The Classical Saturday Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

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Good morning boys and girls and everything in between. Before we enter the Prayer Revival just a few housekeeping matters to go over. (Rulz for those of you in Wild Rose)

1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate.
2) Be kind. Be nice. The ban-hammer is omnipresent .
3) Running with sharp objects is not looked upon with approval. You have been notified.
4) Have a great weekend!

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AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List
Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update.
Prayer Requests:
2/14 – L gave an update on her brother Ron. He has been in declining health for the last 6+ months, and has been transferred to a nice facility for hospice. They had been discussing this possibility for months. He would make improvements, then relapse, each time ending up more disabled. The best part is that he is at peace with the decision. He is aware enough to assist with the final plans and is enjoying parceling out his remaining possessions to family and friends. L’s daughter’s cardiac recovery continues. L says she cannot thank all sufficiently for the many prayers.
3/21 Update – Ron’s struggle is over. He died on 3/9. His 65th birthday would have been 3/22. His funeral was well attended and many people described him as their “best friend”. Despite never being married of having children, he leaves a legacy to be proud of. L’s daughter has finally recovered enough to start cardiac rehab. They expect great progress. L and her husband are rebuilding their relationship after putting it on the back burner for far too long, and working to get healthier. Thanks to everyone who prayed. It has meant a lot.
3/5 – IrishEi has learned that she needs major surgery on 3/16, and she would really appreciate prayers.
4/4 Update – Irish Ei posted her health update. She quit smoking 8-10 years ago, after reading Alan Carr’s “Easy Way to Quit Smoking”, on Ace’s recommendation. Since then, she has gone for the annual low-dose CT scan of her lungs that is offered to smokers/former smokers. They were always negative, until this year. She had one very small spot, which was confirmed as Stage I CA. The spot was removed, and no chemo or radiation is needed. She has been home for a week and is feeling better and stronger every day. She did want to encourage everyone to take whatever screenings are offered. She had no symptoms at all, and her doctor had suggested that she could stop with the annual CT scans. But early detection is crucial.
3/10 – Update on Susan, who we have been praying for as she battles cancer. She is hospitalized again with an infection in her colon that quickly turned bad. The doctor says the signs are sepsis but they are running tests to make sure. The good news is that the pancreatic cancer was and is responding to the chemo and her cancer numbers are going down. God bless and thank you!
3/23 Update – Susan finally was able to come home. She is doing better than expected. Thanks to everyone for your prayers.
3/14 – Retired Buckeye Cop asks for prayers for Mrs. Cop’s cousin, “A.B”. He has been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. He is a retired police officer who was hit by a car years ago. He attempted to deal with the pain by self-medicating with too much Tylenol, which ended up poisoning his liver. His only alternative is a liver transplant, but he is uncertain if he wants to have surgery.
3/21 Update – A.B.’s situation isn’t quite as dire as originally thought. It’s still bad, but his readings are better than originally thought.
3/18 – TecumsehTea requests prayers, as her husband was fired from a job he enjoyed very much on 3/17. Prayers are needed for peace, direction, and clarity. They trust God will provide the right job at the right time, and that He would give them peace in the waiting. TecumsehTea is still dealing with the effects of her heart attack last July. Prayers for healing, as her BP continues to be unstable. Chronic Lyme disease and autoimmune disease complicates everything. She trusts that God is faithful and good and He will take care of their needs.
4/8 Update – TecumsehTea reports that God heard lots of prayers on their behalf, and has blessed MrTea with a new job. He starts 4/20. It has a shorter commute and a pay raise. Praise God for His provision. She is also seeing some improvement in her blood pressure. It seems to be leveling out, which she is very thankful for. Many thanks to all who prayed for them.
3/21 – FenelonSpoke asked for prayers for her son, who is still looking for work. He has a horticulture major, and would ideally like something related to research, but he is certainly willing to labor outdoors.
3/21 – Count de Monet gave prayers of thanks for a son who has been accepted into the IBEW Apprenticeship program. He will earn while he learns for 4 years on his way to becoming a Journeyman Electrician.
3/21 – pookysgirl asked for prayers as they start IVF again.
3/22 – Retired Buckeye Cop has a happy prayer request. His 16 year old grandson said he is feeling a call to the priesthood within the Catholic Church. He is a devout young man who has particular compassion for the poor. (He thinks he might want to be a Franciscan friar.) Please pray for L. H. as he pursues the vocation of religious life.
3/24 – GMAC posted that he has received his death sentence. His prostate cancer has metastasized into his bones. Medication will slow it down, but there is no stopping it. He doesn’t know how much time he has, but plans to do some travelling while he can. He sends his compliments to “the wittiest group of morons” he has ever had the pleasure of reading. He will still be lurking.
3/28 – Cosda posted the happy news that a new grandson should be arriving on 3/28.
3/28 – Defenestratus asked for prayers for grief at the loss of a dear friend and boss of 20 years, who passed away unexpectedly on St. Patrick’s Day.
3/28 – San Franpsycho posted that Pnina bat Surel is not improving, sadly. She has had a third hospitalization, and this has taken a toll on her. She is not bouncing back like she has before.
3/28 – From about The Time posted that prayers would be appreciated after the last chemo treatment for Lymphoma. It went reasonably well - thanks for the prayers.
3/28 – Hrothgar asked for prayers for a dear and long time close friend and former neighbor, Daniel, who is scheduled for open heart surgery in mid-April. Prayers for his wife would be appreciated as well, as she will be carrying a heavy load for the next few months.
3/28 – NR Pax posted an update on his father, who we had prayed for in January after his stroke. Dad is going through PT and OT every day at home. Mom got some cooperative people at the VA and a note was put in his record that he was not to have any appointments more than fifteen miles from his house. Things are still rough as Mom is handling things like taxes, investment accounts, and the banking. And Dad’s condition is stable, but it will change sooner or later. But they are living in a great retirement community and he’ll be taken care of.
3/28 – Jordan61 posted that Mr. Jordan61 is back in the hospital. His sepsis has returned and gotten into where his compression fracture is, and he has vertebral osteomyelitis. The doctor is supposed to come in today and let them know the plan.
4/3 – Teresa in Fort Worth posted an update. Her chemo seems to be holding things steady for now. Unfortunately, as she is receiving a steroid, she has gained about 25 pounds. Her blood sugar has also jumped up about 40 points (which only happens when she is on steroids).
4/4 – Reforger posted that his wife’s father passed away on 4/3. After a 50 year battle with Hep C, he fell and broke his neck. He lasted about a month, in and out of induced comas, and now the pain is over. Reforger lost his father on Holy Saturday (years ago) and now his wife lost her father on Good Friday.

For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 08:00 AM

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1 Good morning Mis Hum and Horde

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2026 08:01 AM (Ia/+0)

2 Good morning!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 11, 2026 08:03 AM (kpS4V)

3 COFFEVE!!!

Posted by: man at April 11, 2026 08:03 AM (XuXeR)

4
Prayers for those with afflictions of mind or spirit, whether public or private.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 11, 2026 08:05 AM (tgvbd)

5 I often see stuff for coffee break picture but never seem to pass it on.

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2026 08:06 AM (Ia/+0)

6 En mi casa toman Bustelo.

Posted by: Caffiend at April 11, 2026 08:06 AM (oftw2)

7 The best part of waking up is Folger's in your cup.

Posted by: Mrs. Olson's Ghost at April 11, 2026 08:07 AM (oftw2)

8 I often see stuff for coffee break picture but never seem to pass it on.

Posted by: Skip

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You need more coffee!

Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 11, 2026 08:07 AM (gpQ8/)

9 I put ghee in my coffee.
I'm a gheezer.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 11, 2026 08:08 AM (2Ez/1)

10 Good Saturday morning, horde!

Prayers for all listed, and others who are not.

I have a story for you, of divine intervention and gratitude. It may take two posts...

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 11, 2026 08:09 AM (h7ZuX)

11 1/2
I got Mom out for a walk Thursday, on a nice path near the house by a golf course. She was feeling pretty good, and opted not to sit and rest on the bench on our first pass by it. We rested on the way back, but probably not long enough. On the way back to the car, she was struggling up the slope, but didn’t want to stop and sit on the walker seat. We made it to the car, and that’s where it all went south.

As I was trying to get her turned to get in the car, she lost her strength and the walker smashed up against the open edge of the door. She couldn’t move her feet or legs, and started sinking to the ground. I was trying to lift her back up, but she didn’t have anything left to push up with. Now she was tangled inside the walker, knees on the ground, and I know it was hurting her.

cont...

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 11, 2026 08:09 AM (h7ZuX)

12 I have met Misanthropic Humanitarian, and that photo is the spitting image of him!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 11, 2026 08:09 AM (Vg570)

13 Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes. 47 brisk degrees here at Stately Poppins Manor, with a high in the mid 50s predicted.

I finished the chapter I was working on yesterday, though I'm not happy with it. However, there are still rewrites to be done, so it will be enough for now. I've got a scene to sketch out today, but once that's done, I'm not planning to do anything but sit and read.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 11, 2026 08:09 AM (ufSfZ)

14 2/2

She was starting to cry, and said, “where is a helper when you need one?”
AT THAT MOMENT, a truck pulled up beside us, and a young man hopped out and ran over to us. Friends, I am here to tell you, Jesus sent us a weightlifter! “Can I just pick her up and put her in the car?” he asked? “Oh, gosh, you can do that? Yes! Yes!”
He scooped her up like she was a child, and set her in the seat. We were so grateful! We thanked him, and he made sure we were ok, and got his dog and trotted off on down the path. GOD. IS. GOOD.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 11, 2026 08:09 AM (h7ZuX)

15 I wake up at 6:15 (although I would have liked to have slept longer) because the cat was yowling to go outside.
We let him be an indoor/outdoor cat because a) he likes it and b) that way we don’t have to deal with a stinky litter box in the house. And lack of litter box is why I get up and let him out when he yowls.

We had one cat who was highly intelligent, she knew we didn’t like to be woken up and if she just had to pee, she’d jump into the bathtub and pee directly down the drain. Caught her doing it a couple of times, was amazed she figured that out. Lived to be 17 or 18, one of our favorite pets ever.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 11, 2026 08:13 AM (txiLK)

16 @14 Dash! that is a great story!

Posted by: runner at April 11, 2026 08:14 AM (GD0B3)

17 12 I have met Misanthropic Humanitarian, and that photo is the spitting image of him!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Loses some Man-Points for that dainty coffee cup.

Posted by: Rock-ribbed Straight Guy at April 11, 2026 08:14 AM (oftw2)

18
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 11, 2026 08:14 AM (2/MrR)

19 Good morning again dear horde with thanks to annie and mh you morons for praying

fenelon's son got a job this week too b"h
{TiFW} is in Austin seeing George Strait
SmelltheGlove is still in SNF
{grammie}

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 11, 2026 08:15 AM (RIvkX)

20 Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Tomorrow is Divine Mercy Sunday! Jesus, I trust in you.

I prayed Rosaries for the Horde's intentions, both stated and unstated.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 08:16 AM (ksbjf)

21 I'm brewing a pot of half Rootless Coffee's Dark and half Bones Coffee's Maple Bacon, because too much is never enough.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 11, 2026 08:16 AM (kpS4V)

22
Had a couple of disturbing incidents during Lent. Occasionally, circumstances dictate I fulfill my Sunday Obligation at my local Novus Ordo parish. There are no Communion rails and the Eucharist is distributed by Extraordinary Ministers. So be it, but I won't, for good and proper reasons, take Communion in the hand.

A few weeks ago, I went up to receive. I'm rather tall and the Extraordinary Minister was rather short. I don't know what happened, but she didn't place it properly and the Host fell to the floor (no Communion plate). Needless to say, I was mortified. Catholics believe (or are supposed to believe) in the Real Presence.

I was willing to pass it off later as a one-off occasion, but I had to attend the Easter Vigil Mass there. Different Extraordinary Minister, but very nearly the same catastrophe.

In the absence of a rail or kneeler, my balance won't let me kneel to receive. So the only real option is not to receive at all. This is annoying.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 11, 2026 08:17 AM (tgvbd)

23 16 @14 Dash! that is a great story!
Posted by: runner at April 11, 2026 08:14 AM (GD0B3)

Yes, thank you! That church parking lot where we park is always empty--I've never seen another soul there. I was going to have to call a squad to help me get her up, but I couldn't even get her onto her side, because she was tangled up in and under the walker. She would have been in agony while waited.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 11, 2026 08:17 AM (h7ZuX)

24 fenelon's son got a job this week too b"h
{TiFW} is in Austin seeing George Strait
SmelltheGlove is still in SNF
{grammie}
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 11, 2026 08:15 AM (RIvkX)

And, hiya JT!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 11, 2026 08:18 AM (h7ZuX)

25 Memory circuits aren’t what they once were, I believe there are 4 Apollo Moonwalkers still alive in 2026 - Aldrin, Duke, Scott, Schmittt. But somebody mentioned 6 Apollo guys total still living. Schweikert, maybe? Who is the other guy?

Posted by: Common Tater at April 11, 2026 08:18 AM (L7CUp)

26 Dash, that is a wonderful bit of grace. People can be wonderful.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 11, 2026 08:19 AM (kpS4V)

27 Dash what a great story

I am sure he was very gentle but just a note of caution that elders who have fallen depending on circumstances could be injured if not lifted properly. Doing so safely requires some training. A good rule is if the person is clearly injured or cannot assist in any way in getting up, to call 911 and ask for a "lift assist"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 11, 2026 08:21 AM (RIvkX)

28 That's amazing dash! So glad she's ok.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 11, 2026 08:21 AM (VCgbV)

29
Who is the other guy?
Posted by: Common Tater at April 11, 2026 08:18 AM (L7CUp)

Fred Haise

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 11, 2026 08:21 AM (tgvbd)

30 Yesterday's "God incident" in which I am blessed by seeing the love, grace, kindness, etc of God. There were handmade signs- possibly made by kids- at a local church. They ( 2 of them) said -on bright, yellow paper "Thank you, Jesus!" I thought it was a sweet way to give thanks for the resurrection and it gave me a smile.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 11, 2026 08:22 AM (m6Eem)

31 I think maybe Folgers cheaped out on their beans. I’m old enough to remember when they didn’t have 35 different flavors. It was just … Folgers. Maybe they had a choice of “Drip grind” and … something else, but that was it.

If you were pulling CQ duty or cramming for an exam, Folger’s was the Stuff. Make a strong pot, and you’d be bouncing off the walls. Forget studying, but at least you were awake.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 11, 2026 08:24 AM (L7CUp)

32 Memory circuits aren’t what they once were, I believe there are 4 Apollo Moonwalkers still alive in 2026 - Aldrin, Duke, Scott, Schmittt. But somebody mentioned 6 Apollo guys total still living. Schweikert, maybe? Who is the other guy?

Posted by: Common Tater at April 11, 2026 08:18 AM (L7CUp)

Those are the four who walked on the moon. Fred Haise is also still alive, but he orbited the moon.

