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Island_Oak said:
Why don’t you enhance everyone’s diversity awareness by offering this:

The month of May is dedicated to our Blessed Lady. Do the other months of the liturgical year have a particular significance?
Not only the months of the year but also the days of the week:
  • January is devoted to the Holy Name of Jesus,
  • February to the Holy Family,
  • March to Saint Joseph,
  • April to the Blessed Sacrament;
  • May to the Blessed Virgin,
  • June to the Sacred Heart,
  • July to the Precious Blood,
  • August to the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
  • September to Our Lady of Sorrows,
  • October to the Holy Rosary,
  • November to the Holy Souls in Purgatory and
  • December to the Immaculate Conception.
As regards the days of the week:
  • Sunday is consecrated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity,
  • Monday to the Holy Ghost,
  • Tuesday to the Holy Angels,
  • Wednesday to Saint Joseph,
  • Thursday to the Blessed Eucharist,
  • Friday to the Sacred Passion of Our Lord,
  • and Saturday to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
[Article by Fr. Leo Boyle]
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Love it!
 
Why don’t you enhance everyone’s diversity awareness by offering this:
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The month of May is dedicated to our Blessed Lady. Do the other months of the liturgical year have a particular significance?
Not only the months of the year but also the days of the week:
January is devoted to the Holy Name of Jesus,
February to the Holy Family,
March to Saint Joseph,
April to the Blessed Sacrament;
May to the Blessed Virgin,
June to the Sacred Heart,
July to the Precious Blood,
August to the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
September to Our Lady of Sorrows,
October to the Holy Rosary,
November to the Holy Souls in Purgatory and
December to the Immaculate Conception.
As regards the days of the week:
Sunday is consecrated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity,
Monday to the Holy Ghost,
Tuesday to the Holy Angels,
Wednesday to Saint Joseph,
Thursday to the Blessed Eucharist,
Friday to the Sacred Passion of Our Lord,
and Saturday to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
[Article by Fr. Leo Boyle]
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I hope you don’t mind me swiping this for future use.:cool:

I work for a “diverse” company myself. I haven’t run in to a situation like yours…except for gay and lesbian month.

Oh…then there’s gay and lesbian month!😉
 
Orionthehunter said:
With regard to Reformation Sunday, there is much to be learned here. First of all, this link reminds Catholics of the false perception of the genesis of the Reformation held by many of our separated brethren. Second, it is a day of mourning for Catholics as it broke the unity of Christ’s people in a way that must be quite painful for our Lord.
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Did you check the link? It’s is fairly clear evidence that the purpose of calender listing is not that the Reformation as a noteworthy historical event, but that it was a righteous confrontation with the “false doctrines” of the Catholic Church. You seem to be confusing recognition of a historic event that impacted society with a fairly blatent example of religious promotion.

Here’s what the link says about the Catholic Church:
“For centuries, the Roman Catholic Church had been plagued by false doctrines, superstition, ignorance, and corruption. Since most ordinary Christians were illiterate and had little knowledge of the Bible, they relied on their clergy for religious instruction and guidance. Tragically however, monks, priests, bishops, and even the popes in Rome taught unbiblical doctrines like purgatory and salvation through good works. Spiritually earnest people tried to justify themselves by charitable works, pilgrimages, and all kinds of religious performances and devotions, but they were left wondering if they had done enough to escape God’s anger and punishment. The truth of the gospel – the good news that God is loving and merciful, that He offers each and every one of us forgiveness and salvation not because of what we do, but because of what Christ has already done for us – was largely forgotten by both clergy and laity. The Holy Spirit used an Augustinian monk and university professor named Martin Luther to restore the gospel to its rightful place as the cornerstone doctrine of Christianity.”

That’s strongly anti-Catholic and in no way a balanced presentation of the “justification” for Reformation; usually fairly characterized in non-religious contexts by the Church’s truly corrupt practice of selling dispensations. The link, instead, presents the basic Protestant fracture from Church teachings; that faith is enough; that that precept comes from the Holy Spirit via the heretic Luther, and that the teachings of the Catholic Church are false.

If that’s not a state-sponsored promotion of Lutherism and protestantism, nothing is. No public institution in the US has any more business linking to blatant denominational promotion, especially one structured at the expense of another faith (Catholicism) as this one is.

The Church in America has enough trouble from its self-inflicted wounds; we needn’t meekly accept more from government institutions promoting anti-Catholic ideas.
 
mosher said:
I would lodge a formal complaint in writing. Note in the text that you are not being anti-Lutheran but rather that you are offended at the apparent anti-catholicism presented in the material.
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Not to mention that the accusations are out of line and untrue. :mad:
 
DWPC said:
Did you check the link? It’s is fairly clear evidence that the purpose of calender listing is not that the Reformation as a noteworthy historical event, but that it was a righteous confrontation with the “false doctrines” of the Catholic Church. You seem to be confusing recognition of a historic event that impacted society with a fairly blatent example of religious promotion.

Here’s what the link says about the Catholic Church:
“For centuries, the Roman Catholic Church had been plagued by false doctrines, superstition, ignorance, and corruption. Since most ordinary Christians were illiterate and had little knowledge of the Bible, they relied on their clergy for religious instruction and guidance. Tragically however, monks, priests, bishops, and even the popes in Rome taught unbiblical doctrines like purgatory and salvation through good works. Spiritually earnest people tried to justify themselves by charitable works, pilgrimages, and all kinds of religious performances and devotions, but they were left wondering if they had done enough to escape God’s anger and punishment. The truth of the gospel – the good news that God is loving and merciful, that He offers each and every one of us forgiveness and salvation not because of what we do, but because of what Christ has already done for us – was largely forgotten by both clergy and laity. The Holy Spirit used an Augustinian monk and university professor named Martin Luther to restore the gospel to its rightful place as the cornerstone doctrine of Christianity.”

