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Nov 1Liked by Peter Kwasniewski

"If it’s all about the process, then I’d rather watch grass growing": A delightful sentence that appears to be highly effective hyperbole but actually is almost literally true—for in the growing of the grass at least I could discern the wisdom, artistry, and providence of God, whereas in this synod I see nothing but man.

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Agree wholeheartedly!

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Nov 1Liked by Peter Kwasniewski

Those who enjoyed John Byron Kuhner's “Building a Culture of Gratitude for Our Children” might also like the FishEaters page on gratitude: https://www.fisheaters.com/gratitude.html

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Wonderful roundup.

“Once again, I marvel that there are so many who do not see the significance of signs and symbols, and of the official artforms that institutions choose for themselves.”

This is precisely it. She seems to be symbolic of the incessant and infantile Vatican obsession with pandering to the world. I would probably care less about her if the Vatican was promoting and commissioning beautiful art. Instead they commission ugly art and continue to promote Rupnik’s heretical art.

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"Aslan is not only a tame lion, he’s a stuffed animal in bright fuzzy colors that tinkles “All Are Welcome” when you squeeze it." Ya gotta warn us before you write something that hilarious because I just spewed my coffee all over the place..... And if I was a demonic money-grubbing sort of person I would totally take that idea and manufacture it and sell it to all the Christian stores and Catholic parishes across the nation. Given the fact that my old parish sang that song every other week I guarantee you I could retire off of the sales just in that 1 location.

On a more somber note the first thing that crossed my mind upon seeing this atrocity is the fact that this is the end result of the lack of reverence in our faith right now. Frank Sheed said it best "That which we do not revere we will profane". In truth any art that we produce should at some point have the ability to draw our eyes to Jesus, Truth.

As a 24 year convert to the catholic faith now, I can tell you I have spent much of that time undoing the bad ideas/philosophy that I had from my protestant Baptist background. I feel that using a mascot like this will give children the impression that God is some cutesy little cartoon, planting the subliminal thought that he is not real, not relatable, and certainly not worthy of worship. Our entire culture approaches our Holy God with way too much casualness.

In a nutshell, they are treating God as yet another commodity to be marketed. And the only way you can come up with that idea is if you have not actually met Him yourself.

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Amen! This is absolutely on-target.

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That quote came from his book Society and Sanity, which I absolutely loved reading.

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Are you aware of Sacred Heart in Grand Rapids Michigan, and their music program Palestrina 500 that will be going on next year???

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Yes, I've posted about it multiple times on social media. Fantastic!

e.g., https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/10/palestrina-500-year-long-festival-of.html

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I shudder to think what’s going to happen at the Vatican Carnival when you go on your next pilgrimage

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A point to ponder for all who feel like 'yawning' at the end of the latest synodal process should read the opinion posted by: https://radicalfidelity.substack.com/p/urgent-the-real-aim-of-the-synod

Hoping the fellow is all wrong .... but afraid he might not be. The 'method' just so fits all of how Vat II was passed of as 'good and desirable', .... but for whom?

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