part about the bride having a tantrum about something and screaming, "But it's MY day!"<br /><br />Other than that, humorous, and no doubt sadly true.The Sicilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16159920657063365348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-52803524802825565012011-04-28T13:18:46.133-05:002011-04-28T13:18:46.133-05:00Great post! I am getting married in July of this y...Great post! I am getting married in July of this year and my fiance and I are determined and committed to keeping the focus on the sacrament of marriage and the rest is just that, the rest. Heck, I'd rather hand out pb&j sandwiches in the parking lot of the church as a way of eliminating the "need" for a reception!<br />I love this!KellyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15863405080528233490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-28109280491959536522011-04-28T13:06:10.977-05:002011-04-28T13:06:10.977-05:00Father, that is BRILLIANT. And so true based on m...Father, that is BRILLIANT. And so true based on my recollection of so many weddings past. Thank God my wife's - and my - special day was nothing like any of your story!Tom S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02598404623048927550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-31913299564217560132011-04-28T13:01:29.414-05:002011-04-28T13:01:29.414-05:00Excellent, Father. I'm Orthodox, so am encoura...Excellent, Father. I'm Orthodox, so am encouraging my daughters to elope to Cyprus - advance warning that I'm not up for shelling out anything towards this kind of travesty...Anagnostishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03706938507885553293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1547093622733189210.post-72523715305162077192011-04-28T11:43:46.156-05:002011-04-28T11:43:46.156-05:00How true this is! Now if only I could find a good ...How true this is! Now if only I could find a good man who doesn't back out when he finds out I'm waiting until marriage... *sigh*PraiseDivineMercyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15000747762174079070noreply@blogger.com