1st time in church for MikeG in eighteen years, ask me anything!

[MikeG]

[Deja Q]

1. Why did you go?

Jus' curious.

[MikeG]

2. GF wanted to. She's Catholic too. It was a good idea.

I got in some prayers for Kerry.

[elehhhhna]

3. was it worthwhile?

[MikeG]

5. Yes. We must not let conservatives hijack our religions.

The Gospel was about persistence. Good message.

[immoderate]

12. George Bush is persistent.

--IMM

[jdots]

7. how were the snacks ?

Don't you fear ashcroft and his son god ?

[MikeG]

8. Liberals have nothing to fear from God.

We love our God.

We love our neighbors as ourselves.

Ashcroft and the haters have lots to fear.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

4. Hopefully Parcells went to church.................................

'Cos he'll need all the help he can get today! I've been a Stillers fan since I was a kid, and it feels good to have the boys clickin' again!

[MikeG]

6. He better say lots of Hail Marys.

[Infomaniac]

9. Is the Mass still in English?

I only go when somebody in the family marries, baptizes or dies. Been awhile since any of these events. Is the Mass still said in English?

[MikeG]

10. Yes. And they didn't bring up politics.

[Infomaniac]

11. Okay another question.

A friend of mine considers herself an ethnic and cultural Jew; although she observes none of the religious traditions. Can the same be said of people like us - infrequent church attenders, lapsed Catholics, even UUs like me - are we culturally and ethnically Catholic?

[immoderate]

13. It's different

Being a Jew is a tribal membership.

--IMM

[MikeG]

14. My soul is Catholic but my knees are atheists.

Boy did I have a hard time kneeling.

[name not needed]

15. 18 Years? Why do you hate Baby Jesus?

[MikeG]

16. I got out of practice. I like him and Johnny Damon.

And I'm not counting weddings and funerals.

[UrbScotty]

17. Did you pray the Hail Ronald?

In nomine Poppy, et Dubya, et Spirotu Agnew. Amen.

Hail, Ronald, Full of Greed,
Caspar Weinberger is with thee.
Overrated art thou among Presidents, and
Overrated is the Son of Thy Vice President, Dubya.

Holy Ronald, Father of the GOP,
Help us pay for your sinning,
Now and at the hour Dubya leaves office. Amen.

[MikeG]

18. LOL - next time.

[cheezus]

19. did you eat the body of christ?

you're not supposed to

[MikeG]

20. Yes. If I feel the need for confession, I will go.

[Beware the Beast Man]

21. Was it a long mass since the games at 4:00 today?

Churches in Pittsburgh are known to speed up the mass during football season :)

[MikeG]

22. Started at 10:00 AM - Done by 11:15 AM

A priest one time gave us an update during a mass.

[tjdee]

23. Did you feel weird? Are you going back?

I've started taking the kiddo, for totally unreligious reasons, and it feels very weird. Maybe because I'm going for totally unreligious reaons. Hmm.

[MikeG]

24. I will be going back each week.