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Bambino Jesu!

Posted by admin on Dec 15th, 2006

The ‘real’ novena for Christmas begins tomorrow - December 16th, or ‘posada’ as the Spanish practice it.

I’ll post about this on the “company blog” while doing more later here - maybe Sunday.

Thank God for the immigrants, legal or not, who bring to the American Catholic Church their rich tradition and devotion - let it be assimilated into our culture - into our hearts - and welcome the exile, the stranger.

If you “do” the novena for Christmas - don’t make a big deal out of it, use the prayers of the liturgy, or any other devotion, but meditate upon the posada of Blessed Virgin Mary and the most pure Joseph to Bethlehem, make your heart, your soul, the little cave of Bethlehem, wherein the little Jesus may rest and be sheltered. Because He is born, He is God incarnate- don’t try to re-enact - allow the act to enfold you into the mystery of the reality - ever present to the Father.

The “enemedia”

Posted by admin on Dec 15th, 2006

And mendacity…

I happened upon this term in an article I read on Drudge - somewhat implying internet upstarts as the “enemy-media”. See “The mendacity of the liberal media“. It’s a good article, but it got me thinking - about “mendacity”. I did a post called that, or at least I used the term, I’m certain of it. Nevertheless, I do believe journalists in established media have a greater problem with “mendacity” than the “lay-journalist-wanna-be blogger” does.

Legitimate news agencies, especially print media and network broadcasting, really seem to be concerned about the new ‘freedom of speech’ bloggers and independent websites are enjoying. Although established conglomerates phish for news-worthy stories they can use and thus focus their own coverage - when it suits their agenda.

It reminds me of the entertainment industry, specifically Hollywood when the studios were afraid of television overtaking the movie industry. Television, the illegitimate spin-off of the entertainment industry, initially became the place has-been stars could find work, yet no self-respecting star would be caught dead on TV in the beginning. Obviously, all that has changed.

The very biased news industry is changing however - many outlets have created their own blogs while updating their websites, providing internet feed, etc. - it’s been around. They realize that interactive comment capabilities get you more hits and readers. Nonetheless, the ‘professionals’ apparently continue to feel the need to discredit the upstarts of the “enemedia”.

(Hopefully, I’ll be able to post my recent interview with Roseannadanna before the holiday - I’ll see how my schedule goes.)