[american colleen]

I was just thinking about the Blessed Mother's birthday again today... I'd like to know how many Catholic Churches took part in something like "Martin Luther King Day" with ecumenical services this year (mine did), mentioning it in the weekly bulletin and encouraging parishioners to attend "unity services", but didn't bother to do anything special (either in writing or mention) for the Blessed Virgin Mary yesterday.

(For the record, there was very, very little turnout from my parish (like 5 people including the leaders) at the MLK interdenominational service and my parish leaders can't figure out why)

[Aristophanes]

I'd like to know how many Catholic Churches took part in something like "Martin Luther King Day" with ecumenical services this year (mine did), mentioning it in the weekly bulletin and encouraging parishioners to attend "unity services", but didn't bother to do anything special (either in writing or mention) for the Blessed Virgin Mary yesterday.

Careful. If you keep talking like that, you run the risk of being labeled with the dreaded "R" word. In the average priest's estimation, that's the only sin left which will get you an automatic trip to Hell - (if there actually were such a place, don't ya know.)

What I find interesting is the way the "Social[ist] Justice Committee" at my wife's parish gets so worked up over Labor Day, capital punishment, and AIDS awareness, but never quite gets around to condemning abortion. If abortion is not a social justice issue, what is?

On second thought, I should probably be glad they don't address abortion - I shudder to think which side they'd come down against.

Schism? What schism?