This Dad should get very little for Father’s Day this year. I’m not saying he should get nothing because he does eventually stop the stroller but…come on.
Update: It looks like MLB won’t let folks embed it. Don’t know why but it probably has something to do with lawyers. So here’s the link.
http://larrybrownsports.com/youtubeage/dad-baseball-kid-baby-stroller-video/222214
In the end, he can always point to this Dad and say at least he’s not as bad as him.
March 12, 2014 at 12:47 pm
And by the way, the shoes aren't Prada like everyone says. They're made by a master cobbler who was going to gift them to whomever became pope saying, “I’m not doing this for business purposes; I want to show the quality of Italian craftsmanship.”
Even if we grant the Deacon's ignorance which is a stretch, it's shameful ignorance and he owes a big apology.
March 12, 2014 at 1:15 pm
UMM…the deacon at my parish is very useful. he runs the religious ed program, assists in marriage prep and baptism prep and takes a lot of the day to day headaches away from our priests. I know him and know he is a very nice and true believer. when he does preach (once a month) its about teaching children the failth, being open to life, being prolife etc. don't lump all deacons with this guy. rememeber St Francis was a permenant deacon.
March 12, 2014 at 1:21 pm
well … he still does not really understand the words "mea culpa ! mea culpa ! mea culpa !"
March 12, 2014 at 1:28 pm
Exactly. The deacon indulged in public, ignorant, and rash judgement, hasn't genuinely apologized for it, and people are trying to pretend he's the victim. This is what Bishop Sheen would call false compassion.
March 12, 2014 at 1:48 pm
Archbold, look at the number of people at this mass at Good Shepherd. There are only a handful peppered in the back seats. By all the evidence, the Deacon Sandy's of the world are living on the last fumes of a dying movement. They have had their revolutionary day in the sun, but that day is over. This guy is living in the past where "giving it to the MAN" was all the rage. The irony is that they are free to attack their enemies, but when they are exposed, they run for cover under the fig leaf of victimology. Sad. Just sad.
March 12, 2014 at 1:49 pm
Well now you know what it feels like when Pope Francis is mocked by fellow Catholics for his public displays of humility- standing in line to get a coffee, getting a seat for his guard, driving an ordinary car.
If you think it is horrid for Catholics or anyone to make fun of Pope Benedict's red shoes (I think it's horrible), then it is equally horrid to make fun of Pope Francis car.
Quit the double standards.
March 12, 2014 at 1:56 pm
Considering that that image doesn't show up in a Google Images search for "fine vestments"…..
March 12, 2014 at 1:58 pm
This man calls himself a "deacon pastor." I don't have a 1983 Code of Canon Law handy, but I'm not sure a person can be a pastor unless he is a priest. This ordained gentleman then justifies being [merely?] a "deacon pastor" so as to encourage more "laity" to be involved in the Church. Sorry, guy, you can't have it both ways. As a deacon, you are not a member of the laity, but of the hierarchy (albeit the lowest rung).
In his intro video, he speeds directly into disobedience, as well as nonsense, by stating that the congregation at his parish stands during the Eucharistic Prayer to show respect, much as they would towards the president of the U.S. Now, while the current officeholder wouldn't mind receiving the same outward obeisance this deacon wants to offer Almighty God, ought we to treat them the same? The Blessed Trinity, and especially Our Lord Jesus Christ present on the altar [see below], could be considered, at least by some Catholics elsewhere, a tad more exalted and worthy of actual adoration than the rest of creation, even more than this Menomenee Falls congregation, centered, it seems, on its own feelings.
How special that the (one or two?) bakers for the week can "feel" more involved when they see "their" bread on the altar! This deacon states that the bread is valid and "feels" it's more "symbolic." Unless this is an Eastern Rite parish (and the bareness of the "worship space," lack of visible crucifix or central tabernacle argue otherwise), "valid" means wheat flour, water, and nothing else.