Posted by: Vendette at April 11, 2026 08:24 AM (1ieqq)

33 ...There are no Communion rails and the Eucharist is distributed by Extraordinary Ministers. So be it, but I won't, for good and proper reasons, take Communion in the hand.

...I don't know what happened, but she didn't place it properly and the Host fell to the floor (no Communion plate). Needless to say, I was mortified. Catholics believe (or are supposed to believe) in the Real Presence.
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In the absence of a rail or kneeler, my balance won't let me kneel to receive. So the only real option is not to receive at all. This is annoying.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 11, 2026 08:17 AM (tgvbd)

It's a problem with poor training of Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (not a fan of that ministry, myself). Someone should be in charge of their training. We had the same problem, and I was able to get their trainer to let them practice distributing the Host upon the tongue by using unconsecrated hosts.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 08:25 AM (ksbjf)

34 brcc ak

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 11, 2026 08:25 AM (/+uur)

35 Wow!! Dash, what a cool experience! God IS good. How is your mom doing now? Does she have those spells very often?

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 11, 2026 08:26 AM (nz1sK)

36 In the absence of a rail or kneeler, my balance won't let me kneel to receive. So the only real option is not to receive at all. This is annoying.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 11, 2026 08:17 AM (tgvbd)
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Once we had a really tall rabbi and really short cantor. They kept a wooden milkcrate behind the lectern and when the cantor went up, she stood on the milkcrate.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 11, 2026 08:26 AM (RIvkX)

37 I am sure he was very gentle but just a note of caution that elders who have fallen depending on circumstances could be injured if not lifted properly.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 11, 2026 08:21 AM (RIvkX)

He put one arm around her back, and the other under her knees, from the side. It was perfect. I, on the other hand, was afraid I was going to break her ribs the way I was trying to lift her.

I hope that young man receives boundless blessings.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 11, 2026 08:27 AM (h7ZuX)

38 I sent an update to Annie's Stew but I guess it was too late to make the prayer thread this week. Mr. Jordan61 was released from the hospital on 4/1, and I'm administering IV antibiotics every 8 hours for six weeks. He's bed-bound and was in a LOT of pain, nothing they gave him would even touch it. Not oxy, fentanyl, dilaudid, nothing. Fortunately the last couple of days have shown improvement, the pain has lessened, and he's been able to sit up a bit and even stand for a few seconds with the assistance of a walker.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 11, 2026 08:27 AM (W2ips)

39 Dash you have guarding Angel watching over you

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2026 08:28 AM (Ia/+0)

40 !!! I knew that, thanks. Fred Haise. Possibly one of the coolest guys alive, ever.

He does a lot of live podcasts and “interacts” as the kids say, with viewers. Really cool, I told him I wish he would do that once a week.

I always thought Alan Shepard was an asshole, bumping all those guys in line. He hadn’t flown for about ten years, and since he was in charge of the astronaut office scheduled himself to be on the next mission. Apollo 13. They decided he needed to train more, however, and swapped crews to 14.

Anyway, that’s basically why Haise lost his chance

Posted by: Common Tater at April 11, 2026 08:29 AM (L7CUp)

41 Lavazza Perfetto

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 11, 2026 08:29 AM (nESHF)

42 Jordan61, thank you for the update. Prayers continue for his recovery. You must be wreck! Prayers continue for you, also!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 11, 2026 08:32 AM (h7ZuX)

43 Jordan61, what is causing the pain for your husband?

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 11, 2026 08:34 AM (nz1sK)

44 "If you were pulling CQ duty [...]"

As an SDO, I'd do one of my rounds around 4am local time; if you're going to find someone working a non-constant night shift, that's when they'll nod off. I'd fuck with the sleeping CQs that I found by writing an entry in their logs that I found them asleep and then ask their company 1SGT the next day if there was something odd in the company CQ log.

Yeah, I could have lit up the sleeping CQ and put that in MY log, but I thought that letting the company 1SGT know that HIS CQ was fucking up without battalion knowing about it would end up with better results.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at April 11, 2026 08:34 AM (u5xQp)

45 33 ...There are no Communion rails and the Eucharist is distributed by Extraordinary Ministers. So be it, but I won't, for good and proper reasons, take Communion in the hand.

...I don't know what happened, but she didn't place it properly and the Host fell to the floor (no Communion plate). Needless to say, I was mortified. Catholics believe (or are supposed to believe) in the Real Presence.
...
In the absence of a rail or kneeler, my balance won't let me kneel to receive. So the only real option is not to receive at all. This is annoying.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 11, 2026 08:17 AM (tgvbd)

If you are really tall, it's always going to be a problem for anyone to give communion on the tongue if they are short (having been in a Church with a priest giving communion from a wheelchair, this is not gonna be limited to lay ministers). Have you thought about buying and donating a single portable heavy duty kneeler with rails for the Church, that could be used either at the beginning or end of the Communion process for anyone who wants to receive on the tongue? It wouldn't be an expensive purchase.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 11, 2026 08:34 AM (tOcjL)

46 Why do I keep getting �Annie�s in place of an apostrophe? In both Firefox and Windows Edge.

Posted by: zekesmom at April 11, 2026 08:34 AM (fkxv5)

47 Thanks for the prayers for Mrs. Cop's cousin, "A.B." He was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver due to taking too much Tylenol to self-medicate chronic pain (he's been hit by a car years ago - back when he was a police officer). He was told he would need a liver transplant.

He got a 2nd opinion and testing determined his "liver score" was 15 (21+ means transplant time). Bad but not at critical as initially thought.

He went to the Cleveland Clinic for a 3rd opinion, and testing found that his score had dropped to 9 and a liver transplant was not even something to consider. The doctor suspected a reaction to Ozempic, told him to stop taking it and see him in 6 months.

This all has been within a couple of months.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 08:35 AM (ksbjf)

48 Watching Alfred Hitchcock Defensive Ranking

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2026 08:35 AM (Ia/+0)

49 Thanks to all the dear folks for their prayers for. My son.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 11, 2026 08:36 AM (6jy2V)

50 Somehow certain non letters does strange things here

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2026 08:37 AM (Ia/+0)

51
It's a problem with poor training of Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (not a fan of that ministry, myself).

It's all part and parcel of the same insidious operation. Something is changed for extraordinary reasons. The emergency becomes normal. Then the normal becomes mandatory.

Thus we've moved from receiving on the tongue to receiving in the hand. And from kneeling reverently to receive the Lord to standing. And if you don't do these things, you'll look performative and/or get chastised.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 11, 2026 08:37 AM (tgvbd)

52 I missed it, Fenelon. What kind of job did he find? Is it what he hoped for? I know he's glad to be working, no matter what.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 11, 2026 08:37 AM (h7ZuX)

53 OK, folks, time for a second cup of tea and writing.

Hope you all have a lovely day.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 11, 2026 08:38 AM (ufSfZ)

54 Posted by: Jordan61 at April 11, 2026 08:27 AM (W2ips)
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Prayer for speedy and complete recovery.

Maybe some morphine.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 11, 2026 08:39 AM (RIvkX)

55 Hadrian, why do you prefer not to have the Host in your hand?
We are LCMS Lutheran, and our host is also consecrated, but we do receive in the hand. Used to be on the tongue, way back. I'm just curious. If it's too personal, disregard the question.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 11, 2026 08:39 AM (nz1sK)

56 Hadrian, saw your comment above. Sorry.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 11, 2026 08:40 AM (nz1sK)

57 May you be Frenched by the muse, Poppins.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 11, 2026 08:42 AM (kpS4V)

58 I never tried to “get over”. I discovered long before I was a lousy crook and would always get caught anyway.

Just be where you’re supposed to be, doing what you’re supposed to be doing, in the right uniform, etc., and …. Amazingly enough there’s no problem. It’s easier that way.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 11, 2026 08:42 AM (L7CUp)

59 My God moment came about because the guy that had been cutting my hair for years decided he wanted to try his hand at being a car salesman. So he recommended a replacement.

