tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17012535.post8158846550119446356..comments2023-08-13T08:12:29.272-04:00Comments on We Belong to the Lord: The Papal...Skateboard?DominiSumushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02219325748138519802noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17012535.post-80285302021755001292008-04-18T16:09:00.000-04:002008-04-18T16:09:00.000-04:00THE LIMITED EDITION OFFICIAL PAPAL SKATEBOARD ON S...THE LIMITED EDITION OFFICIAL PAPAL SKATEBOARD ON SALE NOW! Buy this numbered board before they sell out! Proceeds to benefit inner city retreats and recreation programs. Goto www.boardpusher.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17012535.post-43108496111014425592008-03-25T08:35:00.000-04:002008-03-25T08:35:00.000-04:00Absolutely! ;-)Actually, if President Bush thought...Absolutely! ;-)<BR/><BR/>Actually, if President Bush thought that was the greatest gift ever, who can argue with that. <BR/><BR/>He did what he thought was best, and I disagree.<BR/><BR/>Christopher, apparently you and I disagree as well. It's a matter of taste, just like some people like country music and some people don't.DominiSumushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219325748138519802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17012535.post-10660273701963635152008-03-24T17:31:00.000-04:002008-03-24T17:31:00.000-04:00Well, thank God we have a Pope who is magnanimous ...Well, thank God we have a Pope who is magnanimous enough not to hold it against our ignorant president for bestowing him a Protestant walking stick and call him "sir."Christopher Blosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08385159494196923575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17012535.post-58383781760057157552008-03-20T11:17:00.000-04:002008-03-20T11:17:00.000-04:00I know the story of the big stick and while it did...I know the story of the big stick and while it did a great deal to help the man who made it still wasn't the best way to present American culture. Plus, it had the Protestant version of the 10 commandments. A little research would prevent these slip ups, like calling the Pope, "Sir".DominiSumushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219325748138519802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17012535.post-62420160500394918042008-03-20T10:47:00.000-04:002008-03-20T10:47:00.000-04:00A lot of people ridiculed President Bush for givin...A lot of people ridiculed President Bush for giving the Pope the "big stick", but there's a story to it that might change your mind. See: <A HREF="http://ncregister.com/site/article/2954" REL="nofollow">Gift or Gaffe?: Why Bush Gave Benedict a Walking Stick</A>, by Wayne Laugesen. <I>National Catholic Register</I> June 24-30, 2007 Issue -- on the carved walking stick that President Bush presented the Pope on the occasion of his first visit, inscribed with the Ten Commandments:<BR/><BR/><I>The stick was designed and carved by Roosevelt Wilkerson, a man who lived on the streets of Dallas with his wife until a good friend of George and Laura Bush discovered his craft and began helping him sell the carvings, known as Moses Sticks. [...]<BR/><BR/>Nowlin met Wilkerson in 1997 at a craft class at her church, First Presbyterian of Dallas, and later decided she wanted to buy one of his sticks. She asked around, and ended up tracking Wilkerson down by shouting his name in a rough area of southeast Dallas.<BR/><BR/>Nowlin and Wilkerson struck up a friendship, and she agreed to try selling the sticks. They devised a plan in which Wilkerson would carve sticks, Nowlin would sell them for $75 each, and proceeds would help Wilkerson and his wife rent an efficiency apartment and get off the street.<BR/><BR/>The first stick Nowlin bought was given to her pastor. Subsequently, she gave a stick to then-Gov. Bush because she knew he cared about the homeless and the poor — and the Ten Commandments. Greeting Nowlin for a luncheon at the governor’s mansion, Laura Bush told her that Gov. Bush considered his Moses Stick “the greatest gift ever.” [...]<BR/><BR/>In preparing for the Vatican visit, Bush contacted Nowlin about acquiring a stick so the White House protocol office could review it as a possible gift for Pope Benedict XVI. Wilkerson and his wife haven’t been homeless for most of the past 10 years because of the Moses Sticks, but Nowlin says it hasn’t been easy. Sometimes, sales have been slow.<BR/><BR/>“I needed to sell at least seven sticks a month, if they were to stay off the street,” Nowlin said. “When orders were slow, Roosevelt and I would pray. We would just pray and pray and pray and the orders would come in.”<BR/><BR/>As a result of the president’s gift to the Pope, Nowlin said she and Wilkerson can’t keep up. She has raised the price of the sticks to $100, but says she could probably charge $1,000 or more and still have a backlog of orders.</I>Christopher Blosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08385159494196923575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17012535.post-43421209161575060562008-03-09T21:40:00.000-04:002008-03-09T21:40:00.000-04:00I am all for encouraging children to participate, ...I am all for encouraging children to participate, but I still say there had to be a better option.DominiSumushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219325748138519802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17012535.post-9651078089196070432008-03-08T18:22:00.000-05:002008-03-08T18:22:00.000-05:00What a great way to encourage children to particip...What a great way to encourage children to participsate in this momentous occaision. The church is and alive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com