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hello midget pussy
Frank
- Thursday, December 05, 2002 at 00:55:25 (EST)
Comment on Chapter VI - Rome, Vienna, Prachatitz
I ASK MY QUESTION OVER A MONTH AGO AND STILL NOT GET MY ANSWER HOW DO I GET NEWMANS PECORRAL CROSS THATS SHOW ON THIS SITE!!!! TELL ME OR ILL REPORT THIS SITE AS INACTIVE LINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MAURICE
MY FAMALY
ST LOUIS, MO USA - Tuesday, August 27, 2002 at 11:59:10 (EDT)
Comment on Chapter VI - Rome, Vienna, Prachatitz
HOW WOULD I GO ABOUT PERCHACING A CROSS LIKE Neumann's pectoral cross
ON PAGE VI
MAURICE
WHAT?
ST LOUIS, MO USA - Wednesday, July 17, 2002 at 21:12:40 (EDT)
Comment on Chapter V - Philadelphia
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ih, ih hi - Monday, June 03, 2002 at 11:27:32 (EDT)
Comment on Chapter II - Prachatitz
Ich hau dir e nebien ne r9e7in enn du wnicht endlih acr daumir fsko gehs
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Bernd
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Pornoha, germa 58586926+5284 - Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at 10:41:11 (EDT)
Comment on Chapter II - Prachatitz
Ich hau dir eine r9e7in enn du wnicht endlih acufsko gehs
tl
Bernd
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Pornoha, germa 58586926+5284 - Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at 10:39:39 (EDT)
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what that guy got up his butt?
buzz buzzard
- Sunday, December 09, 2001 at 23:36:34 (EST)
Comment on Chapter VII - Vine Street and Eternity
Can anyone please advise me of any book/s, joournals/extracts which contain St. John Neumann's writings
Thanking in anticiaption
AB
A. Britten
Catholic
Sheerness, England - Tuesday, November 06, 2001 at 11:36:28 (EST)
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good informative site
JT
myself
Eastern, MA US - Wednesday, May 02, 2001 at 13:26:45 (EDT)
Comment on Chapter II - Prachatitz
I would be interested in more information about John Nepomucene Neumann
Jim Stevenson
Norwalk, Ohio USA - Saturday, March 24, 2001 at 09:10:27 (EST)
Comment on Chapter VI - Rome, Vienna, Prachatitz
It's refreshing to see the pastor finally have a an extended vacation, but I suppose it shouldn't come as too much of a shock that, even while he's supposed to be resting, great demands are put upon him. Having to say Mass for an entire week in his hometown, and dealing with all the attention they gave him when he really just wanted to see his father one more time, must have been quite trying.
Pamela Walker
Tulsa, OK USA - Thursday, January 04, 2001 at 12:04:28 (EST)
Comment on Chapter IV - Baltimore
Her's an interesting look into the politics of the Catholic faith, which the average churchgoer today doesn't necessarily see from week to week. Even though the Vatican is still considered the center for Catholic law and regulation, the spiritual lives of early American Catholics had to be much more centered in Europe, since there were still so few churches and pastors in the New World. It must have been tough for both priests and laypeople to figure out where they stood, moreso because most Americans of that time still had strong European roots, and Catholics may have had more of these ties than most protestants. It's no surprise that I found, when reading the history of Catholic America on a related site, that the newspapers and politicians had some disdain for Catholics, seeing them as overly friendly with and dependent upon Europe, which was diametrically opposed to the strongly anti-European views that most Americans were feeling shortly after the Revolutionary War. This paradox of simultaneously pulling away from and pushing toward the ways and beliefs of the Old Country must've been quite a strain on the first Americans.
Cynthia Grisolini
Greensboro, NC - Tuesday, January 02, 2001 at 11:25:01 (EST)
Comment on Chapter VII - Vine Street and Eternity
Someone else posted awhile back that the process for determining sainthood was quite fascinating. I was glad to see Father Neumann finally canonized and given his just place among the holiest of mortal men and women; I just wonder why it took them so long. Is it normal to wait so many decades to add him to the roster of saints, or was Neumann a special case?
Mary Sweeney
Kirkland, WA USA - Friday, December 29, 2000 at 15:06:43 (EST)
Comment on Chapter I - Niagara Missions
Both here and in Chapter 2, Neumann's love for botany is mentioned. I remember hearing about another German priest, Father Mendel, who found dominant and recessive traits while raising several generations of pea plants in his cloister. I wonder if botany was a particular love for people of German backgrounds at that time, if it was a favorite hobby of the priesthood, or if it's all just a coincidence.
Trisha Powers
Petaluma, CA - Friday, December 29, 2000 at 11:21:36 (EST)
Comment on Chapter VI - Rome, Vienna, Prachatitz
Comment and response to David Smith's earlier posting: I was also shocked by the amount of charity and benevolence shown by Neumann, and I wonder how the Catholic church at large really saw his actions. He's literally trying to save everybody here, from runaway problem children to prostitutes. Expulsion and other forms of 'tough love' discipline, which I'm sure were probably used quite excessively back then, are things which Neumann only sees as a last resort. In earlier chapters, he was described as unorthodox, but I'm guessing he was probably seen as nuts, possibly even heretical, by many conservative church leaders.
Julian S. Belzer
- Thursday, December 28, 2000 at 14:45:57 (EST)
Comment on Chapter II - Prachatitz
It amazes me how vastly different it was for students 175 years ago from today. The thought of copying lectures word-for-word would frighten most people considering college today. I also liked how he questioned the teachings of his professors, going so far as to got ahold of 'forbidden' books, and burning them after he used them, apparently so he wouldn't get caught with contraband.
Tina LaChance
Bethesda, MD - Thursday, December 28, 2000 at 14:30:56 (EST)
Comment on Chapter IV - Baltimore
Neumann's concern for disadvantaged groups is refreshing, especially when most of what we hear about from that time in American history deals with discrimination and neglect. His work with blacks, women, children, and foreigners is uplifting. I look forward to reading more about this Saint.
David Smith
Clearwater, FL USA - Thursday, December 28, 2000 at 13:50:26 (EST)
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The description of the beatification and canonization processes were absolutely awe-inspiing. I've heard that the candidate must actually be dead for at least 12 years; this point was one I remember being brought up after Mother Theresa's detah, when many people called for her sainthood.
Steven
Oswego, NY USA - Wednesday, November 15, 2000 at 12:17:33 (EST)