She's a nice young woman, and her husband is police officer with experience in traffic crash reconstruction (my old skill-set). We got to talking about family and I discovered that she and her husband have been considering converting to the Catholic Church. I explained some of the teachings about the Eucharist, and recommended a couple of good introductory books.

She had obviously been doing her research and asked some very informed questions. I told her that I was a lay brother in the Order of Preachers (the Dominicans) and one of our charisms is Study, so this was right in my wheelhouse.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 08:43 AM (ksbjf)

60 Hadrian the Seventh,

The priest is the ordinary minister of Holy Communion.

Extraordinary ministers should only be used when there are not enough ordinary ministers.

I know that you already know that.

I never get in the line of an extraordinary minister. They don't have consecrated hands and neither them or me should be touching the Eucharist.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 11, 2026 08:44 AM (qFwJc)

61 btw, that's why I stopped being an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 11, 2026 08:46 AM (qFwJc)

62 Hadrian, why do you prefer not to have the Host in your hand?
We are LCMS Lutheran, and our host is also consecrated, but we do receive in the hand. Used to be on the tongue, way back. I'm just curious. If it's too personal, disregard the question.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 11, 2026 08:39 AM (nz1sK)

I can't speak for Hadrian, but I suspect his reasoning is the same as mine. The consecrated Host IS the body, blood, soul and divinity of Jesus Christ, not a symbol. I prefer to not to touch Him with my possibly dirty hands.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 08:46 AM (ksbjf)

63 Jordan61, what is causing the pain for your husband?
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 11, 2026 08:34 AM (nz1sK)

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He has vertebral osteomyelitis, specifically in the T12-L1 section. From what I understand there isn't much they can do for the pain, we just have to wait for the antibiotics to work and the infection to clear.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 11, 2026 08:48 AM (W2ips)

64
Hadrian, why do you prefer not to have the Host in your hand?

Catholics believe in the Real Presence. That is, that the Host, even the tiniest particle thereof, contains the whole of the Body and Blood of the Lord. It should, properly, be held only by the consecrated hands of a priest or ordained deacon. But let's leave that.

In the Traditional Latin Mass, during the Offertory the priest performs ablutions, cleaning his hands to make them worthy to hold the consecrated Host. After the Elevation, he keeps the right thumb and forefinger together thereafter. After Communion, he performs ablutions again, consuming the water, to return his hands to secular service. But the congregation cannot perform the proper ablutions to return their hands to normal usage. And this lack of care for the Sacred Species is why receiving in the hand is wrong.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 11, 2026 08:48 AM (tgvbd)

65 Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 11, 2026 08:37 AM (h7ZuX)

He will be working outside with care related to
plants and lawns. Not totally what he was looking for, but it is a job and they seemed to like him and have a good conversation in the interview. We are so thankful to God!

And thanks for asking, DMLW

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 11, 2026 08:50 AM (+hwtP)

66 From the Daily Tech News:

Which flips easiest?

Isuzu Trooper.

LOL. The day after the news came out that they tip over easy, I saw one tipped over.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 11, 2026 08:51 AM (qFwJc)

67 I never get in the line of an extraordinary minister. They don't have consecrated hands and neither them or me should be touching the Eucharist.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 11, 2026 08:44 AM (qFwJc)

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We don't use them at my parish, thankfully. Although it's the only one around that doesn't.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 11, 2026 08:52 AM (W2ips)

68 Swalwell can openly consort with the Chi-Coms and nothing happens.

But one manufactured 'kiss and cry rape' story and he's left a grease spot.

Posted by: Ignoramus at April 11, 2026 08:54 AM (dtajH)

69 “ The wicked draw the sword
and bend the bow
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slay those whose ways are upright.
But their swords will pierce their own hearts,
and their bows will be broken.”

Psalm 37:14-15

Posted by: Marcus T at April 11, 2026 08:54 AM (aIYqR)

70 Thanks, both Hadrian and Buckeye. We also believe in the real presence of Christ but in a slightly different way, so now I understand better the differences. And I see why you would not want to touch the Host.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 11, 2026 08:55 AM (nz1sK)

71 65 Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 11, 2026 08:37 AM (h7ZuX)

He will be working outside with care related to
plants and lawns. Not totally what he was looking for, but it is a job and they seemed to like him and have a good conversation in the interview. We are so thankful to God!

And thanks for asking, DMLW
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 11, 2026 08:50 AM (+hwtP)

Excellent! And remember this is a stepping stone job, not a forever job. Now, he starts building to the forever job he wants

...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 11, 2026 08:55 AM (tOcjL)

72 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forever. Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 11, 2026 08:55 AM (ZOv7s)

73 But their swords will pierce their own hearts,
and their bows will be broken.”

Psalm 37:14-15
Posted by: Marcus T at April 11, 2026 08:54 AM (aIYqR)

MT just described how many (D)s end up falling on their own swords.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 11, 2026 08:55 AM (/+uur)

74
So my mind has been made up. If I have to go to an Ordinary Form Mass (not that it happens often), I won't receive. It's good to receive but it's not mandatory even in a state of grace. In fact, Catholics only have to receive once a year.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 11, 2026 08:56 AM (tgvbd)

75
Someone should be in charge of their training. We had the same problem, and I was able to get their trainer to let them practice distributing the Host upon the tongue by using unconsecrated hosts.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 08:25 AM

or they could just watch this training video of gretchen whitmer (the jussie smollet of governors) showing the proper form for delivering the host

youtube.com/watch?v=myGEaRnOX6A

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 11, 2026 08:57 AM (2/MrR)

76 Swalwell can openly consort with the Chi-Coms and nothing happens.

But one manufactured 'kiss and cry rape' story and he's left a grease spot.
Posted by: Ignoramus at April 11, 2026 08:54 AM (dtajH)
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Just remember their argument:

Too perverted to run for governor, but

Not too perverted to keep a Democrat seat in Congress

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 11, 2026 08:58 AM (RIvkX)

77 GOD. IS. GOOD.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 11, 2026 08:09 AM (h7ZuX)
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All the time! God be praised! I shall share your story with my family. Beautiful! I love this thread!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 11, 2026 08:58 AM (ZOv7s)

78 I had a Lenten faux pas. On 3/27 we got the call at 4am to rush Mr. Jordan61 to the ER because his blood test results showed sepsis. Around 7am they took him for a CT scan to try and find where the infection was coming from, so I went to the hospital coffee shop and grabbed a breakfast sandwich. It wasn't until a couple of hours later that I realized it was Friday and my breakfast sandwich had bacon on it.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 11, 2026 08:58 AM (W2ips)

79 Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 11, 2026 08:09 AM (h7ZuX)

Thank you for sharing that! He didn't just send help, he sent the person who could help the *most*.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 11, 2026 08:59 AM (lFFaq)

80 There's something about Eric Swallwell that makes me want to projectile vomit.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at April 11, 2026 09:00 AM (SKZ+Q)

81 Thanks, both Hadrian and Buckeye. We also believe in the real presence of Christ but in a slightly different way, so now I understand better the differences. And I see why you would not want to touch the Host.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 11, 2026 08:55 AM (nz1sK)
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I really appreciate learning all of this.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 11, 2026 09:01 AM (RIvkX)

82
It wasn't until a couple of hours later that I realized it was Friday and my breakfast sandwich had bacon on it.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 11, 2026 08:58 AM (W2ips)

It wasn't willful and done knowing beforehand it was wrong. I occasionally break my usual Friday Penance because I've forgotten it's Friday.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 11, 2026 09:01 AM (tgvbd)

83 It's a problem with poor training of Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (not a fan of that ministry, myself).
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 08:25 AM (ksbjf)

It's all part and parcel of the same insidious operation. Something is changed for extraordinary reasons. The emergency becomes normal. Then the normal becomes mandatory.

