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Your Ultimate Sci-Fi Profile II

This is very cool – just where I’d want to be.

You scored as Enterprise D (Star Trek). You have high ideals and know in your heart that humanity will continue to evolve in a better people. No matter what may happen, you have faith in human beings. A rare quality. Now if only the Borg would quit assimilating people.

Moya (Farscape)

94%

Enterprise D (Star Trek)

94%

SG-1 (Stargate)

81%

Babylon 5 (Babylon 5)

75%

Deep Space Nine (Star Trek)

75%

Millennium Falcon (Star Wars)

75%

Nebuchadnezzar (The Matrix)

75%

Galactica (Battlestar: Galactica)

56%

Serenity (Firefly)

56%

Bebop (Cowboy Bebop)

44%

Andromeda Ascendant (Andromeda)

38%

FBI's X-Files Division (The X-Files)

38%

Your Ultimate Sci-Fi Profile II: which sci-fi crew would you best fit in? (pics)
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PNCC Holy Days and Feasts Script

I developed a php script based on the work of Dan Kaplan and the DateCalculator Script from Bob’s Scripts.

The script provides the dates of Easter and the days related to Easter. It also provides the dates of other Western Christian Feasts and Solemnities as well as those particular to the PNCC.

The script provides dates between 1902 and 2037. Just enter the year you would like to know about. To have a look click here…

If anyone would like the script just let me know. I’d be happy to share. Please E-mail me here

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A Prayer of Glory to Christ

St. Ephrem of Syria - Deacon

Glory to Thee, Lord

What shall I give Thee, Lord, in return for all Thy kindness?
Glory to Thee for Thy love.
Glory to Thee for Thy mercy.
Glory to Thee for Thy patience.
Glory to Thee for forgiving us all our sins.
Glory to Thee for coming to save our souls.
Glory to Thee for Thine incarnation in the Virgin’s womb.
Glory to Thee for Thy bonds.
Glory to Thee for receiving the cut of the lash.
Glory to Thee for accepting mockery.
Glory to Thee for Thy crucifixion.
Glory to Thee for Thy burial.
Glory to Thee for Thy resurrection.
Glory to Thee who were preached to men and women.
Glory to Thee in whom they believed.
Glory to Thee who were taken up into Heaven.
Glory to Thee who sit in great glory at the Father’s right hand.
Glory to Thee whose will it is that the sinner should be saved
through Thy great mercy and compassion.

–St Ephraim of Edessa the Syrian, Deacon, Monk, and Hymnographer of the Church

A special thank you to Monachos.

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Highly recommended interview with Chris Davis

I highly recommend you read the interview with Chris J. Davis over at the Godbit Project (Theology + Technology).

Mr. Davis is a full-on contributor to the WordPress project and co-designer of the WordPress K2 theme along with Michael Heilemann.

Mr. Davis discusses not only design but the God granted gifts behind being a designer. He notes that he is a member of the American Orthodox Church (see comments) and testifies to his faith.

Mr. Davis has a new book coming out, Blog Design Solutions, that he collaborated on and has his own blog at Sillyness Spelled Wrong Intentionally.

Good reading all the way around.

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Scientific Cultural Theory Quiz

He shoots, he scores. OK, looks like me. I’m not too sure about the ‘some people are better…’ part but I do not think God’s grace was factored into the quiz. Also, I would be careful about saying I’m too much of a rugged individualist. I follow rubrics to a tee. It’s interesting that I’m more of a fatalist and more hierarchical than Fr. Jim Tucker. Anyway, that’s me – I’m the man!

The Center
You scored 84% individualism, 28% fatalism, 92% hierarchy, and 28% egalitarianism!
You adhere to both the Individualist and Hierarchist cultures. This means you are the Establishment, or “The Man.” You run the system, or at least agree with how it’s run. Any inequalities that arise are justified, because some people are just better or more deserving than others.

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

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You scored higher than 92% on individualism
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You scored higher than 69% on fatalism
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You scored higher than 99% on hierarchy
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You scored higher than 23% on egalitarianism

Link: The Scientific Cultural Theory Test written by Stentor
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Ultimate Catholicity!!!

I’ve recently been exposed to the world of Anglo Catholics. People who by definition are “Catholic” deemed by people who are already Catholic. What that means, is that they are the crème de la crème of Catholics. They are hip to everything before they become Catholic, they despise the popular culture, and whenever something they like becomes “mainstreamed,” they in turn call that something —Novus Ordo.— Which then they have to find something completely different to like.

