tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post1647404985542804117..comments2024-03-23T18:50:32.902-04:00Comments on Telling Secrets: The Queen of SeasonsElizabeth Kaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-6719895262200266622011-04-27T08:51:04.373-04:002011-04-27T08:51:04.373-04:00Kirke - I think serious doses of silliness are the...Kirke - I think serious doses of silliness are the absolute delight of Jesus. Thanks for these delightful stories.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-75594082206550930212011-04-27T08:50:24.665-04:002011-04-27T08:50:24.665-04:00SusanKay - okay.SusanKay - okay.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-12974308464323263952011-04-26T23:12:50.688-04:002011-04-26T23:12:50.688-04:00I am laughing hard...and remembering our discussio...I am laughing hard...and remembering our discussion of the little one in my parish who felt "slighted" for being empty-handed bringing up the gifts, and grabbed the can of Spaghetti-O's and brought it to the altar along with the bread and wine and water. Ah, yes--the Spaghetti-O's of Christ, the pasta of Heaven.<br /><br />My other great story was the time I was an usher. A six month old baby carefully watched what was being done with the collection plates, and ceremoniously pulled her pacifier out of her mouth and placed it in the collection plate. I am convinced to this day, that baby knew what she was doing. So I left it in the plate (who was I to refuse this gift?) and as I watched our priest's eyes widen, looking in the plate as I brought it forward, I whispered: "Don't ask. I'll tell you later."Kirkepiscatoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651684515435040529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-13787588282538131522011-04-25T11:50:57.028-04:002011-04-25T11:50:57.028-04:00Birda on Twitter!Birda on Twitter!susankayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15513759507628166408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-71068209700648857912011-04-25T09:20:41.555-04:002011-04-25T09:20:41.555-04:00Thank you, Mary Clara. A most blessed Easter to yo...Thank you, Mary Clara. A most blessed Easter to you.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-12538394941195335702011-04-25T09:20:07.780-04:002011-04-25T09:20:07.780-04:00IT - the tradition lives on! Can't wait to tel...IT - the tradition lives on! Can't wait to tell Ms. Conroy.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-2184875055361157302011-04-25T09:19:32.331-04:002011-04-25T09:19:32.331-04:00Jevcat - I remember it well. I giggle. Out loud. S...Jevcat - I remember it well. I giggle. Out loud. So did a few of the folks around me.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-8982848929697410442011-04-25T09:19:03.377-04:002011-04-25T09:19:03.377-04:00Ahab - Actually, I think laughter - especially in ...Ahab - Actually, I think laughter - especially in the face of evil - is the most authentic statement of faith in GodElizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-14182991635305961532011-04-24T23:24:43.910-04:002011-04-24T23:24:43.910-04:00Wonderful!
Singing along with you the wonderful N...Wonderful!<br /><br />Singing along with you the wonderful Neale verses, to the A. S. Sullivan tune 'St. Kevin'. I find Sullivan's melodies perfect to express the giddy joy of Easter, with that undercurrent of 'the joke's on you!'<br /><br />Hope you had a perfect Easter. It was radiant here in Baltimore. All praise to our risen Lord!Mary Claranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-17346760301091009132011-04-24T22:46:44.798-04:002011-04-24T22:46:44.798-04:00Happy Easter to you too, Elizabeth, and to Ms Conr...Happy Easter to you too, Elizabeth, and to Ms Conroy!<br /><br />Let's just say there's a plastic egg full of chocolates that got dropped, unobserved, into the pocket of somebody's alb today, thanks to you two!IThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605163506396013904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-83587066784852624562011-04-24T21:43:46.201-04:002011-04-24T21:43:46.201-04:00During the 1979 General Convention in Denver, inst...During the 1979 General Convention in Denver, instead of the usual single opening service for all, groups were encouraged to have their own. I was working for the National Hunger Office, and we had arranged ours in a room at one of the hotels. At the last minute, it was discovered that the hotel had forgotten to provide bread and wine. I bottle of wine was quickly produced, but bread proved more difficult for some reason, and we wound up being provided with a large bowl of small onion rolls, which were duly blessed, broken into small pieces, and distributed. For my sins, I was chalicist and got to see the reactions on people's faces while trying to keep a straight face. Afterwards, someone said, "I never knew Jesus was an onion roll."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-84440276720808287392011-04-24T11:45:41.774-04:002011-04-24T11:45:41.774-04:00Too many people assume that faith is about dour se...Too many people assume that faith is about dour seriousness. Laughter has a special place in our spirituality too, as you have pointed out. Happy Easter!Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-4217127751974555422011-04-24T11:25:17.268-04:002011-04-24T11:25:17.268-04:00It's always like that with Ms Conroy. Wherever...It's always like that with Ms Conroy. Wherever she is, mischief is sure to follow. And, joy.<br /><br />Happy Easter, IT.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-29940361767660382752011-04-24T11:15:37.440-04:002011-04-24T11:15:37.440-04:00That is SO FUNNY. Yes, that's exactly the sor...That is SO FUNNY. Yes, that's exactly the sort of joy there should be!IThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605163506396013904noreply@blogger.com