One of the things that has been occupying my time lately is a travelling program we’re having at my school in March. It’s called Challenge Day. It’s quite expensive (of course), and it’s being touted as the best thing to have ever come down the pike. The video introduction to the program called to my mind tent revivals in the South, complete with tears, hands in the air, and other signs of emotional breakdown.
It seems to me that those children would have been better off going to confession.
I don’t know how many readers we have who are in the education business, but I’d appreciate hearing the reaction of somebody who has witnessed this program first-hand before I start recommending students to stay home that day.
Since I take you to be the usual type who frequents this site, I would advise you to stay home yourself and send all the children to shake off the effects of crustacean catholicism. I recommend this program wholeheartedly! Sister Nouveau Mary, OLC
“The usual type who frequents this site”? Hmm. Do I smell a troll?
Bryan, now that I know where you work, I have to ask: how big a problem is violence in your school? It’s not like you’re in Southeast D.C. Other than SUV drivers and road rage, what’s the problem out there?
Troll?! How would you ever guess?
Maybe it’s the “werchurch2@aol.com” (“I Smell Charismatics!” – Orc, line from Return of the King which did not make it to past the cutting floor)email address (which is apparently valid according to AOL), or maybe it’s the notion that a woman supposedly dedicating her life to the Church refers to confession and silent reverence as “crustacean catholicism.”
Only maybe, though ;-)
Speaking of “crustaceans,” she seems a little crabby herself….
Liberal types always are, underneath.
Touchy, touchy, touchy. How quickly the mudslinging begins under criticism. Now I’ve read the d’Aulaires’ work, and I completely understand the veiled reference to troll hags. This just confirms my opinion that the only thing worse than a dead white male is a live one. Peace!
How do you know we’re white, Sister Troll?
I didn’t say white, but rather white male, which (as was so brilliantly explained to us when I was taking my doctorate in extrapolative linguistics at the Institute of Neocatholic Studies of Georgetown University) refers to a mindset rather than to a racial subset. You must learn to read more carefully, my dears, since most of the meaning is between the lines not in them. And now I must get back to redacting this Sunday’s readings.
Does anyone else think that Sr. N-M writes in the style of Mrs. Dashwood at Mommentary?