I’m sure you’ve encountered these people before. The people with the persnickety musical taste, and spew about their chants whenever they have the chance to. In reality, does listening to a certain obscure Order’s chants really make you the ultimate hip guy or gal?

People that are usually part of this “Anglo Catholic” culture usually think that they are breaking from the mold of society, breaking from tradition. Therefore they dress a certain way and listen to chants that most people never hear so they can be “different” and so juxtapose themselves into the category of ultimate “catholicity.” At least they think that’s what they are doing consciously or unconsciously.

In reality, and in this case, the reality = my opinions, these “Anglo Catholics/Catholic-ettes (is this the feminine form of the word?? I just made it up)” are just putting themselves into another subculture group which means they really aren’t that different after all, they’re just doing the same old things the Roman Catholics, the Orthodox, the Polish National Catholics and a whole rack of others Catholic groups have already done. So is being different really different?

I’m not quite sure where this pondering is leading to, and if so, anything concrete. So I think I’ll just stop for now, and go out and buy me some unnecessary liturgical thread and find me an Anglo Catholic chick, cuz they’re hot.

Tip o’ the biretta to the Ironic Emperor and the inspiration of Pious and Overly Devotional.

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Good things are happening

I’ve been included in the blogroll over at Dappled Things and Bernhard Brandt’s A (little) Light from the East.

I’ve also been included in a blogs4God recap of Christian bloggers who have commented on the Book of Daniel noted at NBC dumps the Book of Daniel ‘de-spite’ Christian bloggers

In honor of my inclusion in Mr. Brandt’s blogroll I include below his poem Versus Populum (I am a firm believer in proper liturgical posture, i.e., posture that reflects our adoration of God).

Versus Populum

They have lied in the chapel and schoolhall.
They have practiced a terrible fraud.
For the priests have not turned to the people:
They instead turned their backs on their God.

We were told that the past was mistaken;
That to hold with Tradition was odd;
That the East was the source of all shadow,
And the West held the Son and our God.

But the Dayspring on High was not mocked by this;
He allowed them to flirt with this baud,
And revealed that the things done in secret
Were true sins against Man and his God.

And so those in the Nave and the Choirloft
Still await the day when we may laud
The return of the prodigal Fathers,
Who will turn with us back to our God.

–Bernard Brandt

Now that I am listed on these blogs, I will work even harder at writing something truly good. Then perhaps I will be considered for the coveted Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.

Let it be so! and they all answered, Amen!

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Quartet Meme

I’m taking up the challange from Fr. Jim Tucker at Dappled Things.

Four Jobs I’ve had in My Life

1. Baskin Robbins Ice Cream scooper.
2. Produce stocker.
3. Business Manager in a Not for Profit organization.
4. Chief Enforcement Officer for a government agency.

Four Movies I Could Watch Over and Over and Have

1. Kelly’s Heros
2. The Cardinal
3. Desire
4. Star Wars or Star Trek Movies (all)

Four Places I Have Lived

1. Buffalo, NY
2. Ogdensburg, NY
3. Albany, NY
4. Voorheesville, NY

Four TV Shows I Love to Watch
(I really do not watch TV so “love” doesn’t really apply)

1. Star Trek (Voyager, TNG, original)
2. Looney Tunes
3. Extreme Makeover —“ Home Edition
4. Good Morning America

Four Places I Have Been On Vacation

1. Miami, FL
2. Rzeszów, Poland
3. Honolulu, HI
4. Boise, ID

Four Websites I Visit Daily

1. The blogs in my blogroll
2. Buffalo News
3. Albany Times Union
4. Our Parish Website (bvmc.org)

Four Favorite Foods
(My favorite foods number in the hundreds, so here are four random ones)

1. Most anything Polish
2. Most anything Italian
3. Bread
4. Most any fish

Four Places I Would Rather Be Right Now

1. Church
2. Poland, visiting my fiends.
3. Hosting a dinner party for friends and family
4. Caribbean

Four People Whom I Tag Next

Any blogger reading this may consider himself or herself tagged, with my compliments.

Anyone wondering what a meme is – look here…

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But I am a Journalist – What is your Perfect Major test

You scored as Journalism. You are an aspiring journalist, and you should major in journalism! Like me, you are passionate about writing and expressing yourself, and you want the world to understand your beliefs through writing.

Journalism
100%
Mathematics
92%
Philosophy
92%
Psychology
92%
Sociology
92%
Theater
83%
Anthropology
83%
English
75%
Linguistics
67%
Engineering
58%
Biology
50%
Dance
42%
Chemistry
42%
Art
33%

What is your Perfect Major?
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See, blogging is for me.