A faux homily

Drawing off the previous entry…

Remember a show called "The Kids from C.A.P.E.R."? Remember the group of guys solving crimes? Actually, I forgot the title, but I found it while looking up information on the "Krofft Supershow." The only thing I really remember from the show is the line "…the tallest building in the world… without an elevator." I believe they put the line in every episode of the show. Now, it might have been funny the first time, but after that, it simply became something to repeat. Repetiton is indeed a powerful way to remember things, even if they have no relation to our lives. However, our faith has direct relation to our lives. Therefore, we should repeat important doctrines. We do this when we recite the Creed….

The show was apparently a rather poor quality production–pulled after a season. No wonder I didn’t remember the title.  A video of the intro is floating around the ‘net.

A practice homily

Dennis at Vita Mea wrote a practice homily for Mercy Sunday. I must say, his reference to Scooby Doo brought back memories. In fact, the episode he referred to was made into a talking ViewMaster ("That’s Snow Ghost"), which I remember having.

Of course, I doubt I could ever use such an example here. The age range is from below the age of reason to around 90 for Mass here, and those who would remember that sort of thing are the fewest of the congregants. Most members in their 20s and 30s are MIA, unless they are married with children.