Our dear Athlete is coming to Mass with us tomorrow for the second time in three weeks. We are heading to Grandma's for dinner afterwards, so that may be the draw, but hey...it's progress.
When he joined us two weekends ago, he said that was the first time he's actually paid attention to a [homily] in a long time. (And it wasn't even the one good homilist we have around here saying Mass...sheesh!) He also liked the fact that we were done in an hour, whereas his Methodist service typically lasts for around two hours, then there's the social donut and coffee component for another hour thereafter.
This seems odd....I mean, they only believe in two of the seven Sacraments, they believe that faith is all it takes to get to Heaven...what the heck do they have to talk about for that long? They do sing better than we do, though, I'll give 'em that.
Anyway, I think the Princess is kinda happy he's been joining us, because a fair number of their schoolmates attend and can see that they are "together"...at church and not at a kegger or in someone's back seat. I also sense some gladness on the Athlete's part, both for the respectable "together" time as well as the fact that he can lock eyes with anyone he catches "admiring" her from the pews. Apparently he noticed several young knaves last time, and pushed one into a locker on that following Monday morning at school for doing too much peering and not enough praying.
Ahhh.....young love.....
HeloMom out.
(P.S.: No "Passion Sunday" comments. Naughty Little Therese took care of that already.)
random thoughts on the Eve of All Saints
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I'll have to invest for the athlete one of f those laser eyes thingies that anyone who dare stare at the Princess other than the appropriate parties gets a quick zap.
"Apparently he noticed several young knaves last time, and pushed one into a locker on that following Monday morning at school for doing too much peering and not enough praying."
ROTFL!!!! God help them!!
Karen - refer to the "angry face" pic on the facebook photo page...LOL! That's the look...
I really laughed at the "what the heck do they have to talk about for that long". I don't remember the Methodist service being that long, but some of the Christian/Community/Bible/Assembly of God type church services seem to go on for ever. A whole lot a preachin' goes into some of those prayers. Then there are the people of get up and "witness". And, and, and... ;)
As to the locker incident - normally that would really bother me, but I'm betting (at least hoping) there was something else involved besides just "peering".
This is a generally non-violent kid -- but if the peering was more like leering, and if it was accompanied by any sort of less-than-gentlemanly commentary the next day, the boy-giant has no problem taking care of business. Apparently this was one of the more obnoxious classmates, but I did not ask for details.
I am so lovin' it...
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