Thus we've moved from receiving on the tongue to receiving in the hand. And from kneeling reverently to receive the Lord to standing. And if you don't do these things, you'll look performative and/or get chastised.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 11, 2026 08:37 AM (tgvbd)

Very true. However, I'm optimistic that receiving in the hand and standing is being abandoned, and the centuries-old practice of kneeling and receiving on the tongue will be restored throughout the Church. Currently, there is no consistency: it all depends upon the bishop.

The reaction to Bp. Martin's edict that ONLY standing has been one of rejection. When communicants approach him to receive Communion, those able, will kneel to receive the Host upon the tongue.

The older "hippy" clergy within the hierarchy is rapidly dying-out

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 09:01 AM (ksbjf)

84 It wasn't until a couple of hours later that I realized it was Friday and my breakfast sandwich had bacon on it.
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 11, 2026 08:58 AM (W2ips)

I think He will understand.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 11, 2026 09:01 AM (h7ZuX)

85 Posted by: Ignoramus at April 11, 2026 08:54 AM

Shows where the Leftists loyalties are

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2026 09:01 AM (Ia/+0)

86 Alton, I want all this COVID/BLM/Room To Destroy-era dumbassery kept front and center for the next election cycle. So tired of these idiots thinking they can be failed upward.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 11, 2026 09:02 AM (kpS4V)

87
So the NBA and NFL are now enforcing a no Christian social messaging rule? Every game of football I've ever seen has a group of players taking a knee and praying.

Posted by: Auspex at April 11, 2026 09:02 AM (Y8DZL)

88 Good morning horde! no
Prayers for all the horde in need

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 11, 2026 09:02 AM (LmPA0)

89 The Chicago White Sox have taken "hat day" to a whole new level:

https://tinyurl.com/s84ewn3v

Posted by: one hour sober at April 11, 2026 09:03 AM (Y1sOo)

90 Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 11, 2026 08:09 AM (h7ZuX)

That's amazing
I hope your mom is doing better?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 11, 2026 09:04 AM (LmPA0)

91 It wasn't willful and done knowing beforehand it was wrong. I occasionally break my usual Friday Penance because I've forgotten it's Friday.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 11, 2026 09:01 AM (tgvbd)

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My priest actually works in my office now. I told him about it and he said, "it was probably the most delicious bacon you ever ate."

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 11, 2026 09:04 AM (W2ips)

92 Someone should be in charge of their training. We had the same problem, and I was able to get their trainer to let them practice distributing the Host upon the tongue by using unconsecrated hosts.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 08:25 AM

or they could just watch this training video of gretchen whitmer (the jussie smollet of governors) showing the proper form for delivering the host

youtube.com/watch?v=myGEaRnOX6A
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 11, 2026 08:57 AM (2/MrR)

Thanks for reminding me about that little bit of blasphemy. Then, the Democrats wonder why devout Catholics are fleeing the Democrat party.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 09:05 AM (ksbjf)

93 My cat is furiously batting around a wadded-up ball of paper and I'm thinking to myself "I wish I was that easily amused!" and then I remember I'm watching my cat furiously bat around a wad of paper.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 11, 2026 09:05 AM (kpS4V)

94 Thanks for the Coffee Thread and Prayer Revival, Mis Hum and Annie!

May our loving God rain down His grace and mercy on all of His children this day.

And may God continue to bless the U.S.A. and Israel.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 11, 2026 09:05 AM (vrNzf)

95 Once we had a really tall rabbi and really short cantor. They kept a wooden milkcrate behind the lectern and when the cantor went up, she stood on the milkcrate.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

*************

I used to know a really short surgeon (Dr. X) who had a really tall assistant (Dr. Y). At the start of surgery Dr. X would tell the circulating nurse, "Please bring a hole for Dr. Y. to stand in."

Posted by: muldoon at April 11, 2026 09:05 AM (qgHp7)

96
So the NBA and NFL are now enforcing a no Christian social messaging rule? Every game of football I've ever seen has a group of players taking a knee and praying.
Posted by: Auspex at April 11, 2026 09:02 AM (Y8DZL)

I like that on Pride Night, Clayton Kershaw wrote "Gen 9:12–16" on the side of his rainbow hat.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 11, 2026 09:06 AM (tgvbd)

97 Trust in God
He will never leave you
He will never forsake you
Even in your darkest time,
He is right there with you
Call Him
Embrace Him
His love is unconditional and everlasting

Posted by: Marcus T at April 11, 2026 09:06 AM (aIYqR)

98 My cat is furiously batting around a wadded-up ball of paper and I'm thinking to myself "I wish I was that easily amused!" and then I remember I'm watching my cat furiously bat around a wad of paper.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 11, 2026 09:05 AM (kpS4V)
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I love to watch my cat Allie playing with the laces of my boots sitting on the floor.

Humans are so easily amused.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 11, 2026 09:07 AM (ESVrU)

99 I guess Cali Democrat pooh bas have decided a woman needs to be governor, and Porter sort of qualifies, because my recollection is she herself was repeatedly accused of sexual and/or domestic abuse, and those claims are getting zero media play.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 11, 2026 09:08 AM (vkS9c)

100 100

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 11, 2026 09:08 AM (/+uur)

101
Thanks for reminding me about that little bit of blasphemy. Then, the Democrats wonder why devout Catholics are fleeing the Democrat party.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 09:05 AM

I'm not even catholic but I recognized it for what she was mocking and found it offensive

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 11, 2026 09:08 AM (2/MrR)

102 I don't know which worthy moron I am quoting, but it applies to me this morning: if I could MAKE the coffee in the morning, I wouldn't NEED the coffee in the morning.

Posted by: Wenda at April 11, 2026 09:09 AM (JhlRS)

103 It wasn't willful and done knowing beforehand it was wrong. I occasionally break my usual Friday Penance because I've forgotten it's Friday.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 11, 2026 09:01 AM (tgvbd)

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My priest actually works in my office now. I told him about it and he said, "it was probably the most delicious bacon you ever ate."
Posted by: Jordan61 at April 11, 2026 09:04 AM (W2ips)

There is such a thing as scrupulousity. You had a good and compelling reason to break your Lenten Fast, and you essentially confessed it to a priest ASAP.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 09:11 AM (ksbjf)

104 In the recap of the story of Fang Fang, I was surprised to learn that she died “accidentally” in China a couple of years ago, I had missed that.

I wonder if Xi was “disappointed” in the way she found her activities exposed. Espionage work often has a very poor retirement plan.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 11, 2026 09:12 AM (txiLK)

105 Thinking about it, I actually do wake up to drink coffee sometimes. Today was one of those days.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 11, 2026 09:12 AM (snZF9)

106 SO I just watched a short video that made much sense.
The Social Justice Warrior is really just a self-doubting, weak, immature little boy or girl.
So then I go and watch a few videos of these SJWs arguing with Peterson or on Soc 119 and I see they are 9 to 10 year olds in 20 to 25 year old bodies.
And if they are Black or Brown this extends into their 30s or later. (Harris Cty Hildago)

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 11, 2026 09:12 AM (/+uur)

107 n the recap of the story of Fang Fang, I was surprised to learn that she died “accidentally” in China a couple of years ago, I had missed that.
=

interesting !

