tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41006992024-03-25T01:09:16.190-05:00The Catholic Nerd BlogYou know you're a Catholic Nerd when...Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16453906172710243563noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-34618049142839461962009-12-21T12:28:00.002-06:002009-12-21T12:53:34.052-06:00...the phrase <a href="http://www.zenit.org/article-27897?l=english">"heroic virtues"</a> was an early Christmasn present to you this year. "JP2, We love you!" "Pius12..." umm... uh... "you're top shelf!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-14189205637094851002009-12-03T11:00:00.000-06:002009-12-03T11:01:15.072-06:00...you've ever thought "I would <em>love</em> to be <a href="http://www.zenit.org/rssenglish-27720">cloistered in the Vatican</a> for 5 years!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-3815927922824249882009-11-29T22:50:00.001-06:002009-11-29T22:53:24.192-06:00...you totally geek out over the pope's new <a href="http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2009/11/new-pastoral-staff-for-pope-benedict.html">ferula</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-83793054735130182072009-11-10T18:35:00.002-06:002009-11-10T18:37:00.949-06:00...you get goosebumps when you see an Ignatius book (the spine of which you can identify from 1000 yards) on the shelves of your local library or chain bookstore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-26269790691689913612009-10-16T13:58:00.001-05:002009-10-16T14:00:00.080-05:00...you geek out over finding the word "ineffable" in the <i><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2009/10/19/091019crci_cinema_denby">New Yorker</a></i>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-87447053052180858422009-04-24T14:18:00.001-05:002009-04-24T14:22:39.520-05:00...you love "Holy God We Praise Thy Name" but hearing it only makes you long even more to chant the <i>Te Deum</i>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-91565063830196616012008-11-05T11:26:00.002-06:002008-11-05T11:27:49.105-06:00...your election mourning is tempered by relief that you won't hear the words "proportionate reason" for another two years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-10059677230589233932008-01-19T08:30:00.001-06:002009-12-01T14:18:00.009-06:00...you <a href="http://www.tobinstitute.org/page.asp?contentID=50">meet your future spouse</a> at a Theology of the Body discussion group.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-60863699844084269602008-01-09T21:30:00.000-06:002008-01-09T22:48:34.638-06:00from reader Catlin Barr:<br /><br />...you can't find a date because all your male friends are planning on<br />entering the seminary.<br /><br />...you call attending two masses in one day "double dipping."<br /><br />...you call the mass of Pius V the "trid."<br /><br />...our best friend's favorite article of clothing is his custom-made<br />cassock... and he's not a priest.<br /><br /><i>Blogger finally let me reclaim this blog! Hopefully, I'll post more than once a year.</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-1149777046460909202006-06-08T09:30:00.000-05:002006-06-08T23:05:12.343-05:00...your five day trip to southern California is planned not for a trip to Disney Land, but for a trip to visit the Carmelites of Alhambra.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-1149776974644010042006-06-08T09:27:00.000-05:002006-06-08T09:29:34.660-05:00...in your dreams you compose a hymn calling Protestant denominations back to the one true faith to the tune of "The Church's One Foundation."<br /><br />OK, maybe I just have bizaare dreams.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-1142106171038367702006-03-11T13:40:00.000-06:002006-03-11T13:42:51.046-06:00...you agonize over naming a potential set of twins after famous saint-pairs. Cyril - yes! but, er, <i>Methodius</i>? Felicity - allright! but c'mon... <i>Perpetua</i>???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-1140444498236451862006-02-20T07:52:00.000-06:002006-02-20T09:29:31.586-06:00... you dream about receiving a phone call from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquin_Navarro_Valls">Joaquin Navarro-Valls</a> to discuss media coverage of an upcoming papal visit. (Result of the call: Navarro-Valls fell asleep on the other end of the phone. I have strange dreams.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-1138857147414686972006-02-01T23:08:00.000-06:002006-02-01T23:12:27.413-06:00...you have a conversation similar to the following once a year:<br /><br />Papa-Lu: Darn, my birthday Octave is over. Oh well... at least my epiphany is on a Sunday this year.<br /><br />Mama-Lu: Too bad! I guess we don't celebrate it.<br /><br />Papa-Lu: Ah, but certain local feasts can supercede a Sunday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-1087587788588051752004-06-18T14:41:00.000-05:002004-06-18T14:43:08.586-05:00We interrupt this blog to bring you the news of the birth of a tiny Catholic Nerd.
