T-79 Days to Go 31 October 2012 Prodigal Altar Boy 100 Day Countdown

T-79 Days to Go

31 October 2012

Prodigal Altar Boy 100 Day Countdown

Goal:  2 hours per day working on the film

Details: 

·     Mailing tasks continue (postage, duplication)

·     Reviewed rough cut.  Made minor changes.

·     Reviewed/implemented Advisory Board comments on fundraising letter

·     Fine tune mailing strategy (mechanics)

·     St. Kateri You Tube clip promotion (3495 hits so far)

Total time:  2 hours

 

Goal:  30 minutes per day music practice

Details:

·     Warm-up on the Roland-ready Stratocaster

·     “Dies Irae”– Stratocaster

·     “Cissy Strut” - Stratocaster

·      “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” - Stratocaster

Total time:  30 minutes

Goal:  15 minutes exercise per day Body Opus Week 10

Treadmill Intervals

60 seconds 4.1 mph

120 seconds 6.5 mph

11 “sets” 

3.22 miles

Total time:  33 minutes

Goal:  30 Minutes “Tangential Endeavors”

“Axis: Bold as Love” – DVD

Total time:  1 hour

Principle of Adaptation

TQ spoke a lot about the Principle of adaptation and used it throughout his life as a priest.  A product of the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II), the Principle of Adaptation held that taking scripture and adapting it to the modern age was desireable.  Let TQ break it down for you by clicking here!

Prodigal Altar Boy 100 Day Countdown T-80 Days to Go 30 October 2012

Prodigal Altar Boy 100 Day Countdown

T-80 Days to Go

30 October 2012

Goal:  2 hours per day working on the film

Details: 

·     Reviewed web development proposal

·     Per advisory board, contacted another web developer

·     Reviewed Advisory Board comments on fundraising letter

·     Fine tune mailing strategy (mechanics)

Total time:  2 hours

Goal:  30 minutes per day music practice

Details:

·     Warm-up on the Roland-ready Stratocaster

·     “Dies Irae” (50X) – Stratocaster

·     “Dies Irae” - Annihilator

·     “It’s Your Thing” – Stratocaster and Annihilator

·     “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” - Stratocaster

Total time:  30 minutes

Goal:  15 minutes exercise per day Body Opus Week 10

Active rest

Total time:  15 minutes

Goal:  30 Minutes “Tangential Endeavors”

“Albert King Live in Sweden” – (You know the Flying V was headed somewhere)

Total time:  1 hour

Ceremony vs. Ritual

Scanning today’s newspaper I ran across these two articles.  The first article lays out how Poland is set to put a musician on trial for blasphemy after tearing up the bible onstage.  In the second, Egyptian Copts have narrowed their field of candidates for Pope down to five.

 Referring back to Richard Rohr's piece ("Accept No Cheap Substitutes), he describes ceremony as "...meant to maintain the status quo."  He goes on to say that ritual "...always reveals the shadow and is meant to change us or at least transition us."  

So in Poland, we are set for what will undoubtedly be a trial of ceremony.  This musician will go on trial after what the article describes a Supreme Court case that "pitted deep Catholic traditions against a new desire for free expression."  The court's decision that Adam Darski should go on trial is maintenance of the status quo.

In Egypt, the Coptic Orthodox Church began voting Monday on a new spiritual leader to replace Pope Shenouda III, who died in March.  They narrowed the list to five candidates and a child from the congregation will draw the name of the new pope.  Now that's ritual.  whatever name that child draws will be the new pope, transitioning the Coptic Orthodox Church to its new leadership.

 

Prodigal Altar Boy 100 Day Countdown T-81 Days to Go 29 October 2012

Prodigal Altar Boy 100 Day Countdown

T-81 Days to Go

29 October 2012

Goal:  2 hours per day working on the film

Details: 

·     Started putting together mailing

·     Updated “About Me” section of the blog

·     Re-edited fundraising letter incorporating IC6 suggestions

·     Sent re-edited letter to Advisory Board for final approval

Total time:  4 hours

Goal:  30 minutes per day music practice

Details:

·     Warm-up on the Flying-V

·     “Dies Irae” – Flying V

·     “It’s Your Thing” – Flying V

Total time:  30 minutess

Goal:  15 minutes exercise per day Body Opus Week 10

Viking Warrior Conditioning – 15:15 protocol

Kettlebell Snatch

15 seconds – 7 reps (equals one set)

15 seconds – Rest

Switch hands, repeat.

16kg kettlebell

80 sets

Total time:  40 minutes

Goal:  30 Minutes “Tangential Endeavors”

“This Is It” – Michael Jackson documentary and DVD extras

Total time:  2 hours

TQ was ahead of the Vatican curve on the whole Kateri Tekakwitha canonization issue.  What do you think TQ would suggest to "win back" "lapsed and lukewarm" Catholics?  I think TQ would point to the principle of adaptation on the one hand, but I also think TQ would also find some way to engage the "lapsed," the "lukewarm" and take them to task.  

The dictionary definition of "lasped" describes lapsed as, "...no longer committed to something, especially religious faith or observance."   For the lapsed, TQ would on the one hand work on making liturgy more relevant, while on the other hand, challenge the lapsed and question what holds them back from committing to the church.  He would probably point out the ease with which they commit to less substantive things.

For the "lukewarm, again I think TQ would employ the principle of adaptation to make worship more relevant.  He would also take them to task.  He might even point them to Revelation 3:16 "So, because you are lukewarm--neither hot nor cold--I am about to spit you out of my mouth."  TQ might even delve into the historical roots of the phrase, pointing out that the phrase is aimed at the Laodicean Church, one of the seven churches mentioned by name in the book of Revelation.  There is scholarship (and TQ was a scholarship fiend) that contends lukewarm was a reference to Laodicea's geographic location between Herapolis and Colossae.  Herapolis was famous for their warm springs and Colossae was known for its cold springs.  The lukewarm reference was that by the time Laodicean aqueducts brought water from those cities to town, the warm water had cooled and the cool water had warmed up, resulting in a lukewarm water supply.  TQ would probably equate the state of lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, as an analogy for a lack of commitment to one thing or another.  TQ once complained about parishioners that came to mass late and/or left early.  His response, "If you're going to come to mass, come to mass, if not, stay home."

Yeah, that's what they need, some tough love.  You tell 'em TQ!