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I saw him on camera today and wondered why someone didn't tell him that it looked like he had a third eye. Then I remembered...
Ivan Seeking said:I saw him on camera today and wondered why someone didn't tell him that it looked like he had a third eye. Then I remembered...
Biden is Catholic and the faithful get "annointed" with ashes on Ash Wednesday - Tuesday was Mardi Gras - last day to party.Chi Meson said:I'm not following you...
...no, I don't get it.
lisab said:
I remember seeing the same marks on the foreheads of a (large) family in the grocery store a few years back...and wondering, what the...?
Ivan Seeking said:I remember knowing that other people were looking at us and thinking, "what the...?". IIRC, we were supposed to wear the ashes as a sort of badge of honor. I'm not sure if it is a public declaration of one's Catholicism, or just a tradition.
S_Happens said:Wow, I remember doing that as a kid...
I can't recall why you wore it all day either.
S_Happens said:Yes, from 1st-5th grade.
No, I wasn't molested...
physics girl phd said:I thought in lieu of finding an Ash Wednesday pic of Joe Biden, I'd throw in this link:
http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/joe_biden_clean_coal.jpg
I think you can still sue for loss of self esteem. They were just saying you were a really unattractive childIvan Seeking said:I was never aware of any problems with Priests either.
Ours used long wooden pointers with the black rubber tips. For minor offenses, you'd be ordered to hold out your hand (whack! across the palm) and for more serious ones, palm-down to gently caress the knuckles (crack!). One day, Mother Superior left her pointer after giving me a little lesson in diligence (not learning all the Catechism assignment) and left the room for a minute or two. I hid her pointer. Another kid (sniveling little suck-up in pigtails) ratted me out, earning me a palm-down lesson.mgb_phys said:ps. Did you have the Nuns from Blues Brothers as well ? I think I still have the ruler scars on my knuckles
Ivan Seeking said:Haha, checkout the hit rate on this thread.
mgb_phys said:I think you can still sue for loss of self esteem. They were just saying you were a really unattractive child
ps. Did you have the Nuns from Blues Brothers as well ? I think I still have the ruler scars on my knuckles
I went to public school, Ivan, but our religious education was conducted by nuns from a nearby convent. Some of the young initiates in the brown habits were pretty, and were nice, but the older nuns were often rigid disciplinarians. Mother Superior was the worst by far! Starting early Sunday morning until Mass, we were in HER world, and it was often not fun.Ivan Seeking said:Turbo, I didn't realize that you are a former salt-and-pepper.
turbo-1 said:I went to public school, Ivan, but our religious education was conducted by nuns from a nearby convent.
Yes. It was fairly intensive, so it was actually a relief to get to go to Mass afterward. You're just a pup. If any of the hot initiates had brought in music, it would have been Pat Boone, Everly Brothers, or (gasp!) maybe Elvis.Ivan Seeking said:This was in Catechism classes on Sundays?
My 8th-grade teacher was actually a bit on the hot side. Even the habbit couldn't hide the fact that she was a beautiful woman. Of course she was one of the young nuns... I recall that she loved the group Earth, Wind & Fire, and brought her albums to class one day.
turbo-1 said:Yes. It was fairly intensive, so it was actually a relief to get to go to Mass afterward.
If any of the hot initiates had brought in music, it would have been Pat Boone, Everly Brothers, or (gasp!) maybe Elvis.
Erm, aren't there a couple of mexicans in LA?Ivan Seeking said:Catholic School Day at Disneyland! It was closed to the general public. Relatively speaking, we had the run of the place.
Not in our parish. I grew up in mill-towns and the French-Catholic Canadian immigrants couldn't afford to give up some prime overtime hours (Saturday mornings) driving their kids to the church when they could be working. Catechism was after early Mass on Sundays until mid-day Mass - a couple of hours of hell Every Sunday morning. Older kids had catechism after school on weekdays, which gave me an easy out, since I ran cross-country, did downhill and cross-country ski racing, managed the basketball team, and played 2nd base/shortstop in baseball. I also played trumpet, baritone, and French horn in the school bands and sang baritone parts in the chorus. I had to trade a lot of hours around for sports/music/etc to keep my after-school activities all going. Catechism? No time! Believe me, when you are lettering in sports and playing 1st chair horn in the bands and qualifying for All-state music programs and the coaches and music director want to fight it out, there is a LOT of pressure. I decided that I would not attend after-school religious training, and though my mother was hesitant, my father was supportive and family-life got a bit easier.Evo said:Catechism is on Saturdays, at least in Roman Catholic Churches. Sunday is for Mass. Confession is also on Saturday. Confession is not held on Sunday either, so if you didn't confess Saturday, you can't take communion on Sunday.
Evo said:Catechism is on Saturdays, at least in Roman Catholic Churches. Sunday is for Mass. Confession is also on Saturday. Confession is not held on Sunday either, so if you didn't confess Saturday, you can't take communion on Sunday.
BobG said:How does a person know what sins they're going to commit Saturday night?
Then again, they probably couldn't remember them Sunday morning, either.
Of course, if one were sly...
Tommy went to confession and told the priest: "Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. I partook of the forbidden fruit of a fair maiden."
Father: "Oh, you got to learn to resist the temptation, son. Was it Rebecca?"
Tommy: "No, father, I'd rather not say."
Father: "Well, I think 10 Hail Mary's will take care of what you've already done, but you have to promise to be watch out for the allures of evil women. Was it Elizabeth?"
Tommy: "No, father, I don't really think it's my place to talk about the girl. Not nice to kiss and tell, and all that, you know."
Father: "Well, that's a good thing, I guess. But, some of the young ladies around here are nothing but trouble, so you got to watch out. Besides, I'll bet it Theresa, anyway."
After the confession, Tommy's friend, Paddy, asked, "What in the world took you so long. It's not like you've anything worth confessing. You should have been in and out in about 30 seconds."
Tommy: "Maybe I haven't been so lucky in the past, but I've got at least 3 leads for tonight, though."
The smudge on Joe Biden's forehead is most likely ashes from Ash Wednesday, a Christian holiday where ashes are placed on the forehead as a symbol of repentance and mortality.
As a devout Catholic, Joe Biden most likely received ashes on his forehead as a part of the Ash Wednesday tradition.
No, the smudge on Joe Biden's forehead is not a tattoo. It is most likely ashes from Ash Wednesday.
No, the smudge on Joe Biden's forehead does not have any political significance. It is a personal and religious practice for him.
The ashes on Joe Biden's forehead will eventually fade and wear off throughout the day. They are not permanent and will not last longer than a day.