A partycast featuring some special guests to celebrate our 50TH EPISODE!! The Hands and Feet Show Story; A look back at the past; reminiscing on our first 50 episodes.
Back in high school, my response was obedience with
disagreement. In all honesty I felt that
for now our culture wasn’t ready for women priests but that eventually when the
time was right. Other people thought the
time was now, but I disagreed. It was
far too important to be able to reach everyone and if anyone would look at a
woman priest and not take her seriously, it held far more damage than if she
were President of a company and had someone uncomfortable with her.
I honestly don’t remember when my opinion changed, and at
times I flounder to articulate what I know now.
What I can say is that my conclusion was based on two premises: 1. Christ knew society wasn’t ready for women
to be religious leaders, but later it would be ok and 2. to argue that women couldn’t be priests would
necessitate that they lacked somehow in skills and talents needed for the
priesthood.
So often we just get insulted by the Church for her refusal
to ordain women. Obviously there’s a
shortage of men entering the priesthood, and I know many people with the
impression that women already tend to be ahead of the men spiritually. I know at my parish, our youth ministry
program is filled predominately with young girls. At many parishes there are more female altar
servers than altar boys. More women
volunteer their time in parish ministries than men. I’ve even been told a number of times that
if I ever want to marry, I have to lower my standards. I shouldn’t expect to meet a man who will
inspire me in my faith and be a true spiritual leader. I should simply be satisfied that the man has
an interest in God at all and will go to Mass if I ask him to. All and all, wouldn’t there be more women
even more qualified to be good priests than men?
As we approach the last week of Lent, I think anyone
confused about the Church’s teaching on this issue should pay close attention
to what happens in the passion accounts.
Who stayed with Jesus through His suffering and who in that moment of
trial abandoned him? If we truly belong
to a historically chauvinistic Church, than I ask why do all the gospel
accounts show us that all of Christ’s apostles except for St.
John fled while the women stayed by his side? We also find that the Resurrection is
discovered by women. Moreover, how can
we possibly say that our Church is chauvinistic considering the status of our
Blessed Mother Mary, the great amount of canonized women and the fact that we
have women saints that have been declared doctors of the Church?
To think that Jesus was diluting the faith down because
humanity wasn’t ready for female leaders seems completely opposed to how he
conducted the rest of His ministry. Why
would he have hesitation on giving women such a role? And if the men were simply trying to
overthrow women from leadership positions in the early Church, why would the
accounts of Christ’s death and resurrection so highlight the women’s
faithfulness and be so honest about the Apostle’s failures?
Obviously, Christ had to see women’s remarkable faith, and
yet he chose men. Rather than arguing with the Church, we need to see what there is to learn from the Church’s teaching on this and what’s actually behind it rather than what we presume is behind it.
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Just wanted to let you know that the picture of Gerard with the lucky
charms is terrifying. For those of you who don’t believe in the
existence of evil in this world - this picture will change your mind.
I’m also concerned
that you are encouraging Gerard’s really bad accent with that picture. Be
careful, we don’t want to ruin the peace finally achieved in Ireland
with that accent. I guess even the three stooges had a Curly in the
bunch. Just
having fun with you guys of course - keep up the great work. The three of
you are a magic combination for humor - don’t split up! God bless.
I’ve never posted a blog about a video game, especially since I’m not much of a gamer, BUT, I did get an Xbox 360 recently and I absolutely love it. Inspired by new access to digital gaming bliss, I checked out the IGN website and saw this incredible new game called Colin McRae DIRT, which is a rally racing game named after the legendary Scottish racer. I saw this video and read the review and I can’t wait to total my car on a turn barrier. It looks like so much fun. Check it out:
Recently, I took a trip to another world, an underground world where the light was dim and the music was mystical. A land where people looked with piety, at what seemed to be merely bread but they all knew it was flesh. They also sang songs praising the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. I saw men with thick beards, long gray robes and sandals. There were women who dressed in grey robes and wore veils. I also got a chance to listen to beautiful sounds of young Catholic musicians. Where is this underground world you might ask? It may be in your backyard.
This mini pilgrimage is called Catholic Underground and they are popping up all over the place. I had the pleasure of attending the one in New York City, which is run by the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. There is a Catholic Underground that just started in Philadelphia and Allentown, Pennsylvania. There is also one in Texas.
The night starts off with adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and the universal prayer of the Church, the vespers. Praise and worship music is played as the Church is darkened and the only thing left illuminated is the monstrance. It is an awesome sight. Some friars are also hearing confessions. After the Benediction, the second half of the night starts. The basement of the church becomes one Catholic party. There are also showcases from different Catholic musicians, poets, filmmakers, and dancers. After the showcase, the night ends with evening prayer.
If you are interested going you can find information at:
www.catholicunderground.net
www.catholicundergroundtexas.com
Check out the video:
Gerard on location; Harry Potter Movies; New Bible Segment: Bible Lotion; Prenuptial Agreements and the Church; Spiritual Works of Mercy; Deep Thoughts by J.K. Rowling; getting ready for our 50th episode; some minor audio problems at the beginning.
Discuss this on our forum!
A preview of music by Sarah Bauer; St. Patty Day Greetings; a new youth ministry podcast; Latin and Chant during Mass;Catholic Mythbuters:The Mass is Boring; Thingamaboopers; Father Bags Devo: A Simple Yes
The Hands & Feet Podcast has always been pretty good, but the seem
to have hit their stride by bringing back contributors and now it
sounds like a professional radio show with different personalities
represented by each of the contributors. If you like Catholic news,
with a hip-hop personality, or if you are a young Catholic, then this
is a great podcast for you!
Music by Padre Jony; Our First Youth Ministry Field Report; A Special CD Offer; Rambo; The Lost Tomb of Jesus; Father Bags Devo: I’m Redeemed
- Music by Padre Jony (Thanks to Catholic Rockers)
- Angela Hron’s post on The Lost Tomb of Jesus
- Discuss this show in our forum
Whenever something doesn’t exactly go my way, I usually look up to the heavens and say "I know you are in charge, this must be happening for a reason." It is so easy to say that about the little things, like missing your exit on the highway or losing five bucks, but what about the big things. What about the cataclysmic events in our lives? The events that change our lives forever? For instance, why did I get hit by a car in the tenth grade or why did she have to pass away? What are the purposes of these events, big or small? I personally always look for God’s hand in these situations. In these situations, I always believe that whatever is happening, must be happening for some greater good. If I missed my exit, it must be because my guardian angel must be protecting me for some accident or I maybe I might get lost and discover something new that I never knew was there before. The possibilities could be quite endless. The reason I am posing these questions is because I had a very weird day and I just want some answers behind all the madness.
Everything was fine this morning, I woke up, said my morning prayers, brushed my teeth and so on. When it came time for me to open my car door, something utterly strange happened, the ALARM went off. My used 1997 Toyota Camry doesn’t have an alarm, or should I say when the car was sold to me last May, the alarm was shut off. My mind couldn’t process all of this. How could this happen? What was going on? Why today, I have an exam in 30 minutes. Did I touch the wrong car? Nope. This was my car with the St. Anthony medal hanging from the rear-view mirror. I quickly called my dad on my Nextel, he simply told me to wait it out and look for some exposed wires at the bottom of the steering wheel near the pedals. I looked in that direction and I saw, a whole bunch wires, some red, some blue and some green. They were all tangled up and resembled some type of rainbow spaghetti. He told me to simply give them a tug and play with the key in the ignition, so I did. I did for about 20 minutes and finally the alarm stopped ringing. I quickly got into my car and went to school. I was about 40 minutes late. Funny thing though, my exam was canceled.