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ericka1701
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For those who attended EF today, you might appreciate this (I do have a very unique sense of humor, though, so maybe not)… I had to bite my lip VERY HARD today to not start horse-laughing during the homily, since Fr. kept saying the word paterfamilas over and over again (in talking about the Gospel)… I kept hearing George Clooney saying it (from Oh Brother, Where Art Thou)… Ironically, before Mass I had confessed to being really distracted during Mass, so I got a chance to practice staying focused… 
Oy, does God have an ironic sense of timing, or what?
At least my lip has quit hurting, and I only giggled a few times, until after Mass (I promptly ran to the car and totally cracked up)… And I will remember this homily all week, too.
Ericka
Oy, does God have an ironic sense of timing, or what?At least my lip has quit hurting, and I only giggled a few times, until after Mass (I promptly ran to the car and totally cracked up)… And I will remember this homily all week, too.
Ericka
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anon77300002
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No.
As a Canadian I can definitely state that there is no place for humor in Catholicism. There is only room for **HUMOUR **in Catholicism!:egyptian:
As a Canadian I can definitely state that there is no place for humor in Catholicism. There is only room for **HUMOUR **in Catholicism!:egyptian:
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Realcatholicgk
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**Hi Reg,
How to say this in a kind and charitable way
I think I have it!:newidea:Reg, Do not quit your day job!
You will just have to trust me on this one! :takeoff:You Have To Love Canadians
Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Heaven, God went missing for six days. Eventually, Michael the archangel found him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired of God, “Where have you been?”
God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds,"Look Michael, look what I’ve made."Archangel Michael looked puzzled and said, “What is it?”
“It’s a planet,” replied God, “and I’ve put LIFE on it. I’m going to call it Earth and it’s going to be a great place of balance.”
“Balance?” inquired Michael, still confused.God explained, pointing to different parts of Earth, “For example, Northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth while Southern Europe is going to be poor; the Middle East over there will be a hot spot. Over there I’ve placed a continent of white people and over there is a continent of black people,” God continued, pointing to different countries. "This one will be extremely hot and arid while this one will be very cold and covered in ice."The Archangel, impressed by Gods work, then pointed to a large land mass in the center and asked, “What’s that one?” “Ah,” said God. “That’s The USA, the most glorious place on Earth. There’s beautiful mountains, lakes, rivers, streams and an exquisite coast-line. The people from America are going to be modest, intelligent and humorous and they’re going to be found traveling the world. They’ll be extremely sociable, hard-working and high achieving, and they will be known throughout the world as diplomats and carriers of peace. I’m also going to give them super-human, undefeatable Basketball and football players who will be admired and feared by all who come across them.”
Michael gasped in wonder and admiration but then proclaimed. “What about balance, God? You said there will be BALANCE!” God replied wisely. “Wait until you see the loud-mouth fools I’m putting above them to the north.”
God Bless**
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kimaz
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St. Lawrence a deacon in the early church, was sentenced to die by the Roman Emperor by burning on a grill (or over open flame) as he was being burned to death he said to the Roman soldiers “Turn me over, I’m done on this side!” He is another patron of comedians…and cooks an irony that never fails to make me laugh.
My priest is a very funny guy, in fact it is his brilliant sense of humor in his teaching that helped lead me home to the Church, having an example that one could be very happy and laugh and still be a good Catholic.
He had a good one today, he mentioned in his homily that St. Peter had a mother-in-law and knowing that we could surmise a couple of facts, namely that he suffered a lot.
That one got everybody.
My priest is a very funny guy, in fact it is his brilliant sense of humor in his teaching that helped lead me home to the Church, having an example that one could be very happy and laugh and still be a good Catholic.
He had a good one today, he mentioned in his homily that St. Peter had a mother-in-law and knowing that we could surmise a couple of facts, namely that he suffered a lot.
That one got everybody.
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Realcatholicgk
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St. Lawrence a deacon in the early church, was sentenced to die by the Roman Emperor by burning on a grill (or over open flame) as he was being burned to death he said to the Roman soldiers “Turn me over, I’m done on this side!” He is another patron of comedians…and cooks an irony that never fails to make me laugh.
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Hi Kim,
Yea that is a knee slapper alright!
I will admit this one isn’t much better:
A man dies and finds himself in a small room furnished with a couch and TV.
There’s another guy sitting on the couch, watching the screen.
“So, is this heaven or hell?” he asks the guy on the couch.
“Well, there are no windows or doors, and no apparent way out,” the man answers.
“So it’s hell?”
“I don’t know,” says the other guy, without looking up. “They did give us this nice big TV.”
“So maybe it’s heaven.”
“Maybe, but it has only one channel,” the man counters.
“Oh, so maybe it’s hell?”