Posted by: runner at April 11, 2026 09:13 AM (GD0B3)

108 I wonder if Xi was “disappointed” in the way she found her activities exposed. Espionage work often has a very poor retirement plan.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 11, 2026 09:12 AM (txiLK)

Russian Businessmen never ask for a high floor room.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 11, 2026 09:13 AM (/+uur)

109
By the way, I don't condemn those who receive in the hand standing, or come to Mass in shorts and flip-flops, or who assume the Orans position during the Our Father. But I can't do those things. And won't be made to do them.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 11, 2026 09:14 AM (tgvbd)

110 Tom, did she accidentally fall out of a window? Or did the Chicoms use other methods ?

Posted by: runner at April 11, 2026 09:14 AM (GD0B3)

111 I now need about 15 minutes to wake up to enjoy the coffee.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 11, 2026 09:14 AM (/+uur)

112 So the NBA and NFL are now enforcing a no Christian social messaging rule? Every game of football I've ever seen has a group of players taking a knee and praying.
Posted by: Auspex at April 11, 2026 09:02 AM (Y8DZL)

It all started when he said that he didn't approve of the NBA glorifying homosexuality.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 11, 2026 09:14 AM (ExV1e)

113 Currently, there is no consistency: it all depends upon the bishop.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 09:01 AM (ksbjf)
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I entered the Church 20 years ago and Novus Ordo was what I learned, and what seems familiar to me, so standing on the hand was what I did.

Right after I retired from the Guard at the end of 2022 (kicked out for not taking the clot shot), I became an Extraordinary Minister and during our training we used unconsecrated hosts and water in the chalice to practice serving one another. It was very helpful, and our group rotated to we could see how height mattered.

When we got a new worship director, he began asking people to receive it on the tongue, and some kneelers were set up at the front as well, and they are seeing increasing use. I decided to move gradually, so I still stand but receive the Host on the tongue and perhaps tomorrow I will start kneeling. It is confusing and our liberal Old Guard does not like seeing the old ways come back.

My wife resisted it at first, and then flipped to full Trad Cath: kneeling on the tongue, dressed in black, wearing a veil.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 11, 2026 09:15 AM (ZOv7s)

114 Thanks for reminding me about that little bit of blasphemy. Then, the Democrats wonder why devout Catholics are fleeing the Democrat party.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 09:05 AM

I'm not even catholic but I recognized it for what she was mocking and found it offensive
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 11, 2026 09:08 AM (2/MrR)

I seem to recall that Gov. Whitmer was surprised by the backlash. Of course, the only "Catholics" she knows are those like Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden; both of whom give public scandal to the Catholic Church.

Their time to repent and do acts of contrition is growing short. I'm a bit terrified of what their Particular Judgements will be.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 09:15 AM (ksbjf)

115 So it's a mackerel snapper First World Problems thread?

Posted by: I gotta ask at April 11, 2026 09:16 AM (2Ez/1)

116 I used to know a really short surgeon (Dr. X) who had a really tall assistant (Dr. Y). At the start of surgery Dr. X would tell the circulating nurse, "Please bring a hole for Dr. Y. to stand in."
Posted by: muldoon at April 11, 2026 09:05 AM (qgHp7)

This dynamic was the physical part of why Vincent Price and Peter Lorre were so funny together, even in supposed “horror” movies. (Comedy of Terrors is my favorite with those two)

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 11, 2026 09:16 AM (txiLK)

117 I hope your mom is doing better?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 11, 2026 09:04 AM (LmPA0)

She's fine, now, thank you and Tecumseh Tea for asking.

She was a little too ambitious after a long winter with no walks. Next week, we will park in a different lot where there is no slope, we will not pass the bench without sitting for a rest, and if she gets tired away from the bench, I will insist that she sit on the walker seat for a few minutes. I don't know why she is so resistant to doing that.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 11, 2026 09:16 AM (h7ZuX)

118
So it's a mackerel snapper First World Problems thread?
Posted by: I gotta ask at April 11, 2026 09:16 AM (2Ez/1)

Better here than the FWP thread. But I'll just slip out the back door now.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 11, 2026 09:17 AM (tgvbd)

119 It wasn't until a couple of hours later that I realized it was Friday and my breakfast sandwich had bacon on it.
Posted by: Jordan61

Jordan, I pray your husband recovers quicly.

Fwiw one of the Lent homilies, our parish priest "confessed" to us that on Ash Wednesday, he had a fasting blood draw and was very hungry after, and like you grabbed a breakfast sandwich without remembering it was ash wednesday.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 11, 2026 09:17 AM (fE6HJ)

120 By the way, I don't condemn those who receive in the hand standing, or come to Mass in shorts and flip-flops, or who assume the Orans position during the Our Father. But I can't do those things. And won't be made to do them.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 11, 2026 09:14 AM (tgvbd)
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A lot of people were formed that way. "Come as you are" and all that. I'm pleased to see so many of the young people are dressing up and approaching Communion with reverence and it is the young women who cover their hair now, which is lovely to see, all though the 29 year old set is also coming 'round. When my wife started covering her hair she felt very nervous at first, but then an older woman shyly approached her and asked her about it, where to get the veil and the next week she was doing it.

I think the liberal Catholics have really tried to make people think it is being a Pharisee rather than just being reverent.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 11, 2026 09:18 AM (ZOv7s)

121 Thanks for reminding me about that little bit of blasphemy. Then, the Democrats wonder why devout Catholics are fleeing the Democrat party.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 09:05 AM (ksbjf)
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That actually stirred the Michigan Catholic Conference out of its torpor to condemn immorality for once. That must have stung.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 11, 2026 09:21 AM (ZOv7s)

122 Jordan, I pray your husband recovers quicly.

Fwiw one of the Lent homilies, our parish priest "confessed" to us that on Ash Wednesday, he had a fasting blood draw and was very hungry after, and like you grabbed a breakfast sandwich without remembering it was ash wednesday.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 11, 2026 09:17 AM (fE6HJ)

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Thank you!

I actually wasn't all that worried about it, it's just that initial realization and, "oh no!" and the Catholic guilt kicks in.

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 11, 2026 09:21 AM (W2ips)

123 "I wish I was that easily amused!" and then I remember I'm watching my cat furiously bat around a wad of paper.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 11, 2026 09:05 AM (kpS4V)

Heh. So true.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 11, 2026 09:22 AM (h7ZuX)

124 My private company, which is mostly Christian, and whose top executives frequently break the rules, still has a prohibition on any type of religious expression by Christians or Jews. I'm sure it would never be enforced on a Muslim, of course. But directly after it acquired my old company we had a couple people quit after HR punished them for piddly stuff like saying "I'm praying for you."

Every corporation bends the knee to the Communist demons.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 11, 2026 09:22 AM (BI5O2)

125 I seem to recall that Gov. Whitmer was surprised by the backlash. Of course, the only "Catholics" she knows are those like Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden; both of whom give public scandal to the Catholic Church.

Their time to repent and do acts of contrition is growing short. I'm a bit terrified of what their Particular Judgements will be.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 09:15 AM (ksbjf)

Reminds me of when Sally Quinn (aka. the 2nd Mrs. Ben Bradlee) went to Tim Russert's funeral and wrote in the WaPo about it, including that she took communion because it made her "feel closer" to him. Tim was Catholic, while Sally identifies as Episcopalian and has never been Catholic. Imagine her surprise when even the liberal Catholics and non-Christians who read the Post told her she was wrong for doing so.

Posted by: Vendette at April 11, 2026 09:22 AM (1ieqq)

126 Mornin’, All. Happy Saturday.

Posted by: Bulg at April 11, 2026 09:23 AM (77rzZ)

127 Good morning Horde, prayers up for all of you and your special intentions.

Dash, I am glad that an angel appeared for you and your Mom when you needed one.

