tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post1940662502953415007..comments2024-03-05T14:07:28.062-08:00Comments on Ask Sister Mary Martha: Dog PersonSister Mary Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-78693880178790954632010-09-20T12:20:07.399-07:002010-09-20T12:20:07.399-07:00Dear Sister,
I wish that you were a history teach...Dear Sister,<br /><br />I wish that you were a history teacher, because if you were, I would sign up to be in your class.<br /><br />Thanks for you information and humor that never disappoints.<br /><br />JennaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476465777711378541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-71905123731557605572010-09-18T09:40:24.235-07:002010-09-18T09:40:24.235-07:00We Now Have a Patron Saint for Furry Fandom!
(Wel...We Now Have a Patron Saint for Furry Fandom!<br /><br />(Well, Guinefort would make a good replacement for Anubis, who judging from the amount of furry art seems to be the fandom's current paranormal patron.)<br /><br />As the uniformed NYPD cop put it after someone tried to carjack his marked police car with him in it:<br />"What a town, huh?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-15786787079076579622010-09-16T11:29:57.324-07:002010-09-16T11:29:57.324-07:00It not be a good confirmation name, but I think St...It not be a good confirmation name, but I think St. Guinefort is a fine name for a dog! I always get girl dogs though, so that one's out. <br /><br />The Christopher/Dog Head one is new to me though. I'm going to blame that one on a Medieval game of "telephone" where what starts out as "Please kneel when you hear the bells" gets repeated poorly enough times and turns into "I love your monkey cheese wheel!"abishagnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-17486470303381747382010-09-16T08:30:06.756-07:002010-09-16T08:30:06.756-07:00Sister Mary Martha, you remind me of the sisters w...Sister Mary Martha, you remind me of the sisters who taught me in grade school. They were often considered fierce merely because they were not fainthearted. I wouldn't have attempted to make sense of this particular legend (wouldn't have touched it with a ten-foot-pole), but hats off to you for this amazing explanation. It's wonderful to be informed whilst so roundly entertained. It reminds me of the radio personality in the States who had to inform his audience that his "campaign to clothe naked animals" was JUST A JOKE AND WOULD THEY PLEASE STOP SENDING HIM MONEY (over a $1000 had been mailed to him). People do love animals to a fault at times.eaucoinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572252291115673745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-54382314226762377082010-09-16T07:29:55.040-07:002010-09-16T07:29:55.040-07:00Wow, I never knew. Where does St. Francis fall in...Wow, I never knew. Where does St. Francis fall into all of this? Isn't he the patron of animals? Hmmmm, v. interesting.Saint Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483373814589040790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-71211722147687838162010-09-15T18:09:29.407-07:002010-09-15T18:09:29.407-07:00Here we go again! This is how rumors gain traction...Here we go again! This is how rumors gain traction. St. Christopher was NOT put on the "no fly" list. He was dropped from the Universal calendar. He is still very much on some local calendars. Not every Saint is celebrated in every country. For example, if you live in the US, you have not attended a Mass in honor of St. Joan of Arc, have you? But she IS celebrated in France. (I'm not sure if the English celebrate her...) Likewise, over in France, they are not celebrating St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. She has very little following over there. Over here - different story. St. Christopher was dropped from the Universal Calendar for a very good reason: Lack of info. Was he legend? We really don't know. Neither do we know that he was not legend, and therefore - real. His cult has not been suppressed, as the cult of St. Ursula. What we do know is that the name Christopher means Light Bearer. That may be how the legend started. Or, it is just as likely that something very similar to the legend actually did occur, and the name of the martyr was not known, so he was named after his deed. This is what happened in the case of St. Veronica. A nameless woman wiped our Lord's muddy, sweaty, blood soaked face with her veil, which now miraculously bears the true image - Vera Icona. According to Catholic Saints Online, Christopher (whoever he was)died a martyr during the reign of Decius in the third century. Incidentally, we know almost as much about the legends surrounding St. Christopher as we do of the legends surrounding St. Nicholas. We do know there was a bishop by that name. Did he really throw bags of gold through a window or bring pickled children back to life? Doubtful - but he's WAY to popular to even attempt removing him from the Universal Calendar though, so he stays put. <br />A Catholic School TeacherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-88891619090157810832010-09-15T13:53:21.817-07:002010-09-15T13:53:21.817-07:00There was a dog "Pep" incarcerated in th...There was a dog "Pep" incarcerated in the Eastern State Penitentiary. He supposedly bit some member of the wardens family and went to jail<br /><br />Here is the link http://www.easternstate.org/store/clothing.php<br /><br />You can get a T shirt with Peps picture on it. <br /><br />That tour was very interesting and scary.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com