“Well, the station it gets is pretty good…it’s PBS.”
“So maybe this is heaven after all?”
“Yeah, except for one thing,” the other guy says sadly. "It’s always pledge week.
god Bless **
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Realcatholicgk
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Pregnancy, Estrogen, and Women
PREGNANCY Q & A & more!
Q: Should I have a baby after 35?
A: No, 35 children is enough.
Q : I’m two months pregnant now. When will my baby move?
A: With any luck, right after he finishes college…
Q : What is the most reliable method to determine a baby’s
sex?
A: Childbirth.
Q: My wife is five months pregnant and so moody that
sometimes she’s borderline irrational.
A: So what’s your question?
Q : My childbirth instructor says it’s not pain I’ll feel
during labor, but pressure. Is she right?
A: Yes, in the same way that a tornado might be called an
air current…
Q: When is the best time to get an epidural?
A: Right after you find out you’re pregnant.
Q : Is there any reason I have to be in the delivery
room while my wife is in labor?
A: Not unless the word ‘alimony’ means anything to you.
Q: Is there anything I should avoid while recovering
from childbirth?
A: Yes, pregnancy.
Q : Do I have to have a baby shower?
A: Not if you change the baby’s diaper very quickly.
Q : Our baby was born last week. When will my wife
begin to feel and act normal again?
A: When the kids are in college.
‘ESTROGEN ISSUES’
10 WAYS TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE ‘ESTROGEN ISSUES’
10. Cats’ facial expressions.
9. The need for the same style of shoes in different colors.
8. Why bean sprouts aren’t just weeds.
7. Fat clothes.
6. Taking a car trip without trying to beat your best time.
5. The difference between beige, ecru, cream, off- white,
and eggshell.
4. Cutting your hair to make it grow.
3. Eyelash curlers.
2. The inaccuracy of every bathroom scale ever made.
AND, the Number One thing only women understand:
PREGNANCY Q & A & more!
Q: Should I have a baby after 35?
A: No, 35 children is enough.
Q : I’m two months pregnant now. When will my baby move?
A: With any luck, right after he finishes college…
Q : What is the most reliable method to determine a baby’s
sex?
A: Childbirth.
Q: My wife is five months pregnant and so moody that
sometimes she’s borderline irrational.
A: So what’s your question?
Q : My childbirth instructor says it’s not pain I’ll feel
during labor, but pressure. Is she right?
A: Yes, in the same way that a tornado might be called an
air current…
Q: When is the best time to get an epidural?
A: Right after you find out you’re pregnant.
Q : Is there any reason I have to be in the delivery
room while my wife is in labor?
A: Not unless the word ‘alimony’ means anything to you.
Q: Is there anything I should avoid while recovering
from childbirth?
A: Yes, pregnancy.
Q : Do I have to have a baby shower?
A: Not if you change the baby’s diaper very quickly.
Q : Our baby was born last week. When will my wife
begin to feel and act normal again?
A: When the kids are in college.
‘ESTROGEN ISSUES’
10 WAYS TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE ‘ESTROGEN ISSUES’
- Everyone around you has an attitude problem.
- You’re adding chocolate chips to your cheese omelet.
- The dryer has shrunk every last pair of your jeans.
- Your husband is suddenly agreeing to everything you say…
- You’re using your cellular phone to dial up every bumper
sticker that says: ‘How’s my driving-call 1- 800-’. - Everyone’s head looks like an invitation to batting
practice. - Everyone s eems to have just landed here from ‘outer
space.’ - You’re sure that everyone is scheming to drive you
crazy. - The ibuprofen bottle is empty and you bought it
yesterday.
10. Cats’ facial expressions.
9. The need for the same style of shoes in different colors.
8. Why bean sprouts aren’t just weeds.
7. Fat clothes.
6. Taking a car trip without trying to beat your best time.
5. The difference between beige, ecru, cream, off- white,
and eggshell.
4. Cutting your hair to make it grow.
3. Eyelash curlers.
2. The inaccuracy of every bathroom scale ever made.
AND, the Number One thing only women understand:
- OTHER WOMEN
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PJM
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Humor is absolutely necessary for survival on planet earth!
Marrige between a Man and a Woman… how could it be without humor? (married 41 years and thank God still counting.)
Humor is often the fuel of humility
Humor is often the sauve of pain
Humor is often a reflection of God’s love
Humor is the secret to staying young:extrahappy: (at heart that is!
Humor can be a very right use of our minds, intellects and will’s…
Humor is better than a pill, and cheaper too:bounce:
**The key words here are “CAN BE” Use it well, use it often and alway’s, with Chairity:blushing: **
Marrige between a Man and a Woman… how could it be without humor?