{{{Jordan}}}, prayers for you and Mr. Jordan, let him know that the Horde is pulling for him and take care of yourself.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 11, 2026 09:23 AM (0nHVk)

128 By the way, I don't condemn those who receive in the hand standing, or come to Mass in shorts and flip-flops, or who assume the Orans position during the Our Father. But I can't do those things. And won't be made to do them.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 11, 2026 09:14 AM (tgvbd)

Same here. We have great priests at my parish. But, I can definitely see a difference in the youngest ones: much more orthodox about the Sacred Traditions.

That's why I'm optimistic. The laity is increasingly wanting those Sacred Traditions restored, and the old "hippies" (both lay-persons and clergy) are rapidly dying-out. The "off-Broadway theatrics" - to steal a phrase from Ralph McInerny (author of the Father Dowling mysteries) - are being rejected.

That's why you see petulant behavior from some of the hierarchy. They know that their "re-invention" of the Catholic Church will disappear shortly after they are all dead. The younger clergy wants to revert to the old forms.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 09:23 AM (ksbjf)

129 This dynamic was the physical part of why Vincent Price and Peter Lorre were so funny together, even in supposed “horror” movies. (Comedy of Terrors is my favorite with those two)
Posted by: Tom Servo
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I saw a meme on the Mutt and Jeff phenomenon:

"To make a TV show, you need one banana-shaped man and one orange-shaped man. let me explain:
((Pics))
Jerry and Costanza
Troy and Abed
Fresh Prince and Jazz
Bert and Ernie"

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 11, 2026 09:24 AM (kpS4V)

130
Alton, I want all this COVID/BLM/Room To Destroy-era dumbassery kept front and center for the next election cycle. So tired of these idiots thinking they can be failed upward.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 11, 2026 09:02 AM

Hail, Eris

indeed, we need to keep hammering away

problem is, there's a large swath of sheeple (probably the majority) who think all the "dumbassery" was (and is) right & proper

guarantee you that if you went and stood on a downtown street corner in Teh Peoples' Rebublik of AnnArbor right now, within three minutes you'd see someone wearing a mask whilst driving a subaru festooned with BLM / No Kings! / (insert other leftard bullshit here) bumper stickers

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 11, 2026 09:24 AM (2/MrR)

131 "Sverige har nu mer än 6000% fler rapporterade våldtäkter per 100 000 invånare än Polen.

Sverige har nu mer än 600% fler rapporterade våldtäkter per 100 000 invånare än El Salvador.

Detta är totalt katastrof för vårt land."

Posted by: runner at April 11, 2026 09:26 AM (GD0B3)

132 We had some fun over Easter here at Chateau Lloyd. My father arrived earlier than expected, around 1 p.m., only a half hour after we got home from Mass. I had cooked the Welsh Lamb Stew before we left, and all it needed was to be reheated, but my wife thought we would eat at 3, and so had only gotten started. We improvised some ham & potatoes, whipped up a salad and finally sat down. While I was refreshing my father's coffee, he decided to eat, and the grandkids followed, only to be rebuked by their mother for noting waiting for the prayer. My father sullenly stopped and sat back.

Gave him his coffee, and had barely sad down when he said: "So can we say grace already?" So I did, using the Mark I mod 0 Catholic prayer, and as everyone but him crossed himself, he had this look of bewilderment on his face, and I almost laughed because I could tell he was thinking: "Who are these people? How did this happen to me?"

My father is very irreligious.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 11, 2026 09:26 AM (ZOv7s)

133 {{{Jordan}}}, prayers for you and Mr. Jordan, let him know that the Horde is pulling for him and take care of yourself.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 11, 2026 09:23 AM (0nHVk)

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Thank you, DDS! I'm looking forward to when he can get up and do some things for himself and I can get some sleep!

Posted by: Jordan61 at April 11, 2026 09:26 AM (W2ips)

134 People attending the house of prayer in flip flops > People not attending the house of prayer

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 11, 2026 09:27 AM (RIvkX)

135 Sverige, you got problems!

Posted by: runner at April 11, 2026 09:27 AM (GD0B3)

136 guarantee you that if you went and stood on a downtown street corner in Teh Peoples' Rebublik of AnnArbor right now, within three minutes you'd see someone wearing a mask whilst driving a subaru festooned with BLM / No Kings! / (insert other leftard bullshit here) bumper stickers
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 11, 2026 09:24 AM (2/MrR)

Failed people tend to congregate in the failing cities of failing states.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 11, 2026 09:27 AM (txiLK)

137 We now know what happened to those stolen Kit Kat bars.

https://is.gd/e5zArL

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 11, 2026 09:27 AM (ndZc7)

138 Dennis Prager use to say
Fear of the Left is the biggest motivating factor in life

Posted by: Skip at April 11, 2026 09:28 AM (Ia/+0)

139 The Spirit is active in the world

In cool conversion anecdotes, this past week, a fantasy author posted these 2 pics side by side:

From may 3025, her asking her fans for research pointers on writing a main character vsmpire who is Catholic
From April this year: a photo of her & her husband being received into the Catholic Church

She said thanks to everyone who responded to that post from a year ago

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 11, 2026 09:28 AM (fE6HJ)

140 Thanks for reminding me about that little bit of blasphemy. Then, the Democrats wonder why devout Catholics are fleeing the Democrat party.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 09:05 AM (ksbjf)
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That actually stirred the Michigan Catholic Conference out of its torpor to condemn immorality for once. That must have stung.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 11, 2026 09:21 AM (ZOv7s)

Up-thread I mentioned that I met a young woman who is exploring the Catholic Church and seems to be on the verge of converting along with her husband. I warned her that, as laity in the Catholic Church, it's important to remember that when the hierarchy does something stupid, it doesn't alter the teachings of the Church.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 09:28 AM (ksbjf)

141 "Sverige har nu mer än 6000% fler rapporterade våldtäkter per 100 000 invånare än Polen.

Sverige har nu mer än 600% fler rapporterade våldtäkter per 100 000 invånare än El Salvador.

Detta är totalt katastrof för vårt land."

Posted by: runner at April 11, 2026 09:26 AM (GD0B3)
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Because the Swedes are suicidal.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 11, 2026 09:29 AM (RIvkX)

142 I seem to recall that Gov. Whitmer was surprised by the backlash. Of course, the only "Catholics" she knows are those like Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden; both of whom give public scandal to the Catholic Church.

Their time to repent and do acts of contrition is growing short. I'm a bit terrified of what their Particular Judgements will be.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 09:15 AM (ksbjf)

I'm not terrified. I wish I had a front row seat to whatever happens to them. All the better if the Cenobites show up. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 11, 2026 09:31 AM (snZF9)

143
Failed people tend to congregate in the failing cities of failing states.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 11, 2026 09:27 AM

Spot on.

that's what will make the pending Siege of the Cities such a righteous endeavor

which reminds me, I need to get to work on building that trebuchet in the bed of my '01 F-150

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 11, 2026 09:31 AM (2/MrR)

144 137 We now know what happened to those stolen Kit Kat bars.

https://is.gd/e5zArL
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 11, 2026 09:27 AM
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I'm sure that's an iconic image from a very popular movie that's on the ever-growing list of Movies I Haven't Seen, but let me channel my inner JamesMadison and say...

