Attention, St. Bloggers! Did you know that your bishop may be reading your blog? Jamie of Ad Limina Apostolorum found out that an off-the-cuff remark he made about the Bishop of Colorado Springs had a wider audience than he expected:
"If you posted this…
"'[Bishop Michael] Sheridan, by the way, is a hulking beast of a man, with shoulders as broad as a gorilla and a frat boy haircut, and a glance that lets you know he could kill you in less than three seconds.’
"And got this in your comment box…
"’Jamie, It was great meeting you in the hotel lobby at WYD. I really must have intimidated you. Of course, I could kill you in three seconds — but I never would. Is a frat boy haircut a good thing?
"’+MJS
"’Bishop Michael Sheridan Homepage 08.29.05 – 2:53 pm’
"Would you be worried?
"P.S. I got an email from one of his staff today, who just wanted to assure me that it was Bishop Sheridan who posted to my blog. He’s proud of his bishop for being ‘hip’ enough to post in a combox."
(Nod to Disputations for the link.)
I always thought it would be cool if a bishop joined St. Blog’s Parish. We have priests and nuns, so why not a bishop? And I was right. It is cool to have a bishop in the parish, even if only for a brief visit.
Now, who do we apply to have an episcopal ordinary assigned to St. Blog’s? 😉
agree with everything, except about a bp joining SBP: i get an inquiry or two a year about “joining the Catholic Church on-line.” a bp there would make it worse! he he he.
You would, of course, need to be recognized as a diocese. To cut through all the red tape, go right to the top. See if the blogger at Musum Pontificalis could be of some aid.
Perhaps St. Blogs can be transformed into a personal prelature.
They could make him the head of the Geek Orthodox.
hehe confirmation is cool 😉 Yeah, hey man. I like that there’re bishops and other folks out there who do “normal” things like post comments on blogs. In some ways, the web is an equalizer.
Isn’t our bishop great?
If any Bishop is reading this blog, I only have one thing to say: GET BACK TO WORK!
just kidding 😉
How about if you intend for your Confirmation name to be one thing, but at the actual Confirmation, you give your real name accidentally? Or does it really matter, regardless of one’s boneheaded mistake? And are Saints’ names recorded in one’s records?