Worth A Thousand Words, And Then Some

6 Responses to “Worth A Thousand Words, And Then Some”

1. James, on July 7th, 2008 Said:

   High Mass with Deacon and Sub-Deacon. Amazing that the altar is still in place, considering the bomb-sized hole in the wall.

2. Dale Price, on July 7th, 2008 Said:

   I remember a story about an older German Catholic couple. Our troops had arrived in their town, and the Germans were worried about how they would be treated. They’d heard the stories about Soviet vengeance, and while they knew it wouldn’t be that bad, they were still unsure what would happen.

   The American troops commenced a house to house search, and entered this older couple’s home. The Germans had a large crucifix on the wall, and both the soldiers checking their home crossed themselves when they saw it. The Germans gasped in relief and did the same, which caused the soldiers to smile sheepishly. No problems from then on.

3. Tadhg Seamus, on July 8th, 2008 Said:

   I use this picture as my e-mail sig. Underneath it, I have the following quotation:

   My hopes, however, were shattered.
   What totally derailed the liturgical renewal, from the point of view of this bishop in the trenches,
   was the decision of Pope John Paul II,
   made, I am sure, with great anguish,
   to grant in 1984 the indult that allowed the Tridentine usage to flourish again.”
   —Rembert Weakland

4. Terry, on July 9th, 2008 Said:

   I had the opposite reaction: there are no words to describe the picture.

   Similar to Dale’s story is the commentary on the miniseries Band of Brothers about a 101st Airborne unit in WWII. One of the American soldiers talked about seeing a captured German soldier praying from his Catholic prayer book, which made him realize that in the end they were the same and probably would have been friends had the situation been different. Universal indeed.

5. Steve Skojec, on July 9th, 2008 Said:

   One of the American soldiers talked about seeing a captured German soldier praying from his Catholic prayer book, which made him realize that in the end they were the same and probably would have been friends had the situation been different. Universal indeed.

   Imagine how much harder WWI must have been in that regard. I think that Le Joyeux Noel is a moving exposition of that theme.

6. Terry, on July 9th, 2008 Said:

   And into the queue it went. Thanks Steve!

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