I don't get it.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 11, 2026 09:33 AM (2Ez/1)

145 Up-thread I mentioned that I met a young woman who is exploring the Catholic Church and seems to be on the verge of converting along with her husband. I warned her that, as laity in the Catholic Church, it's important to remember that when the hierarchy does something stupid, it doesn't alter the teachings of the Church.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 09:28 AM (ksbjf)
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Yes. And unless they go out of their way to torment their flock, most parishioners have little idea who their bishop is or what he is doing. He's mentioned in the prayers, but it's the local priests that do the work. Our outgoing bishop (Earl Boyea) has been surprisingly visible over the last few years. Hardly saw him, but after Covid, I think he was radicalized (in a good way) and started doing public processions, even held a Mass at the Breslin Center. Very much about doing "shows of force" to raise the visibility of the Church, especially on campus.

It's working. Surging seminarians, vocations, massive numbers of conversions this year, the most in 20 years.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 11, 2026 09:34 AM (ZOv7s)

146 Their time to repent and do acts of contrition is growing short. I'm a bit terrified of what their Particular Judgements will be.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 09:15 AM (ksbjf)

I'm not terrified. I wish I had a front row seat to whatever happens to them. All the better if the Cenobites show up. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 11, 2026 09:31 AM (snZF9)

I'm not going to lie, there's a time when I would have said the same thing. But, wrath is a sin.

God is the just judge. I just leave it to Him.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 09:36 AM (ksbjf)

147 Eromeros crave prayers for Mrs. E, she has been diagnosed with Lymphoma, so she begins infusions on April 23.

Posted by: Eromero at April 11, 2026 09:39 AM (LHPAg)

148 SF, they are waking up , but a bit late. They think that offering around 40K to go back will make them leave. lol.

Posted by: runner at April 11, 2026 09:39 AM (GD0B3)

149 Eromeros crave prayers for Mrs. E, she has been diagnosed with Lymphoma, so she begins infusions on April 23.

Posted by: Eromero at April 11, 2026 09:39 AM (LHPAg)

Prayers up for both of you.

Posted by: Vendette at April 11, 2026 09:40 AM (1ieqq)

150 Eromero, will pray for Mrs E's healing

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 11, 2026 09:40 AM (LmPA0)

151 recap of the story of Fang Fang

That's one who might actually become a Cenobite.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 11, 2026 09:40 AM (E6ouU)

152 I'm sure that's an iconic image from a very popular movie that's on the ever-growing list of Movies I Haven't Seen, but let me channel my inner JamesMadison and say...

I don't get it.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 11, 2026 09:33 AM (2Ez/1)

It's from Scarface. Replace the candy with cocaine. Bagged cocaine, loose cocaine, lotsa cocaine.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 11, 2026 09:40 AM (ExV1e)

153 I like that on Pride Night, Clayton Kershaw wrote "Gen 9:12–16" on the side of his rainbow hat.

It's Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.

Posted by: Pray The Gay Away at April 11, 2026 09:40 AM (onPc6)

154 If people want to dig deeper, I have a blog post up on my site (link in nic), but it looks like 100,000 American adults entered the Church last week, a 38% increase from a year ago. This is big news, but as usual, we have folks who are compelled do to the "Um AKSHUALLY" and try to downplay what is going on.

Yes, it is true that total numbers of adults entering the Church remain historically low, but the trend has reversed a decades-long decline which bottomed out in 2020.

What is also significant is the reason for conversion. The vast majority of adults becoming Catholic have historically been people do so for family/marriage reasons, i.e. keeping a promise to Grandma or finding it more convenient to be able to take Communion with the rest of the family. The decline of Cultural Catholicism was largely driving the decline.

In recent years, the motives have been deeply personal, an individual desire rather than social conformity. I think that explains the surge in vocations vs overall numbers.

(cont)

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 11, 2026 09:40 AM (ZOv7s)

155 It's nice to see evidence of someone's prayers being answered.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 11, 2026 09:40 AM (0U5gm)

156 Our outgoing bishop (Earl Boyea) has been surprisingly visible over the last few years. Hardly saw him, but after Covid, I think he was radicalized (in a good way) and started doing public processions, even held a Mass at the Breslin Center. Very much about doing "shows of force" to raise the visibility of the Church, especially on campus.

It's working. Surging seminarians, vocations, massive numbers of conversions this year, the most in 20 years.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 11, 2026 09:34 AM (ZOv7s)

We're also seeing increased here in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. We've had public processions in Cincinnati.

Who'd a thunk it? Publicly proclaim the truth of the Catholic Church, and people will respond.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 09:40 AM (ksbjf)

157 Eromeros crave prayers for Mrs. E, she has been diagnosed with Lymphoma, so she begins infusions on April 23.
Posted by: Eromero at April 11, 2026 09:39 AM (LHPAg)
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Prayer for a complete and speedy healing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 11, 2026 09:41 AM (RIvkX)

158 Prayers said, good morning!

Posted by: Piper at April 11, 2026 09:43 AM (p4NUW)

159 What is also significant is the reason for conversion. ...The decline of Cultural Catholicism was largely driving the decline.

In recent years, the motives have been deeply personal, an individual desire rather than social conformity. I think that explains the surge in vocations vs overall numbers.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 11, 2026 09:40 AM (ZOv7s)

At this year's Easter Vigil, I saw two very elderly men come into the Church. When you're 70-80-90, that's not a casual decision.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 09:43 AM (ksbjf)

160 "Sverige har nu mer än 6000% fler rapporterade våldtäkter per 100 000 invånare än Polen.

Sverige har nu mer än 600% fler rapporterade våldtäkter per 100 000 invånare än El Salvador.

Detta är totalt katastrof för vårt land."

Posted by: runner

Say that to my face!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 11, 2026 09:44 AM (ndZc7)

161 At this year's Easter Vigil, I saw two very elderly men come into the Church. When you're 70-80-90, that's not a casual decision.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop

That is beautiful. No age too old

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 11, 2026 09:44 AM (LmPA0)

162 Prayers for Eromero and Mrs E.

Peace be with you all.

I’m still struggling. Last week did a number on my head and yesterday was awful. I’m afraid.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 11, 2026 09:45 AM (A5RD0)

163 I’m still struggling. Last week did a number on my head and yesterday was awful. I’m afraid.
Posted by: nurse ratched

What happened?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 11, 2026 09:46 AM (LmPA0)

164 Another characteristic of these new converts is that they have a very good understanding of the basics concerning the doctrines of the Catholic Church.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 11, 2026 09:46 AM (ksbjf)

165 147 Eromeros crave prayers for Mrs. E, she has been diagnosed with Lymphoma, so she begins infusions on April 23.
Posted by: Eromero at April 11, 2026 09:39 AM (LHPAg)

She'll be in my prayers, Eromero.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 11, 2026 09:46 AM (h7ZuX)

166 (cont) This also rebuts the claim that more people are leaving the Church than entering it. A big reason is that they are leaving the visible part: dying. Love 'em or hate 'em, the leading edge of Boomers is getting up there. This is just the way things are, so the absolute numbers will fall.

The Church is also losing a lot of liberal Catholics, who are seeing icons go back up on the plain white walls and beige paint being stripped from the pews. The tan carpets are being torn out and the beautiful tiled floors repaired. They don't like Latin creeping into the Novus Ordo Mass, but the young people love it.

It's a cliche to say the young are out future, but swarms of college kids finding faith is more important than keeping seasoned citizens happy, and yes, our parish is seeing donations drop even as Mass attendance soars.

(cont)

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 11, 2026 09:46 AM (ZOv7s)

167 (cont) I'll close with some family anecdata. My Catholic grandparents had five children. Between them, they produced only five grandchildren for them.

Those grandchildren produced six children, three of which are mine. At last report, perhaps one of the five kids is still Catholic. Five of their six great-grandkids and both of their great-great-grandkids are Catholic. Evelyn Waugh smiles.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 11, 2026 09:48 AM (ZOv7s)

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