tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post3450657346795329453..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: God Help UsK.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-65702890176757550072009-03-09T16:23:00.000-04:002009-03-09T16:23:00.000-04:00GJ: You really have got out of the hang of Catholi...GJ: You really have got out of the hang of Catholicism :-)<BR/><BR/>D.: You're coming back with some pretty amusing comments lately :-)<BR/><BR/>E: It's funny cuz it's true.<BR/><BR/>Sal: :-) It is funny that she would use that turn of phrase...<BR/><BR/>Janet: Lent used to depress me big time. And I've always disliked Easter.<BR/><BR/>Miss C: One of those things we have in common!<BR/><BR/>Maegan: Ex Catholics have much more fun, I suspect, than practicing ones :-)<BR/><BR/>Seeker: I love that "living your philosophy throughout the year" idea. So good.<BR/><BR/>Hammie: My kid "learns" from Reverend Lovejoy too! :-) Scary. And I think that baptism as a promoter of community is a lovely idea. Just don't let your priest know you aren't keeping up!<BR/><BR/>Y: I can't believe we've never talked about this. Fascinating.<BR/><BR/>Ms. U: LOL. Memory is good.<BR/><BR/>-h: Trauma indeed. But it was riveting (at least till the last 20 minutes!)<BR/><BR/>SKM: I love that. Your daughter sounds excellent. Just keep a lot of chocolate on hand and you can promote the princess theme all the more :-)<BR/><BR/>Imogen: It is interesting...K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-3417604204215570812009-03-08T07:04:00.000-04:002009-03-08T07:04:00.000-04:00It's always amazed me how religious the blogsphere...It's always amazed me how religious the blogsphere can be. Or maybe it's just because it's different from the culture I live in here.Imogen Lamport, AICI CIPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796095692232856223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-86261562742371717342009-03-08T00:12:00.000-05:002009-03-08T00:12:00.000-05:00As a child who spent every week attending about fo...As a child who spent every week attending about four different church services, I am now mother to a little girl who thinks that churches are castles where Princesses live. I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.<BR/><BR/>Love the story. I think the whole giving up something for Lent and Spring time coinciding for you in the Northern Hemisphere must make it an even bigger deal. We always get the whole "cleansing / detox" fervor when spring comes on, but Lent goes fairly unnoticed. The only thing that annoys me about it is how much they jack up the price of my Atlantic Salmon over the coming month. Well, at least the chocolate is prevalent.Candice DeVillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17556198036135539946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-41963639464682838332009-03-06T13:49:00.000-05:002009-03-06T13:49:00.000-05:00My experience is almost exactly the same as yuland...My experience is almost exactly the same as yulanda, although post-high school questioning, I still somehow came out a believer. Despite that, I'm far from religious and only attend mass for Christmas and Easter (when I remember). Lent however is way too much for my memory to deal with. Sure I remember Pancake Tuesday, but everything after that is just a blur. Perhaps I should start praying for a better memory :DMs Unreliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18119338192240308159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-14161019817996163692009-03-05T18:28:00.000-05:002009-03-05T18:28:00.000-05:00I was raised Catholic -- baptized, communioned, co...I was raised Catholic -- baptized, communioned, confirmed. I went through the Catholic school system in Ontario, although my high school was liberal for a religious school (not like the kind you see in movies). Anyway, we were never overly religious -- we attended church sporadically when we were little (I don't think my dad ever went since he doesn't believe) and sometime in high school I started questioning this religious and stopped believing in it.<BR/><BR/>We've never really practiced the religion at home though. My mother's not super religious anyway. When we were younger, we might not have eaten meat on Good Friday. That was about as religious as we ever got at home.<BR/><BR/>Your daughter is so funny :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-69228029340296177282009-03-05T17:57:00.000-05:002009-03-05T17:57:00.000-05:00While I have quite hypocritically baptized and com...While I have quite hypocritically baptized and communioned both Bratty and Boo, I did it as a ritual that pressed all the buttons for me but without recourse to a named deity (in my own mind)<BR/><BR/>As a proddy Mum married to an atheist Dad, I did it also to involve the in-laws and give them a chance to celebrate their grandchildren/nieces/nephew in a way they understood. I would have just as happily mitzvahed them if that was what suited too.<BR/><BR/>But as for learning catchetizm? I tell people that we had trouble enough with Santa, without going into the whole Jesus thing, Us Auties are just pure Darwinian I am afraid. <BR/>Boo has learned a great deal about the bible from Reverend Lovejoy and The Simpsons. And that's good enough for me.<BR/><BR/>And Lent Schment! We enjoy half price fillet steak, Ben and Jerry's and Twirls at this time of year. YUM!<BR/><BR/>As for Good Friday, supposedly the peak of denial. Try finding a table at the Sydney Fish Market on Good Friday when the devout enjoy great platters of Lobster, Prawns, Calamari and Sashimi with thick cut chips and lashings of Eden Valley Riesling to wash it all down.<BR/><BR/>yummmm!<BR/><BR/>xxLisamareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445509438246694219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-62232872473793143162009-03-05T17:08:00.000-05:002009-03-05T17:08:00.000-05:00I was raised like you, but you had more luck, I ha...I was raised like you, but you had more luck, I hadn't the part "or till you're 18 - whichever comes first".<BR/><BR/>I don't do lent, I've a life philosophy that's for all year, and being a vegetarian...<BR/><BR/>xoxoSeekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128993876847534647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-48880483941097480532009-03-05T16:24:00.000-05:002009-03-05T16:24:00.000-05:00omg M IS GENIUS!!!!! ...it's funny, I just read a...omg M IS GENIUS!!!!! ...it's funny, I just read a post about what "she" was going to give up for Lent on Ash Wednesday ...and I commented that I gave up Ash Wednesday and it's the only thing that stuck! ...I too am an ex-Catholic and loving every minute of it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540367324651819913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-79874281199509423862009-03-05T15:19:00.000-05:002009-03-05T15:19:00.000-05:00V. funny!! As a contrarian, whenever anyone tells...V. funny!! As a contrarian, whenever anyone tells me to give up anything, I cling to it all the more tightly. Lent is not my style.Miss Cavendishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461488799928956875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-89222618131759772132009-03-05T13:11:00.000-05:002009-03-05T13:11:00.000-05:00As a Protestant, we don't do Lent. Well, I guess E...As a Protestant, we don't do Lent. Well, I guess Episcopalians do, but they're almost Catholic anyway. But I agree: most of the friends I know who observe it aren't at all religious and use Lent as more of a New Year's resolution thing. I never understood Lent. That, and why you eat fish on Fridays...The Spicershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08667011381331956751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-48861530049044701132009-03-05T12:42:00.000-05:002009-03-05T12:42:00.000-05:00I love that M's doll "has religion." Something abo...I love that M's doll "has religion." Something about that phrase just feels right. Like some of us have it, some of us don't. Along the lines of blue eyes or perfect pitch.<BR/><BR/>I'll be sure to send you one of Husband Mike's Lent cards. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-33504080768171406042009-03-05T10:25:00.000-05:002009-03-05T10:25:00.000-05:00I love this story!I love this story!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406942482508439839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-29046486445636130282009-03-05T09:43:00.000-05:002009-03-05T09:43:00.000-05:00I gave up guilt for lent.I gave up guilt for lent.D. Debilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01204419102022079498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-32414965195212305342009-03-05T09:20:00.000-05:002009-03-05T09:20:00.000-05:00K-Line.. Lent, OH My gosh...what is lent? Seriousl...K-Line.. Lent, OH My gosh...what is lent? Seriously, I totally forgot. Oh my gosh I have to wikipedia it now... = (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com