tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post3978008614991193986..comments2023-10-31T11:50:09.773+00:00Comments on Mulier Fortis: Six Years Already... Ad Multos Annos!Mulier Fortishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01186202810919174492noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-89110988883052839772011-05-16T17:34:22.331+01:002011-05-16T17:34:22.331+01:00Fr. Burke ROCKS!! just like the Cardinal whose nam...Fr. Burke ROCKS!! just like the Cardinal whose name he shares.Just another mad Catholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503510474554718305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-71425750264683694512011-04-27T08:49:17.116+01:002011-04-27T08:49:17.116+01:00Can't remember when I heard the news.
But t...Can't remember when I heard the news. <br /><br />But the next morning, I was so happy that I kicked a stone as though I was a schoolboy once again.<br /><br />Being now middle aged, I fell and twisted my ankle. Still, I have retained the joy, and have forgotten the pain.Felixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015601189341663387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-2676853150443641762011-04-20T18:35:10.843+01:002011-04-20T18:35:10.843+01:00Sorry Fr. Burke. I couldn't look back at the ...Sorry Fr. Burke. I couldn't look back at the interview in the middle of my post, and I remembered it wrongly. Well perhaps I could have now I think about it, but I didn't. I enjoy the cat posts too, I was just having problems posting when they were up. I loved the story of how they got used to going outside. Cats are smart.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198856128213307540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-31606765545643223322011-04-20T12:11:47.108+01:002011-04-20T12:11:47.108+01:00We watched the whole affair on television and when...We watched the whole affair on television and when the name Ratzinger was announced I thought I had misheard, it took a few seconds to sink in and then I think we opened a bottle of fizzy stuff and walked six inches above the ground for quite a few hours.Richard Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-43683036623055237802011-04-20T10:21:27.622+01:002011-04-20T10:21:27.622+01:00I was in my parish youth group when one of the Ora...I was in my parish youth group when one of the Oratorians burst in telling us there was white smoke and so we all huddled round the TV in the parish centre to watch what was happening. Shortly afterwards my mum came to pick me up, tooting the car's horn all the way through the streets of Oxford!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16841687687819002194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-20725978168648742612011-04-19T23:37:59.338+01:002011-04-19T23:37:59.338+01:00I admit that I laughed when Christina Odoni said, ...I admit that I laughed when Christina Odoni said, "compassion not fashion" :)Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076215213828545013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-73032232787475849252011-04-19T22:46:59.183+01:002011-04-19T22:46:59.183+01:00Elizabeth - Fr. Baker??? do you mean Fr. Burke?
;...Elizabeth - Fr. Baker??? do you mean Fr. Burke?<br /><br />;-pMulier Fortishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186202810919174492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-70263208423969916952011-04-19T22:38:42.279+01:002011-04-19T22:38:42.279+01:00I was sitting watching the TV all alone and when t...I was sitting watching the TV all alone and when the news was announced I cheered and cried at the same time. I couldn't believe the Cardinals had made the right choice!! Finally!!<br />It's funny that in the interview the announcer "gets it" and is trying to help explain why the Church can't change her teachings to a "liberal" Catholic. Fr Baker did a good job too.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198856128213307540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-55341832962652537102011-04-19T22:29:18.439+01:002011-04-19T22:29:18.439+01:00I remember being glued to the TV and then the phon...I remember being glued to the TV and then the phone rang. I wanted to ignore it, but my husband picked it up - it was ny brother, telling me there was white smoke - which I knew as I was glued to the TV... I had a job to thank him civilly! Then, of course, the unbelievable moment!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-62397005306394653342011-04-19T21:38:03.332+01:002011-04-19T21:38:03.332+01:00It's becoming one of those 'where were you...It's becoming one of those 'where were you when . . .' moments, isn't it?<br /><br />I do remember exactly. I was at home glued to the TV having had to miss our annual retreat as a couple (for some reason I can't remember). I remember texting the news to other members of our group who had no TV or internet access on retreat. Smart phones hadn't been invented, or at least, were not commonly available.Idle Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583960388335420573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-15367753427343916332011-04-19T19:15:11.238+01:002011-04-19T19:15:11.238+01:00A text from number four son: "White smoke fro...A text from number four son: "White smoke from the Vatican; turn on the television NOW!" As I did so I said to my husband: "Wouldn't it be wonderful if it were Cardinal Ratzinger and he chose the name Benedict!" I make no claim to prophecy - it was purely wishful thinking - but our youngest son was named after Pope John Paul and we have a grandson called Benedict. Watching the recording again (as well as Fr Burke's excellent defence of truth on Newsnight) I can relive the joy of that day. Ad multos annos indeed!Mater marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16589638988003289809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-9659967108670691062011-04-19T18:18:29.297+01:002011-04-19T18:18:29.297+01:00I don't remember where I was at the time, othe...I don't remember where I was at the time, other than I was still in college, and I was a little apprehensive, since I'd never known any other Pope besides JPII and there were a lot of bad rumors swirling around about him. Fortunately I have a great pastor, who turned it into a teaching moment :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803580879099485370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-3752053820190936702011-04-19T14:57:35.079+01:002011-04-19T14:57:35.079+01:00Sadly, I was still fallen away from the Church at ...Sadly, I was still fallen away from the Church at the time, though I was a bit interested. I remember seeing the story on Yahoo, though, and thinking, "Cardinal Ratzinger, really?" I knew only a little about him back then. Now, thankfully, I know better. I love my Pope!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com