redneckpride4ever

@ignasia I was referring more to the usual objections to Yule Logs and the like. To me a cultural tradition can feed into the definition of catholic (small c), that is, universal. Let's pretend for a moment that the tilt of the Earth was opposite on our calendars and the Northern hemisphere had a summer Christmas. I would love to light off fireworks and have a BBQ with a keg of beer after morning Mass.

@JaybirdC I know. It just so happens I learned about this from browsing some about Orthodoxy. I find it interesting that there's enough attachment to the Latin Rite of Catholicism that Western Orthodoxy became a thing.

@JaybirdCI'll PM you some links. As it stands the SSPX ironically now have more jurisdiction to give a valid confession than your typical priest thanks to Francis. I'll PM you some links. 

@ignasia During my various inquiries I once read that the Orthodox Church (which was once in communion with the Catholic Church) allowed people to hold local customs and basically "adopted" them as Orthodox. I believe it was a Western Rite Orthodoxy page that blatantly admitted that. Since this likely was before the 1054 East-West Schism, you can lump what we now call the Catholic Church into that. Unlike more "Puritan" denominations, we typically have a positive attitude towards local traditions. Some of those traditions had pagan roots no doubt. You should read about Personal Ordinariates for a modern example, although that brought Anglican tradition directly into the church, nothing "foreign".

The FSSP have a parish in Nashua NH, almost 2 hours away. They split from the SSPX in 1988 when the SSPX ended up in an irregular situation, hence their Masses are identical and fully within diocesan structures. Rome and the SSPX have been talking for many years and things are about 90% reconciled. I only do SSPX on occasion because permission has been granted to attend their Masses and because it is the easiest EF one to travel to. Every priest offering Mass there has zero trace of hostility towards the Vatican. In fact, one priest gave a sermon on not judging others and said "Who are you to judge Pope Francis?". 

She wanted to go to a Latin Mass today, but we were up very late from the vigil, all the Latin ones are at least an hour away, so next week we'll either be doing either FSSP or SSPX. Since learning that an Eastern Catholic Liturgy counts for an obligation, we are also planning on going to a Melkite Catholic Church at some point.

My wife was baptized and confirmed last night. She is now officially a Latin Rite Catholic.

Went to a Tridentine Mass today and got to hear "Oh Come All He Faithful" in Latin. Sounded epic with the Gregorian chant. It was worth the hour drive.

Me too. Having my marriage validated in March. My local priest is even doing the traditional Tridentine Latin Mass for the ceremony.

I'm guessing you're either Catholic or Orthodox. 

So that means we can't see the latest threads? Damn.

It reminded me of it too, just this time with a power to be dealt with instead of a stooge.

Yeah, a non-goofball Kefka.

Just got an email tonight. Due to arrive by the 6th. Good thing I have a second copy pre-ordered.

Thanks guys. And Dog, I truly hope she pulls through. We're thinking of doing a makeshift memorial by going to a gift shop at a Catholic shrine about 30 miles from here. We all have our own ways of grieving. 

Sup?

My avatar's happier. Just look.

Just in case you don't revisit my thread, I'll answer your question here. DQH1 was announced for worldwide release the day before it was launched in Japan.

To this day I am SO grateful to not be in high school. I wouldn't trade the freedom of being an adult for anything.

Sorry to hear.

I reccomend using the Ted Woolsey Uncensored patch. It is fully uncensored, and the dialogue is still very Woolsey-esque, i.e. "He'd slit his momma's throat for a nickel". And best of all, the sake turned cider is now rum.

I noticed it die off the day after the election. Seems the Facebook syndrome affected even remote places like here.

If he means it when he says he'll oppose his own party and try to make fairer trade deals, that's a huge plus.

You won't see any of it coming, believe me.

*nurse

Although I still prefer turn based, I do admit I enjoyed ToS a lot.In a pinch you can still issue an order to someone else, hence when my wife and I played, we constantly had Raine cast nure. No way we were losing to a certain former party member, although we had him rejoin. That of course, lead to a sad moment.