This Week's Show (May 19, 2005)

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HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Why is the term for "saint" spelled different ways in Greek? Are there different meanings for it?
  • What are some manuscript errors in the Douay-Rheims? Is this the most accurate Bible?
  • Where does it say in the Bible that God can’t forgive someone without repentance?
  • Priest forgot the Words of Institution at Mass and had to be reminded to say them. Does the consecration occur at this point or at the Epiklesis? Would it have been invalid if he didn’t say them?
  • When Matt. 1:25 says that Joseph did’t know Mary "until" she bore a son, does this imply that she didn’t remain a virgin?
  • An order priest told teenagers that there will certainly be women priests in the future. Should caller contact his superior or the local bishop?
  • Why should Catholics try to impose no same-sex "marriages" on society if they don’t impose other things, like going to Church on Sunday, on society?
  • How could Jesus say that he didn’t know when the end of the world will be if he is God and should kno everything?
  • Can a Catholic attend a wedding between a Muslim and a non-practicing Catholic?
  • What is the Masoretic Text?

This Week’s Show (May 19, 2005)

LISTEN TO THE SHOW.

DOWNLOAD THE SHOW.

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Why is the term for "saint" spelled different ways in Greek? Are there different meanings for it?
  • What are some manuscript errors in the Douay-Rheims? Is this the most accurate Bible?
  • Where does it say in the Bible that God can’t forgive someone without repentance?
  • Priest forgot the Words of Institution at Mass and had to be reminded to say them. Does the consecration occur at this point or at the Epiklesis? Would it have been invalid if he didn’t say them?
  • When Matt. 1:25 says that Joseph did’t know Mary "until" she bore a son, does this imply that she didn’t remain a virgin?
  • An order priest told teenagers that there will certainly be women priests in the future. Should caller contact his superior or the local bishop?
  • Why should Catholics try to impose no same-sex "marriages" on society if they don’t impose other things, like going to Church on Sunday, on society?
  • How could Jesus say that he didn’t know when the end of the world will be if he is God and should kno everything?
  • Can a Catholic attend a wedding between a Muslim and a non-practicing Catholic?
  • What is the Masoretic Text?

Riddle Me This…

GorshinFrank Gorshin, best known as Batman’s arch nemesis "The Riddler" on the original television series, has passed away at the age of 72. He had been suffering from emphysema and pneumonia. He was a prodigious talent, with a range of facial and bodily expression to rival Jim Carrey.

A master impressionist (back when that sort of comedy was "in"), Gorshin starred in one of my favorite comedy shows of all time, "The Copycats", which was basically a sketch show that also starred Rich Little, Charlie Callas, Marilyn Michaels and Fred Travalena (of Simpsons fame), among others. I loved this show.

I would get testy if the house was not sufficiently quiet when it was on. These people weren’t just dressed and made-up to look like the celebs they imitated, but actually spent many hours studying their habits and voices until the resemblance was uncanny, as well as hilarious. Hardly anyone does impressions today. It’s not considered "edgy" I guess. Dana Carvey is the last comic I know of who bothered enough to do dead-on impressions (his Jimmy Stuart, for instance).

I was nuts for the Batman series too, though, and hated to miss an episode in which Gorshin played the Riddler, a role for which he snagged an Emmy nomination. Not impressed yet? Consider this:

He also is remembered by "Star Trek" fans for his memorable
guest performance on that show as Commissioner Bele, a
half-black, half-white alien who appeared in a favorite episode
"Let That Be Your Last Battlefield," a parable on race
relations.

Not many who ever saw the original Star Trek series could ever forget Gorshin’s hateful intensity as Commissioner Bele (that crazy black and white make-up didn’t hurt, either).

One of his first big breaks was when he was invited to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show back in 1964, but it didn’t come out quite the way he had planned. His performance was great, but the next day all anyone seemed to be talking about was the musical act on the show, some band called The Beatles.

FIND OUT MORE.

Starring On The Antiques Roadshow

Well, not really; but it makes for an intriguing post title.

In my post Made In America, I mentioned that I had once appeared on The Antiques Roadshow. A reader commented:

"Michelle, you have teased us and now you must produce — what is your Antiques Roadshow experience?"

A couple of years ago the show filmed in San Diego. A coworker had been asked to attend the taping by a friend who had won two tickets to the show. The coworker was unable to go, knew that I loved the show, and asked her friend if I could have the ticket. Friend said yes, so off we went.

Continue reading “Starring On The Antiques Roadshow”

Starring On The Antiques Roadshow

Well, not really; but it makes for an intriguing post title.

In my post Made In America, I mentioned that I had once appeared on The Antiques Roadshow. A reader commented:

"Michelle, you have teased us and now you must produce — what is your Antiques Roadshow experience?"

A couple of years ago the show filmed in San Diego. A coworker had been asked to attend the taping by a friend who had won two tickets to the show. The coworker was unable to go, knew that I loved the show, and asked her friend if I could have the ticket. Friend said yes, so off we went.

Continue reading “Starring On The Antiques Roadshow“

Compendium By August

Catholic New Service is reporting that

THE COMPENDIUM OF THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WILL BE READY BY WORLD YOUTH DAY, WHICH TAKES PLACE IN AUGUST.

For those who may not have heard of it, the Compendium is an abridgement and synthesis of the Catechism of the Catholic Church to make the Church’s teaching more accessible to those who might be frightened off by the monster-thick Catechism.

Benedict XVI–then Cardinal Ratzinger–was entrusted with the task of overseeing the creation of the Compendium.

It’s near-release has been reported before. CNS reported that it was going to be published in April . . . but then the Church kinda had other things on its mind in April. Now it’s reporting that the work will be ready by World Youth Day (90 days from now).

CNS also has some info on the nature of the work:

Sources told CNA the Compendium is “more of a synthesis than a simplification,” that is, “the theological language used in the Catechism of the Catholic Church will be almost completely retained.”

However, sources said the Compendium “balances this continuity in the language with the simplification of some concepts to make them more accessible to the reader.”

UFOs On Google!

Google_ufoWhat’s this?

Okay, it’s a sattelite picture of a Florida neighborhood that you can view over yonder on Google’s new satellite map service.

HERE.

But what’s the circular thing in the middle of the picture?

Nobody knows!

BUT FOLKS OVER AT THE GOOGLE SIGHTSEEING BOARD ARE HAVING FUN TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.

Incidentally, in case you’re not familiar with this Google service, you can access it by going to

MAPS.GOOGLE.COM

typing in an address, say your house, and then clicking the "Satellite" link up to the right and get a sattelite view of your house! (Or whatever other address you typed in.)

These images ain’t realtime (othwise the whole service would go dark every night) but folks have been finding all kind of interesting things in them (e.g., airplanes in flight).

Happy hunting!