5. Thomas Becket’s Christmas
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Monday, December 29, 2008 9:14 AM
For each of the 12 days of Christmas, I’ll review and fill out one of the “12 Ways of Christmas” …
It’s the feast of St. Thomas Becket. We watched the movie Becket on one of our “Catholic movie nights” and found:
1. It’s awkward to watch with kids. Lots of fast-forwarding through womanizing escapades.
2. In the film, Becket’s life follows this trajectory: The personal... READ MORE
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4. Voting Rick Warren’s Rights
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Sunday, December 28, 2008 3:03 AM
For each of the 12 days of Christmas, I’ll review and fill out one of the “12 Ways of Christmas” …
In this photo Tom McFeely posted a couple of weeks ago, a woman’s sign asks: “When can we vote on your rights, Rick Warren?”
She was upset at Rick Warren’s involvement in the inauguration of Barack Obama, even though he was a leader in California’s Proposition 8 campaign to end... READ MORE
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3. God the Baby
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Saturday, December 27, 2008 2:52 AM
For each of the 12 days of Christmas, I’ll review and fill out one of the “12 Ways of Christmas” …
1. “God was a baby.”
2. “God nursed.”
3. “God was an embryo.”
4. “God was a zygote.”
5. “Mary is the Mother of God.”
These are shocking statements that are nonetheless true, because Christ is one person with two natures. The two natures were human and divine. The One... READ MORE
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2. Papal Christmas Foolishness
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Friday, December 26, 2008 3:47 AM
For each of the 12 days of Christmas, I’ll review and fill out one of the “12 Ways of Christmas” …
Pope Benedict’s recently described how Christ’s cross is a “stumbling block” to the Jews and “foolishness” to the Greeks. This is appropriate on the feast of St. Stephen, the first martyr, and also for the second day of Christmas: You can replace “cross” with “manger”... READ MORE
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1. God Loves Stories
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Thursday, December 25, 2008 3:42 AM
For each of the 12 days of Christmas, I’ll review and fill out one of the “12 Ways of Christmas” …
Christmas would also have a different character if it weren’t for Charles Dickens, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and even Clement Clark Moore.
And that’s not to mention Charles Schulz, Frank Capra, Dr. Seuss and even Robert L. May (the Montgomery Ward employee who created Rudolph the... READ MORE
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