Friday, June 14, 2002 * Father Ted's Happiness Chapel Day started off fairly well. Good coffee, good talk, bad situations, sad situations, and the will to 'hang in there' despite all of it. Fragments of conversation: "It can't get any worse..." "Oh, don't say that. It can ALWAYS get worse." ...and it did. Again it seems to come down to it NOT being what is thrown at us, but HOW WE HANDLE what is thrown at us. The old "stiff upper lip" and all that? Maybe. Maybe not. We're each individuals. My stiff upper lip could be your right cross or vice versa. This too shall pass... {It's Ok if you don't quite get what this is about. It's kind of personal, but relevant enough for me to rant a bit.} ~~~~~~~~~~~ and I have to have a little bit to say about 'The Bishops' Conference'. Yes, I'm Catholic. No, the scandal doesn't shake my Faith. Why would a man (or men's) sins shake my Faith. They are men... supposedly in the service of God, but men. If and when they commit a sin, that's between them and God (and/or the Church as the case may be) If and when they commit a crime, that's between them and the Judicial System. Some crimes may have tolerence levels - like the 3 strikes, you're out for 3 time offenders for whatever... some crimes have 0 tolerence levels - which I believe is the case here. A person must be accountable for his/her actions. God may forgive them. Even some people may forgive them. But they are still accountable to both God (one day) and man (now). Not real sure what all the discussion is about. Seems pretty clear to me... (but then, what do I know?) {The opinion expressed here is not necessarily the opinion of this station or channel or website... it is my own... for what it's worth.} ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm on a roll here so please forgive me if I go on... It's not often that things tick me off. Generally I just roll with the punches, but today or today's insights have me reeling. Course I have to be careful as I've become aware that certain people read my journal (you know who you are, don't you?) and thus, have a not so secret access to my innermost deliberatings. That's OK, because I love you and trust you to tred lightly. You've been invited... so be respectful. Well, I was going to go on, but have thought better of it. The day actually evolved quite nicely with a lovely lunch, a quiet supper, and a good video (Kate and Leopold). So perhaps that's something... Let's call it a night. Rian |
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