I walked to church this weekend. The priest gave a most serious homily addressing all the recent front page media about the priestly scandals. He resented that it was front page news but at the same time apologized and was ashamed at their behaviour and went so far as to say they should be removed from their duties. He reminded us that the upcoming Good Friday is a day of fasting and no meat.
On Saturday night, we turned off all the lights at 8.30pm to observe Earth Hour, but we kept the TV on because we were in the middle of watching 'So you think you can dance' and we wanted to see Kate Gosselin. She wasn't very good, but the judges were kind to her. And she's good for the ratings I heard.
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Earth Hour Power-Down Results Dimmer Than Previous 2 Years In Ontario, B.C.
More runners hitting the streets 'barefoot'
8 comments:
Hey Christine
Thanks for the welcome back, you are a wonderful blogger buddy!
Unfortunately I didn't observe Earth Hour this year as I had just arrived home from the airport and selfishly decided I needed light to unpack. I did observe it the other 3 years.
Hope all is well in your world.
Hugs
Peggy xxx
Has anyone seen satellite photos of earth hour?
In the past, huge blackouts have been photographed from space and it's really kind of cool.
I respectfully disagree with your priest about the pedophilia being front page news. I would want it front page news if it was cop or a fireman or a congressman or ANYONE who is in a position of authority because, on top of being the worst kind of crime, it is a grievous abuse of power. I say it should be Front Page, Above The Fold.
But I'm only one girl. :)
I wasn't familiar with Earth Hour and I just saw it on another blog. Is it something done in your area?
Haven't been watching the "dance" shows lately, but do enjoy them.
Well, Peggy the Earth Hour is just symbolic, anyway
PJ the Catholic church these days has serious problems, including our priest
LadyCat
earth hour is a global initiative these days, it was started in Australia in 2007, really just to draw attention to the power conservation issue
My husband was saying it is about time they let these priests get married. I have to say that would not change the past but might not be a bad idea as it might reduce the risk in the future.
SoccerMom, I learned that Orthodox Christians have a sector of priests that can marry and a sector that can't. The ones that can't marry can aspire to be a Pope. But that sounds like a flexible system.
I was at a restaurant during earth hour, miised it because the food came out late!
As for those shoes--I can see they might be more flexible but so littel padding on one;s feet would be bad I shoudl imagine. It;s not like we;re running barefoot on dirt anymore after all. Interesting concept that.
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