tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18853193.post116181861854526870..comments2024-03-23T05:16:23.443-05:00Comments on The Lair of the Catholic Cavemen: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18853193.post-1161857569625158522006-10-26T05:12:00.000-05:002006-10-26T05:12:00.000-05:00Sr Mary Martha,Hold a grudge? Absolutely not. If a...Sr Mary Martha,<BR/><BR/>Hold a grudge? Absolutely not. If anything, this is a dig at the Pavlovian Dogs at the Diocese of Gaylord. <BR/><BR/>Just because someone uses the phrase "Native American Traditions" is no reason for them to wet their collective pants and start drooling. <BR/><BR/>Some NA traditions were actually quite barbaric (and thankfully abandoned). Some NA traditions were actually quite pagan (and sadly, embraced by some within The Catholic Church).<BR/><BR/>This post was just my gentle way of pointing that out to the good folks up Michigan way.<BR/><BR/>.....and for some odd reason, the warnings given to us by Our Lady of Akita keep popping into my head.Kevin Whitemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019976622801954677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18853193.post-1161840404633614202006-10-26T00:26:00.000-05:002006-10-26T00:26:00.000-05:00hmmm....As I recall the fingers the Iroquois chewe...hmmm....As I recall the fingers the Iroquois chewed off were the fingers the priest uses to hold the host. They knew about his consecrated fingers. The Pope had to give him special permission to say Mass with his remaining fingers. At least he had enough fingers left to count the number of people he and his fellows actually converted...one. And it wasn't Kateri...she was a Huron.<BR/><BR/>I guess I have to re read your post. Are you thinking we should hold a grudge on behalf of the tortured North American Martyrs?Sister Mary Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18853193.post-1161824122685974462006-10-25T19:55:00.000-05:002006-10-25T19:55:00.000-05:00Not much there I can disagree with. Excellent post...Not much there I can disagree with. Excellent post, Dave.Kevin Whitemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019976622801954677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18853193.post-1161821707327129142006-10-25T19:15:00.000-05:002006-10-25T19:15:00.000-05:00And remember that Bl. Kateri turned her back on ma...And remember that Bl. Kateri turned her back on many of her peoples ways when she embraced the One, True Church. <BR/><BR/>No Catholic Church, no <B>Blessed</B> Kateri. Just another heathen. <BR/><BR/>But just for the heck of it, I'll ask my main question again... <I>Why in the hell do we need "smudging" and "cleansing smoke" to purify a Catholic church? And since when do Catholics need to pass through such to reach "physical, spiritual and emotional balance"?</I>Kevin Whitemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019976622801954677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18853193.post-1161821042073359152006-10-25T19:04:00.000-05:002006-10-25T19:04:00.000-05:00Also remember that the same people who tortured St...Also remember that the same people who tortured St. Jean also produced Bl. Kateri Tekakwitha.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01194200955033642204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18853193.post-1161820670337123002006-10-25T18:57:00.000-05:002006-10-25T18:57:00.000-05:00There are cultural adaptations and cultural adapta...There are cultural adaptations and cultural adaptations. I don't mind seeing Our Lord attired in a chief's robes. After all, He never wore a medieval king's ermine or a Byzantine emperor's rainment, yet we portray Him so. Neither would I mind using sage or cedar as incense <I>if they simply use it as incense</I>. Incense has always been made of materials at hand, and I do know of some "traditional" blends which have cedar in them.<BR/><BR/>All that being said, I do think that a lot of "Native American spirituality" is hooey. I know a number of Indians who think so, and get mighty pissed when the palefaces co-opt and distort things for their own selfish gain.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01194200955033642204noreply@blogger.com