High-laire!!
TSO | 04.18.08 - 11:27 am | #

Seeing as how the "sex abuse" scandal was about gay sex, and the fact that, according to the AP, sorrow over this scandal is a big theme of this visit, one wonders whether "Hail Holy Queen", though beautiful, was appropriate.
Flumenanimus | Homepage | 04.18.08 - 3:42 pm | #

I guess some people have no appreciation for gay melodies.
Civis | Homepage | 04.18.08 - 4:10 pm | #

Hi TSO,

Thanks for visiting!

Hi Flu and Civis, I am going to have to think on a response to the two of you.

God bless, Maureen
maureen martin | Homepage | 04.19.08 - 10:43 am | #

maureen?? :::rubs eyes::: is it really you?

i am so far behind on my blogline reading...if i had paid better attention, i would have welcomed you back!

(belatedly, welcome back!!)
m2 | Homepage | 04.20.08 - 8:10 pm | #

Listening to 'We have come to share our story...' is for many as painful as a cilice or flagellation. Enduring poor Liturgy is the mortification for today's saint.
Double D | 04.20.08 - 9:44 pm | #

Double D,

I have a new motto for the church of the third millenium.

"Self-inflicted Pain: It's not just for Opus Dei anymore."
Civis | Homepage | 04.21.08 - 5:17 pm | #

Hey Martha,

Your eyes do not deceive you. Thanks for the welcome back. It is great to have you back here, too!

DD and Civis -- Interesting insights and ideas. It's so hard to find a cilice these days, too. Most of your predominantly "Catholic" bookstore/gift shops just aren't hard core enough to carry them. However -- a crummy Catholic hymn -- why that type of thing is accessible to everyone. Thanks for the tip!

God bless, Maureen
maureen martin | Homepage | 04.22.08 - 12:05 am | #

It all gives new meaning to "offering up" a mass.
Civis | 04.22.08 - 11:22 am | #

It can be called choral (instead of corporeal) mortification.
Jared | 04.25.08 - 10:40 am | #