As for sending home the "bread" to the shut-ins: since it's not in the form of a pathetic wafer, I wonder what they carry it (It?) in?
One glimmer of hope: the congregation was–thankfully–quite sparse.
Exsurge, Domine!
March 12, 2014 at 2:00 pm
For the heresy, view the other video.
March 12, 2014 at 2:08 pm
Canon 517 § 2 , but on the other hand we have Can 521
§ 1
March 12, 2014 at 2:19 pm
How does Deacon Sandy maintain his faculties to preach in Minneapolis? Each time I have seen his "homilies" they have been banal at best, rarely covering any great theological subject or teaching of the gospel. The priest sits back there taking all this in when, part of Sandy's "lecture," uses a COMMERCIAL? If I were his priest he would never preach again. He reminds me of Joel Osteen, that "magnificent" purveyor of false virtue.
March 12, 2014 at 2:20 pm
Don't you think this parish will have a priest when the Archdiocese of Milwaukee has enough new vocations? He is a product of the Weakland episcopacy. Deacon Sandy is obviously a kind of placeholder, regardless of what he thinks. The parish stays open even without adequate priests and with few people attending. The Deacon Sandy story is a good example of how the blogs form people in nastiness and mockery. Highly unfortunate though this may be, ignorant, indeed indefensible, nothing alleged so far is terribly grave.
March 12, 2014 at 2:42 pm
What is even more offensive to me than Deacon Sandra's jibes at the Pope is the nauseating phraseology he uses. "Painful and hurtful" is only one example of this mushy claptrap.
Deacon Sandra, er, Sandy, should, as they say, act like a man.
March 12, 2014 at 3:14 pm
Have you seen how many are in the congregation and their ages? And the point of his homily: 'don't worry'! Worry, Deacon Sandy, and then worry again.
March 12, 2014 at 3:27 pm
"the dark nature of the commentary, and the accusatory, divisive and judgmental tone"
What do I think? I think Unintentional Irony Alert.
March 12, 2014 at 3:42 pm
Deacon Sandy must have missed this helpful article from March 2013:
http://catholicexchange.com/red-shoes-and-the-room-of-tears
"Throughout Church history, the color red has been deliberately chosen to represent the blood of Catholic martyrs spilt through the centuries following in the footsteps of Christ. The red papal shoes are also linked to Christ’s own bloodied feet as he was prodded, whipped, and pushed along the Via Dolorosa on his way to his crucifixion, culminating in the piercing of his hands and feet on the cross. The red shoes also symbolize the submission of the Pope to the ultimate authority of Jesus Christ."
March 12, 2014 at 4:32 pm
I think the Deacon is a fine example of the dissenters in the Church who bash others and then act surprised when caught. He should be dismissed from the clerical state or otherwise sanctioned.
March 12, 2014 at 4:49 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo9A7vVtDhU wow! I thought the swipe at
Pope Emeritus Benedict wasn't that bad (unnecessary and dumb, but not
awful) after Sandy explained why some wear nicer things for the glory of
God…but then he made the comments about white flowing robes and
golden tassels for their own egos and I was just shocked…like
completely. This schmuck is just a deacon, can't a bunch of K of C guys
just walk in during Mass and drag his ass out? There's gotta be a
seminarian in his first year that has more reverence and respect for God
and the Church then this idiot. …or we could just remove the
tabernacle and burn the church down…whichever is easier at this point,
lol.. just kidding people…I the NSA is watching now, lol..
March 12, 2014 at 4:49 pm
Bet the archbishop hasn't removed him because it would create a schism.This is what happens if the laity is left to own devices without the direction of Holy mother church.
March 12, 2014 at 5:54 pm
Folks, this is all part and parcel of progressive Catholicism. Why they choose to arrogantly ridicule, defy and dissent from Church teachings, and continue to claim allegiance with the true Catholic faith, is beyond me. There are more "Deacon Sandy's" than you know. The real question is…how do they get away with it? I left at progressive parish when they made themselves clear to me. The damage they do is frightening.