Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Ha!!! Take THAT leader of the pro-life movement who so quickly dismissed my concerns!!!!!
Sisters of Mother Teresa: Disabled Children are 'the Wealth of the Church'
Monday, January 25, 2010
What does pro-life mean?
Everybody else seems to 'vent' on their blogs so I'm going to do this just once. I promise. I'm entertaining this thought that if Catholics truly want to bring people home to the Church, we need to walk the walk. It reminds me of when I was out to dinner with a family of pro-life, skirt wearing, retreat-going Catholics whom everyone pointed to as a holy example. Yet these holy children wouldn't sit next to my handicapped daughter. Hello??? What's wrong with that picture? And that's one of the many times she has been shunned by so-called holy, pro-life Catholics. What conclusions am I to draw from this? To be a good Catholic, I must ignore my own daughter? People like 'us' cannot be good Catholics because of her handicap? Or because we don't wear skirts or go on retreats? And whenever I try to discuss this with someone in the Church, I've been cut off (by a priest), accused of being angry and judgemental (by a national leader in the pro-life movement who's name I won't mention because I'm sure Catholics would recognize her name) or it's pooh-poohed along the same lines as the sex abuse scandal ("It was only 1% of the priests, what's the big deal?")
I also read that 31% of the abortions are done on Catholic women. That's higher than non-believers! And I heard that some supposed Catholic women have those abortions because the unborn baby is diagnosed with a disability. Are they choosing abortion because they know what kind of 'acceptance' that child will have? What's going on here?
Now I realize we are all imperfect and could easily all go to Confession on a daily basis with plenty of material but aren't we truly called to try to see Christ's face in all, even in those less perfect that our skirt-wearing, retreat-going selves? It's like some poeple have elevated the Catholic faith to THEIR liking and they judge everyone around them according to THEIR standards. It's nuts! Is that how Catholicism is supposed to work?
I tried to implement a 'ministry to the handicapped' at my local parish and the priest told me that the parish counsel "wanted nothing to do with it".
Do people realize that this mentality is 3 steps away from eugenics? "You don't deserve to be my friend"..."You don't deserve to be Catholic"...."You don't deserve to be alive". It's wrong and we all need to stop it...and take ourselves down from that pedestal we've created for ourselves and really start seeing God's face in everyone...and (hang onto your hats here, folks) even befriend those who are handicapped. Ok, not all handicapped people are nice people just like not all able-bodied people are nice people...but can we be open to it? Aren't we supposed to be?
Remember the Holocaust? Hitler's T-4 project? I can see that happening here, easy. There's no one to stand up for them now just like there was no one to stand up for them then. Ya think that'll reflect well when we're judged? Aren't we supposed to be a voice for those who don't have a voice? Or will doing so get our pretty little skirts dirty?
Whew...ok...I'm done, and true to my word I will not post again. This blog was intended for a specific purpose...for my kids to practice their writing skills by writing about their interests. And that's what it will remain. Thank you for listening.
I also read that 31% of the abortions are done on Catholic women. That's higher than non-believers! And I heard that some supposed Catholic women have those abortions because the unborn baby is diagnosed with a disability. Are they choosing abortion because they know what kind of 'acceptance' that child will have? What's going on here?
Now I realize we are all imperfect and could easily all go to Confession on a daily basis with plenty of material but aren't we truly called to try to see Christ's face in all, even in those less perfect that our skirt-wearing, retreat-going selves? It's like some poeple have elevated the Catholic faith to THEIR liking and they judge everyone around them according to THEIR standards. It's nuts! Is that how Catholicism is supposed to work?
I tried to implement a 'ministry to the handicapped' at my local parish and the priest told me that the parish counsel "wanted nothing to do with it".
Do people realize that this mentality is 3 steps away from eugenics? "You don't deserve to be my friend"..."You don't deserve to be Catholic"...."You don't deserve to be alive". It's wrong and we all need to stop it...and take ourselves down from that pedestal we've created for ourselves and really start seeing God's face in everyone...and (hang onto your hats here, folks) even befriend those who are handicapped. Ok, not all handicapped people are nice people just like not all able-bodied people are nice people...but can we be open to it? Aren't we supposed to be?
Remember the Holocaust? Hitler's T-4 project? I can see that happening here, easy. There's no one to stand up for them now just like there was no one to stand up for them then. Ya think that'll reflect well when we're judged? Aren't we supposed to be a voice for those who don't have a voice? Or will doing so get our pretty little skirts dirty?
Whew...ok...I'm done, and true to my word I will not post again. This blog was intended for a specific purpose...for my kids to practice their writing skills by writing about their interests. And that's what it will remain. Thank you for listening.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Steve & Gianna's Cooking Challenge
And the challenge was: tilapia, apple, graham crackers and water chestnuts. The result? Sweet on Fish.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Reveiw of Halo 3: ODST
About 3 weeks ago the american version of the new Halo game Halo 3: ODST came out. It is a "different" type of Halo game. For one it has no apperance of Master Chief, the main character for the other 3 Halo games. In Halo 3: ODST, you are and ODST, Orbital Drop Shock Trooper, which is a step down from the Spartan soldier. An ODST is weaker than a Spartan, for one they dont have a shield, second they arn't as strong phisically, third they can't duel weild, and fourth they take less bullets before dying. While some say that this is the worst of the Halo games, most agree this is a nice Halo game with more challenges and benafits...
