Comments for CUF blog http://www.cufblog.org Think with the Church! Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:06:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Comment on St. Catherine of Siena Trivia by CUF Staff http://www.cufblog.org/?p=1260#comment-37634 CUF Staff Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:06:28 +0000 http://www.cufblog.org/?p=1260#comment-37634 The correct answer is both Siena and Rome (a and c). St. Catherine's head is in Siena and her body is in Rome at the church of Maria Sopra Minerva. The correct answer is both Siena and Rome (a and c). St. Catherine’s head is in Siena and her body is in Rome at the church of Maria Sopra Minerva.

]]> Comment on Are angels “saints”? by Rob http://www.cufblog.org/?p=420#comment-36192 Rob Thu, 27 Dec 2012 06:10:21 +0000 http://www.cufblog.org/?p=420#comment-36192 Joe .. on my opinion ... God made them holy ... they have been angels since birth and not promoted ... but that idea has a sense ... maybe its part of the central mystery of faith ... Joe .. on my opinion … God made them holy … they have been angels since birth and not promoted … but that idea has a sense … maybe its part of the central mystery of faith …

]]> Comment on Catechesis for Dummies by Hiram Kinion http://www.cufblog.org/?p=381#comment-36116 Hiram Kinion Tue, 18 Dec 2012 06:48:52 +0000 http://www.cufblog.org/?p=381#comment-36116 I blog often and I genuinely thank you for your information. This great article has really peaked my interest. I will bookmark your website and keep checking for new information about once per week. I opted in for your Feed too. I blog often and I genuinely thank you for your information. This great article has really peaked my interest. I will bookmark your website and keep checking for new information about once per week. I opted in for your Feed too.

]]> Comment on Can Catholics Celebrate Halloween? by Fr. Gabriel Burke http://www.cufblog.org/?p=1077#comment-35946 Fr. Gabriel Burke Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:07:10 +0000 http://www.cufblog.org/?p=1077#comment-35946 "Except in European countries that are under significant modern American influence, there is no holiday in Europe quite like the American holiday of Halloween" This statement is not true. In Ireland we have celebrated Halloween for millennia. This night in the Irish Language is known as Oiche Samhain.Yes today some aspects of our feast have been Americanised for instance children now say trick or treat when they go house to house. But when I was a child we said help the Halloween party. Children now get sweets but it was customary to collect fruit. Halloween is also a big Bonfire night for us. Our customs are slightly different, we did not have pumpkins etc. but we did dress up. We have always had a party afterwards with various games like snap apple. We also have a special dinner( at least in Dublin where I am originally from) It was a penitential dinner made up of mashed potatoes and Kale a type if Cabbage. This is throe back to the fact that a Vigil before a feast day was a fast day.As Young Ireland states above it was originally an Irish feast. “Except in European countries that are under significant modern American influence, there is no holiday in Europe quite like the American holiday of Halloween”
This statement is not true. In Ireland we have celebrated Halloween for millennia. This night in the Irish Language is known as Oiche Samhain.Yes today some aspects of our feast have been Americanised for instance children now say trick or treat when they go house to house. But when I was a child we said help the Halloween party. Children now get sweets but it was customary to collect fruit. Halloween is also a big Bonfire night for us. Our customs are slightly different, we did not have pumpkins etc. but we did dress up. We have always had a party afterwards with various games like snap apple. We also have a special dinner( at least in Dublin where I am originally from) It was a penitential dinner made up of mashed potatoes and Kale a type if Cabbage. This is throe back to the fact that a Vigil before a feast day was a fast day.As Young Ireland states above it was originally an Irish feast.

]]> Comment on Can Catholics Celebrate Halloween? by Young Ireland http://www.cufblog.org/?p=1077#comment-35786 Young Ireland Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:22:31 +0000 http://www.cufblog.org/?p=1077#comment-35786 Great post. This is a very good explanation on the Catholic meaning of Halloween, and clears up a lot of confusion. One small thing though, it's originally Irish, but you're right it is more popular in America. Great post. This is a very good explanation on the Catholic meaning of Halloween, and clears up a lot of confusion. One small thing though, it’s originally Irish, but you’re right it is more popular in America.

]]> Comment on Are angels “saints”? by joe http://www.cufblog.org/?p=420#comment-35717 joe Tue, 23 Oct 2012 02:26:07 +0000 http://www.cufblog.org/?p=420#comment-35717 I'm wondering if the angels were once Saints first and then promoted to Angel. What do you think? I’m wondering if the angels were once Saints first and then promoted to Angel. What do you think?

]]> Comment on More than “Anti-Abortion” by hippocrates http://www.cufblog.org/?p=1029#comment-35592 hippocrates Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:04:30 +0000 http://www.cufblog.org/?p=1029#comment-35592 Don't forget chastity Respect it, endorse it, practice it It is the best prevention Don’t forget chastity
Respect it, endorse it, practice it
It is the best prevention

]]> Comment on The Sin of Sloth: What the Couch Potato and the Workaholic Have in Common by Jeffrey http://www.cufblog.org/?p=286#comment-35200 Jeffrey Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:01:48 +0000 http://www.cufblog.org/?p=286#comment-35200 The question is, how do i rid myself of this foe, Immediately. Life is a gift from God and his will ask what we did on this earth. I don't want to answer with Sloth. Help me, help myself. The question is, how do i rid myself of this foe, Immediately. Life is a gift from God and his will ask what we did on this earth. I don’t want to answer with Sloth. Help me, help myself.

]]> Comment on Catholic Social Teaching: A Primer by Eileen http://www.cufblog.org/?p=927#comment-35025 Eileen Sat, 07 Jul 2012 04:21:51 +0000 http://www.cufblog.org/?p=927#comment-35025 Are the bishops concerned about things like this happening? If not, do they have a solution? http://townhall.com/columnists/keithsmith/2012/07/05/not_now_diluting_the_value_of_money_and_medical_care Are the bishops concerned about things like this happening? If not, do they have a solution?

http://townhall.com/columnists/keithsmith/2012/07/05/not_now_diluting_the_value_of_money_and_medical_care

]]> Comment on Why Leisure Suits You by Eileen http://www.cufblog.org/?p=957#comment-35024 Eileen Sat, 07 Jul 2012 04:19:56 +0000 http://www.cufblog.org/?p=957#comment-35024 Great article - wouldn't it be interesting to tie responsibility into this? Great article – wouldn’t it be interesting to tie responsibility into this?

]]>