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by Riverboat
Tue Oct 21, 2025 9:24 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Bishops need to address Trump immigration crackdown: Pope Leo
Replies: 17
Views: 454

Re: Bishops need to address Trump immigration crackdown: Pope Leo

I believe we should welcome immigrants to this country. But I would expect them to "knock on the door" rather than "barge in." I don't see any way that expectation can be characterized as unreasonable or "inhumane." This entire post is save-worthy. Thanks for the thoug...
by Riverboat
Wed Oct 15, 2025 9:34 pm
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Investments aligning with values
Replies: 1
Views: 52

Re: Investments aligning with values

This is a really good question, and I hope someone with the expertise in this area will post a response. Meanwhile, I think you may look into what the Knights of Columbus may have to offer.
by Riverboat
Wed Oct 15, 2025 8:36 pm
Forum: The Pub
Topic: I have new found respect for New Mexico!
Replies: 19
Views: 444

Re: I have new found respect for New Mexico!

I said it has a moon. Ergo, it's a planet. Obi-Wan pointed out it has several (five that we know of). To my way of thinking, this makes a more powerful argument than a single moon.

Point of fact, I was pretty sure it had two, not just one. So much to learn here!
by Riverboat
Mon Oct 13, 2025 11:32 pm
Forum: The Pub
Topic: I have new found respect for New Mexico!
Replies: 19
Views: 444

Re: I have new found respect for New Mexico!

Obi-Wan Kenobi wrote: Sun Oct 12, 2025 9:38 pm It has several moons!
That seals the deal.
by Riverboat
Sun Oct 12, 2025 7:44 pm
Forum: The Pub
Topic: I have new found respect for New Mexico!
Replies: 19
Views: 444

Re: I have new found respect for New Mexico!

I still consider it a planet. It has a moon. So there.
by Riverboat
Thu Oct 09, 2025 10:13 pm
Forum: Catholicism 101
Topic: Why is contemporary liturgical music so terrible?
Replies: 59
Views: 13079

Re: Why is contemporary liturgical music so terrible?

peregrinator wrote: Thu Oct 09, 2025 10:25 am soixante-huitards
Now, there's a term I need to work into my conversation. All I gotta do is learn how to pronounce it.
by Riverboat
Mon Oct 06, 2025 9:23 pm
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Parents had enough.
Replies: 2
Views: 304

Re: Parents had enough.

Highlander wrote: Sun Oct 05, 2025 1:09 pm I used to have to go out in the woods to practice my trumpet.
When I first looked at this picture, I saw someone grilling burgers. Okay. Was he consistently burning them? Having read your post, now this makes sense. :)
by Riverboat
Sat Oct 04, 2025 11:30 pm
Forum: The Pub
Topic: An intellectual's Halloween Yard display.
Replies: 6
Views: 1288

Re: An intellectual's Halloween Yard display.

Obi-Wan Kenobi wrote: Wed Oct 01, 2025 5:54 pm Not sure what makes Stephen King intellectual.
Absolutely agree. I read The Shining and 11/22/63 because my wife 𝚍̶𝚎̶𝚖̶𝚊̶𝚗̶𝚍̶ requested it. I slammed the book shut after finishing the second and swore I would never pick up another one again.
by Riverboat
Mon Sep 29, 2025 9:32 am
Forum: Catholicism 101
Topic: Why is contemporary liturgical music so terrible?
Replies: 59
Views: 13079

Re: Why is contemporary liturgical music so terrible?

Did you know that it is racist and white supremacist to be against arson? GIA publications think so. Incredible. Out of curiosity, I looked up this publication site. The front page asked "Where do you want to go?" Well, so many options! How about Elmira, New York? I've always wanted to vi...
by Riverboat
Sun Sep 28, 2025 9:30 pm
Forum: Catholicism 101
Topic: Why is contemporary liturgical music so terrible?
Replies: 59
Views: 13079

Re: Why is contemporary liturgical music so terrible?