(married 41 years and thank God still counting.)Humor is often the fuel of humility
Humor is often the sauve of pain
Humor is often a reflection of God’s love
Humor is the secret to staying young:extrahappy: (at heart that is!
Humor can be a very right use of our minds, intellects and will’s…
Humor is better than a pill, and cheaper too:bounce:
**The key words here are “CAN BE” Use it well, use it often and alway’s, with Chairity:blushing: **
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Mattapoisett64
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As one of those who voted that humor has no place in Catholicism, I need to respond in sincerity:Humor is absolutely necessary for survival on planet earth!
Marrige between a Man and a Woman… how could it be without humor?
Humor is often the fuel of humility
Humor is often the sauve of pain
Humor is often a reflection of God’s love
Humor is the secret to staying young:extrahappy: (at heart that is!
Humor can be a very right use of our minds, intellects and will’s…
Humor is better than a pill, and cheaper too:bounce:
The key words here are “CAN BE” Use it well, use it often and alway’s, with Chairity:blushing:
Humor is not necessary for survival on earth.
Humor about marriage frequently mocks that sacred relationship and demeans the partners by playing off unfair stereotypes.
Humor all too often bespeaks pride and put-downs, not humility.
Humor all too often causes pain by making people the butt of jokes.
Humor all too often mocks God in the form of irreverent jokes.
Humor can distort our minds by leading us to think of put-downs, cheap shots, and one-liners that elevate our importance and ego over someone else, especially in a business setting.
People hurt by being on the receiving end of jokes can end up taking pills to relieve stress and depression.
Just look at 2 posts above: God’s creation of precious children is being mocked. God’s creation of women is being mocked by “hormonal” jokes. There is no room for humor in a spiritual life.
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CWBetts
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What, a dark, miserable world you must live in
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anon77300002
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And now for something completely different…
It gave me a laugh. God bless, Reg.
Oh, by the way Realcatholicgk, could you get me my day job back?
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Matrix_Refugee
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A resounding YES!
And, not necessarily a joke, but a thought from Peter Kreeft: “Can anyone go to a zoo and look at an aardvark or an ostrich or a platypus and then think that God is completely serious?”
And, not necessarily a joke, but a thought from Peter Kreeft: “Can anyone go to a zoo and look at an aardvark or an ostrich or a platypus and then think that God is completely serious?”
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Ignatius
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Of course there is room for humour. Check this out: fisheaters.com/jokes.html
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Snerticus
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Absolutely. 
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Realcatholicgk
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As one of those who voted that humor has no place in Catholicism, I need to respond in sincerity:
Humor is not necessary for survival on earth.
Humor about marriage frequently mocks that sacred relationship and demeans the partners by playing off unfair stereotypes.
Humor all too often bespeaks pride and put-downs, not humility.
Humor all too often causes pain by making people the butt of jokes.
Humor all too often mocks God in the form of irreverent jokes.
Humor can distort our minds by leading us to think of put-downs, cheap shots, and one-liners that elevate our importance and ego over someone else, especially in a business setting.
People hurt by being on the receiving end of jokes can end up taking pills to relieve stress and depression.
Just look at 2 posts above: God’s creation of precious children is being mocked. God’s creation of women is being mocked by “hormonal” jokes. There is no room for humor in a spiritual life.
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Hi Matta,
If my wife didn’t have a sense of humor she wouldn’t have married me 40 years ago and we would have been divorced 39 years ago! We have the perfect marriage!
Of course, I haven’t see her in 39 years but we are still happily married! I WAS JOKING!!!**
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bpcatholic
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When I went to Mass this past weekend, the choir was singing “There is a balm in Gilead.” This was the first time I heard the song so I thought it was pretty funny.
Sometimes I feel discouraged and think my work’s in vain,
But then the Holy Spirit revives my soul again.
There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole;
There is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin sick soul.
Sometimes I feel discouraged and think my work’s in vain,
But then the Holy Spirit revives my soul again.
There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole;
There is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin sick soul.
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Snerticus
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BTW, I’m a newb here. Is there a reason I can’t take polls yet? Is it because I’m a newb?
I don’t want to start a new thread with this because it just could be a stupid question! 
I don’t want to start a new thread with this because it just could be a stupid question!
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Realcatholicgk
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…Oh, by the way Realcatholicgk, could you get me my day job back?
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Hi Reg,
I can try~Remember , never come to a battle of wits unarmed!
God Bless**
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Realcatholicgk
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Hi CWBetts,
That sounds like something I would be accused of saying! The thought did pass through my mind! I am thinking Divorced? If you are married married Matta and If your wife doesn’t laugh at the jokes you have a match made in heaven!
Not a Happy Heaven of course! God Bless **
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CWBetts
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While I do appreciate humor, those jokes were not appropriate
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