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<br />Jenny L. and Chris L., contributors to this blog, gave birth to Matthew Boniface L. on June 17th.
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<br />For information and pictures (eventually), go <a href="http://papafamilias.stblogs.org">here</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-1077579899695090892004-02-23T17:43:00.000-06:002004-02-23T17:47:42.873-06:00... you get momentarily confused when you hear the word "discernment" refering to something besides trying to determine God's will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-1068420043523640692003-11-09T17:19:00.000-06:002003-11-09T17:21:06.373-06:00...you can rattle off the times for every Sunday and Daily Mass in town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-1066855983208282362003-10-22T15:50:00.000-05:002003-10-22T15:53:02.650-05:00...you not only know what a <i>motu proprio</i> is, but you fantasize about ones you would issue if you were Pope (I would ban certain hymns and certain musical instruments in Mass) :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-1062787626715117012003-09-05T13:47:00.000-05:002003-09-05T13:47:06.616-05:00...you greet a friend with "Happy Feast Day!" because today is the feast of the saint whose name he took at his Confirmation.
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<br />...you have ever considered naming one of your possible children after one of the more obscure Fathers of the Church. (Hopefully you then realize that no one will be able to spell or pronounce it.)
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<br />...you have ever referred to a saint not by his or her name, but simply as your patron or patroness. (Extra points for referring to Mary only as your Mother.)
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<br />...you actually have a party on the feast of one of your favorite saints. (Katie, we must begin plans for St. Cecilia's day this year.)
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<br />...you know that if you became a nun, you would wear a habit. (For guys--you'd consider wearing a cassock if you became a priest.)
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<br />...you have a desire to say a Glory Be after every prayer. (Extra points for wanting to say a Gloria Patri, mucho points for wanting to chant a Gloria Patri.)
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<br />...knowing that a guy or girl goes to daily Mass is a big turn-on.
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<br />(borrowed from http://allepsalite.blogspot.com/)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-1058478624799458012003-07-17T16:50:00.000-05:002003-07-17T16:56:35.480-05:00...your son shows you the list of books he needs for his 6 weeks of study and training as a FOCUS missionary the night before he's leaving, and you have all but two of the eight on your shelf - and those two are at the office.
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<br />(submitted by Ron Hazen.)
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<br />Bonus Nerd points if you already knew that FOCUS is the Fellowship of Catholic university Students.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-1058476738888048032003-07-17T16:18:00.000-05:002003-07-17T16:21:48.420-05:00...…your most common phrase at parties starts with “Well, the Catholic Catechism says…”
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<br />(submitted by Catherine Prochko)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-1058476542718175142003-07-17T16:15:00.000-05:002003-07-17T16:15:42.680-05:00...your emergency kit contains not just duct tape and food bars, but a bottle of holy water, rosaries all around, and medals and prayer cards.
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<br />(submitted by Alicia Huntley of <a href="http://www.fructusventris.blogspot.com/">Fructus Ventris</a>)
<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-957255512003-06-16T13:48:00.000-05:002003-06-16T13:48:10.413-05:00...you invite more priests to your wedding than you have attendants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-950909422003-05-30T13:28:00.000-05:002003-05-30T13:28:32.893-05:00...you know the three levels of Monsignor and what the difference is between them. (I'm not a nerd in this respect since I only know "Protonotary Apostolic" and "Prelate of Honor", but I bet some nerd out there can drop a comment with more info. C'mon, you know you want to!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4100699.post-949560392003-05-27T15:42:00.000-05:002003-05-27T15:57:45.000-05:00....your gauge your movie pix based on their ratings: A-I, A-II, A-III, A-IV and O.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0