That’s strongly anti-Catholic and in no way a balanced presentation of the “justification” for Reformation; usually fairly characterized in non-religious contexts by the Church’s truly corrupt practice of selling dispensations. The link, instead, presents the basic Protestant fracture from Church teachings; that faith is enough; that that precept comes from the Holy Spirit via the heretic Luther, and that the teachings of the Catholic Church are false.

If that’s not a state-sponsored promotion of Lutherism and protestantism, nothing is. No public institution in the US has any more business linking to blatant denominational promotion, especially one structured at the expense of another faith (Catholicism) as this one is.

The Church in America has enough trouble from its self-inflicted wounds; we needn’t meekly accept more from government institutions promoting anti-Catholic ideas.
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I am in no way condoning or endorsing the choice of the link. Please read carefully what I said about just finding out how other days are treated/selected. Read the section of the CCC on offenses against the truth where it talks about not rushing to “rash judgment”. Until one sees how other days might be equally offensive to the other side or not, we don’t know if there may be a sinister motive in that particular selection or if it was the case of being lazy and selecting the first link found that explains the Reformation. Also, I said that we need to know how the “committee” reacts to the introduction of Catholic Holy Days.
 
Island_Oak said:
Why don’t you enhance everyone’s diversity awareness by offering this:

The month of May is dedicated to our Blessed Lady. Do the other months of the liturgical year have a particular significance?
Not only the months of the year but also the days of the week:
  • January is devoted to the Holy Name of Jesus,
  • February to the Holy Family,
  • March to Saint Joseph,
  • April to the Blessed Sacrament;
  • May to the Blessed Virgin,
  • June to the Sacred Heart,
  • July to the Precious Blood,
  • August to the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
  • September to Our Lady of Sorrows,
  • October to the Holy Rosary,
  • November to the Holy Souls in Purgatory and
  • December to the Immaculate Conception.
As regards the days of the week:
  • Sunday is consecrated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity,
  • Monday to the Holy Ghost,
  • Tuesday to the Holy Angels,
  • Wednesday to Saint Joseph,
  • Thursday to the Blessed Eucharist,
  • Friday to the Sacred Passion of Our Lord,
  • and Saturday to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
[Article by Fr. Leo Boyle]
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Wow! Great idea! I’m gonna save this post and make a copy for myself… If you don’t mind…
 
Jabronie said:
At work, we have a “diversity committee.” They send out “diversity announcements” every month, which is basically a list of religious and secular holidays. They also give a list of things that are supposed to be celebrated for the current month.

For example, October is:
  1. Diversity Awareness Month
  2. Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual History Month
  3. National Mental Illness Month
  4. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
So… this month’s announcement included October 31 as Reformation Day. I have no problem with that whatsoever, but here’s my concern. The link they provide with Reformation Day is to a Lutheran church with a huge anti-Catholic slant. (stpaulskingsville.org/reformation.htm)

Read this quote: "
WHY WAS THE CHURCH IN NEED OF REFORM?
For centuries, the Roman Catholic Church had been plagued by false doctrines, superstition, ignorance, and corruption. Since most ordinary Christians were illiterate and had little knowledge of the Bible, they relied on their clergy for religious instruction and guidance. Tragically however, monks, priests, bishops, and even the popes in Rome taught unbiblical doctrines like purgatory and salvation through good works. Spiritually earnest people tried to justify themselves by charitable works, pilgrimages, and all kinds of religious performances and devotions, but they were left wondering if they had done enough to escape God’s anger and punishment."

So, should I let this committee know that I don’t appreciate them sending out emails claming that my faith has been “plagued by false doctrines, superstition, ignorance, and corruption” that teaches “unbiblical doctrines like purgatory and salvation through good works” or should I just ignore it and celebrate **Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual History Month **like a good little “open minded” University employee?
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The first two, I think these are just a pretense for liberal ideation. Reformation Day, a Protestant holiday, should not be commemorated in Catholic churches, but I think it should rather be a day of penance in order to remember that things still separate us and prevent all Christians from proclaiming the Gospel as effective as it could be. We should remember the things which our spiritual forefathers have done to start the schism, and I suggest our Protestant brethren do the same.

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I din’t note this was a university committee.
 
Orionthehunter said:
I am in no way condoning or endorsing the choice of the link. Please read carefully what I said about just finding out how other days are treated/selected. Read the section of the CCC on offenses against the truth where it talks about not rushing to “rash judgment”. Until one sees how other days might be equally offensive to the other side or not, we don’t know if there may be a sinister motive in that particular selection or if it was the case of being lazy and selecting the first link found that explains the Reformation. Also, I said that we need to know how the “committee” reacts to the introduction of Catholic Holy Days.
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The committee actually does include some Catholic Holy Days in their listing. That’s why I don’t think they really mean any harm. They just picked a really bad site to link to for their “Reformation Day” definition.

I still haven’t said anything to them. I’m trying to build up the courage to type up a letter tomorrow.

Thanks everyone for all the advice! 👍
 
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