http://peregrinus.stblogs.com Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:29:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Consider the title to the following news story: Nebraska Safe-Haven Law Permits Parents to Abandon Teens Is our society finally come to the point where anything or anyone can be discarded just because they are an inconvenience. There have been stories recently of people just walking away from their homes due to the ... http://peregrinus.stblogs.com/2008/08/22/our-throwaway-society-is-expanding/ This is the third in my "Next Real Crusade" series and maybe the most important since it will determine the success of the Crusade. For me, there are two main goals Conversion of the Person: This is probably the most important since all else is predicated on this. The ... http://peregrinus.stblogs.com/2008/08/17/what-should-the-goals-of-the-next-real-crusade/ This is a follow up on yesterday's entry "When will the Next Real Crusade Start". Once people have been trained (and maybe even beforehand), we also have to consider where to target this crusade. Four general groups come to mind: Catholic dissenters (i.e. Progressives, Schismatic Traditionalists) Non-Catholic Christians (Protestants, Orthodox, and Fundamentalists) Non-Christian Religions ... http://peregrinus.stblogs.com/2008/08/16/where-to-target-the-next-real-crusade/ There has been talk on web about starting various Crusades on the Internet in an attempt to convert people away from the perversions of the Secular and Relativistic world. However, I see, other than informational, these have limited influence and lifespan. I also see some as being limited ... http://peregrinus.stblogs.com/2008/08/15/when-will-the-next-real-crusade-start/ From this Sunday's first reading: At Horeb the mount of God. And there he came to a cave, and lodged there; and behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said to him, "What are you doing here, Eli'jah?" He said, "I have been very jealous for the ... http://peregrinus.stblogs.com/2008/08/10/god-does-not-always-speak-loudly/ This from my parish's bulletin (edited to remove some of the more "colorful" parts) on June 22, 2008: You got the news that our pro-babykilling Governor has again vetoed the ban on partial birth abortions in the State of Michigan. Partial birth abortion means babies being murdered as they emerge from ... http://peregrinus.stblogs.com/2008/08/07/is-it-time-to-excommunicate-catholic-politicians-and-other-catholics/ With the rise in fuel prices, the overemphasis on materialism that this Relativistic society covet has come back to haunt many people. Those who drive those oversized SUV's are now having to make a decision on whether to trade their status symbols in for something more practical, go without ... http://peregrinus.stblogs.com/2008/07/31/why-does-everyone-think-they-need-an-escalade/ In going through the readings for this Sunday, it was not the Gospel that stood out for me but the First Reading: At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, "Ask what I shall give you." And Solomon said, "Thou hast shown great and ... http://peregrinus.stblogs.com/2008/07/27/what-do-we-pray-for-and-is-it-what-we-should-be-praying-for/ From this Sunday's Gospel: Another parable he put before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. So when the plants came ... http://peregrinus.stblogs.com/2008/07/20/what-to-do-with-the-weeds/ What Kind of Soil are You? Consider the first part of this Sunday’s Gospel: That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat there; and the whole crowd stood on the ... http://peregrinus.stblogs.com/2008/07/13/what-kind-of-soil-are-you/