In Halo 3 the coveted R.E.C.O.N armor was the most coveted and impossiblr armor to get, the only way to get it back then was to become an employee of Bungie or to impress them with a map or video...but now there is another way. Since Halo 3: ODST came out people have been striving to get all the Vidmaster achivements, why? Because if you get all the Vidmasters in Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST, 7 altogether, will unlock you the R.E.C.O.N armor is you have a valid Windows Live ID on Bungie.net. There are 2 R.E.C.O.N armor types, the Halo 3: ODST R.E.C.O.N which is a Firefight, Halo version of Nazi Zombies from Call of Duty: World at War or Horde mode from Gears of War 2, character with the R.E.C.O.N helmet but is not useable in Halo 3 Matchmaking, and the Halo 3 R.E.C.O.N armor which is useable in the Halo 3 Matchmaking. The Halo 3: ODST R.E.C.O.N armor is unlocked by beating the campaign on ledgendary which may sound easy but proves to be a challenge is soloing it. And the Halo 3 R.E.C.O.N armor is unlocked, as i said earlier, by completeing all the Vidmaster achivements on LIVE, meaning must have a gold membership. Next, Campaign and more firefight details.
The Halo 3: ODST campaign is one of the most hardest campaigns i have played in my years of video game playing. The Brutes, new elites, are way to overpowered on ledgendary even normal. You die in 2-3 shots of a decently powered weapon. And the levels seem to drag on forever. BUT! it is also one of the best campaigns i have played, because it is a great challenge for people who say they are the "best" FPS, First Person Shooter, players in the world... and im not saying i am, I SUCK! Also the story flows nicely with some nice twists and turns in it. Another cool and unique feature about the campaign is that you play as 5 different players throught the course of the campaign, Buck, the Rookie, Mickey, Romeo, and Dutch, each with a different part in the progress of the liberation of New Mombasa, a futuristic African city where the story takes place which the Covanent, enemies, breached and invaded. Now lets get to Firefight. It is just like Horde mode and Nazi Zombies but unlike Nazi Zombies they shoot back! In the lobby you can choose the map, which are unlocked throught the course of the campaign but some are unlocked already, the difficulty; Easy, Normal, Heroic, and Ledgendary, and the silver skulls which you unlock in Halo 3 campaign which are; Cowbell, IWBYD, Grunt B-Day, and Mythic, i think. The Vidmaster: Endure, the most impossible one there is, is done on Firefight with 4 people online on Heroic difficulty and lasting past the 4th set on any map. I wish you luck with Endure.
I would give this came a 9 out of 10 due to the difficulty of the Vidmasters and the difficulty of the campaign. So my final comment on this game would be GO GET IT IT ROCKS!!! Also i need some help with my last 2 Vidmasters... my GT is Th3 Xtr3m3 and i play on weekends and holidays... send me a message and/or and invite and ill see what days im free and we can do them. Good luck to all and i hope you like this reveiw on Halo 3: ODST, Best Halo Game Ever.
In Halo 3 the coveted R.E.C.O.N armor was the most coveted and impossiblr armor to get, the only way to get it back then was to become an employee of Bungie or to impress them with a map or video...but now there is another way. Since Halo 3: ODST came out people have been striving to get all the Vidmaster achivements, why? Because if you get all the Vidmasters in Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST, 7 altogether, will unlock you the R.E.C.O.N armor is you have a valid Windows Live ID on Bungie.net. There are 2 R.E.C.O.N armor types, the Halo 3: ODST R.E.C.O.N which is a Firefight, Halo version of Nazi Zombies from Call of Duty: World at War or Horde mode from Gears of War 2, character with the R.E.C.O.N helmet but is not useable in Halo 3 Matchmaking, and the Halo 3 R.E.C.O.N armor which is useable in the Halo 3 Matchmaking. The Halo 3: ODST R.E.C.O.N armor is unlocked by beating the campaign on ledgendary which may sound easy but proves to be a challenge is soloing it. And the Halo 3 R.E.C.O.N armor is unlocked, as i said earlier, by completeing all the Vidmaster achivements on LIVE, meaning must have a gold membership. Next, Campaign and more firefight details.
The Halo 3: ODST campaign is one of the most hardest campaigns i have played in my years of video game playing. The Brutes, new elites, are way to overpowered on ledgendary even normal. You die in 2-3 shots of a decently powered weapon. And the levels seem to drag on forever. BUT! it is also one of the best campaigns i have played, because it is a great challenge for people who say they are the "best" FPS, First Person Shooter, players in the world... and im not saying i am, I SUCK! Also the story flows nicely with some nice twists and turns in it. Another cool and unique feature about the campaign is that you play as 5 different players throught the course of the campaign, Buck, the Rookie, Mickey, Romeo, and Dutch, each with a different part in the progress of the liberation of New Mombasa, a futuristic African city where the story takes place which the Covanent, enemies, breached and invaded. Now lets get to Firefight. It is just like Horde mode and Nazi Zombies but unlike Nazi Zombies they shoot back! In the lobby you can choose the map, which are unlocked throught the course of the campaign but some are unlocked already, the difficulty; Easy, Normal, Heroic, and Ledgendary, and the silver skulls which you unlock in Halo 3 campaign which are; Cowbell, IWBYD, Grunt B-Day, and Mythic, i think. The Vidmaster: Endure, the most impossible one there is, is done on Firefight with 4 people online on Heroic difficulty and lasting past the 4th set on any map. I wish you luck with Endure.
I would give this came a 9 out of 10 due to the difficulty of the Vidmasters and the difficulty of the campaign. So my final comment on this game would be GO GET IT IT ROCKS!!! Also i need some help with my last 2 Vidmasters... my GT is Th3 Xtr3m3 and i play on weekends and holidays... send me a message and/or and invite and ill see what days im free and we can do them. Good luck to all and i hope you like this reveiw on Halo 3: ODST, Best Halo Game Ever.
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
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