If you want a good look at the parlous state of liturgical music, read Why Catholics Can't Sing: The Culture of Catholicism and the Triumph of Bad Taste by Thomas Day. Here's one of my favorite lines: "An anonymous wag once defined the modern liturgical expert as 'an affliction sent by God, so ...
by Riverboat
Tue Sep 16, 2025 10:20 pm
Forum: The University
Topic: Brideshead Revisited
Replies: 9
Views: 18434

Re: Brideshead Revisited

p.falk wrote: Mon Sep 15, 2025 6:36 am It's a 80-year-old book (time-tested!) that Catholics are willing to read.
Pfft. I was about to swear I started it twice and gave up. According to my meticulous records, I actually read it in 2017. Nothing stuck, evidently.
by Riverboat
Sun Sep 07, 2025 10:58 pm
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Middle School and The Outsiders
Replies: 13
Views: 930

Re: Middle School and The Outsiders

I am frankly relieved to hear that there are still places that assign the traditional, modern childhood classics. I shudder to think of the alternative reading in other schools. Pfalk, be grateful the kid is reading this book. You realize she wrote this when she was a teenager, right? And that mean...
by Riverboat
Fri Sep 05, 2025 9:14 pm
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Middle School and The Outsiders
Replies: 13
Views: 930

Re: Middle School and The Outsiders

Doom wrote: Fri Sep 05, 2025 4:01 pm I am frankly relieved to hear that there are still places that assign the traditional, modern childhood classics.
I shudder to think of the alternative reading in other schools. Pfalk, be grateful the kid is reading this book. You realize she wrote this when she was a teenager, right?
by Riverboat
Tue Aug 19, 2025 11:27 am
Forum: Apologetics
Topic: The firing of three professors
Replies: 32
Views: 19634

Re: The firing of three professors

p.falk wrote: Sun Aug 17, 2025 8:51 pm I'm never stunned by the things i see in the National Catholic Report. . . They dared to question his orthodoxy?? The horror of it all.
That's rich coming that bastion of heterodoxy.
by Riverboat
Mon Aug 04, 2025 7:40 pm
Forum: The Lyceum
Topic: The Devil trespasses against us; therefore...
Replies: 4
Views: 1156

Re: The Devil trespasses against us; therefore...

VeryTas wrote: Fri Jul 18, 2025 4:09 pm The Devil sins against us when he leads us astray, but we are to forgive those who trespass against us; so should we forgive him? Does God?
Forgiveness implies the sinner may change. Satan, the father of lies, will never change.
by Riverboat
Mon Aug 04, 2025 1:00 am
Forum: The Pub
Topic: The Great American Musical
Replies: 14
Views: 861

Re: The Great American Musical

I had the privilege to have performed in numerous musicals in local productions. The performers were amateurs, but not amateurish. I started in chorus and walk-on parts, then rose to Reb Mordcha in Fiddler on the Roof, Commander Harbison in South Pacific and the mayor of Whoville in Seussical the Mu...
by Riverboat
Tue Jul 29, 2025 7:08 pm
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Honorary Pickles
Replies: 6
Views: 406

Re: Honorary Pickles

anawim wrote: Sun Jul 27, 2025 4:06 am Juho (Cowboy Max) posted this on DCF FB page a few months ago.
You mean I'm not the first? Sigh! Guess I'll have to find something even weirder.
by Riverboat
Mon Jul 28, 2025 12:25 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Weapon Control
Replies: 10
Views: 742

Re: Weapon Control

It was a right wing government that bought in the gun restrictions. "Fascism" LOL . Once you use that word you have shown ignorance and lost the argument. Isn't Fascism generally used as a right-wing ideology? Let's try the ol' reliable Google search. . . [hums a couple of notes waiting f...
by Riverboat
Sat Jul 26, 2025 4:30 pm
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Honorary Pickles
Replies: 6
Views: 406

Honorary Pickles

Lookit what I found! This should generate a few interesting responses. https://scontent-hou1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/523611810_1068495025433504_6660499983370029799_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=wzJnj7h14QkQ7kNvwE1BkEt&_nc_oc=Adm0p21fJqcZ3ZIFqRqNpNnxwB1xWDoOpKo...
by Riverboat
Tue Jul 22, 2025 10:30 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Trump 2.0
Replies: 16
Views: 2171

Re: Trump 2.0

Your last paragraph sums up my ambivalence towards him. When people ask why I voted for him, I shrug and say, "Given the choices, what else could I do?" But this also overlooks the tremendous good he has done, and bewails the good he could accomplish. If he could only SHUT! HIS! MOUTH! htt...