tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8501575778816779507.post6664251131696009374..comments2023-07-02T08:54:05.632-07:00Comments on Confessions of a Catholic Cybertronian.: Faith in Lord Stanley's Cup...Optimusmastrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12831854027284027308noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8501575778816779507.post-1352234215730576892010-05-26T09:02:08.339-07:002010-05-26T09:02:08.339-07:00Sorry, I had to take down that blog post. I think...Sorry, I had to take down that blog post. I think I went a little too far with it, and it might upset some of my more conservative readers. But let's share that laugh with Him... I'm sure He's a hockey fan, too. <br /><br />Do feel free to repost, as I think you'll be able to get away with this at your blog than on mine... just credit me!<br /><br />Ten Things if Hockey and Catholicism Merged:<br /><br />10. Parishioners would have the same playoff fervor for Lent and Advent<br /><br />9. Church bulletins would track each priest's save percentage<br /><br />8. Major and minor penalties would be renamed "mortal" and "venial"<br /><br />7. Instead of penalty minutes, penance would be assigned: ten Hail Marys for high sticking, twenty if blood gets drawn<br /><br />6. No more hotdogs, nachos, pretzels, or beer--the Knights of Columbus would corner the concessions serving fish dinners, pancakes, donuts, and coffee<br /><br />5. Instead of the anthems, each game will begin with the recitation of the Apostle's Creed<br /><br />4. Instead of the sanctus bells ringing during the Consecration, they blare the fog horn<br /><br />3. You get Canonized into the Hall of Fame<br /><br />2. The Popemobile is a Zamboni<br /><br />1. The Stanley ChalicePatrickhttp://blog.catholicfreeshipping.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8501575778816779507.post-3815240188856739312010-05-25T12:29:08.757-07:002010-05-25T12:29:08.757-07:00Yeah, after reading this post, I just HAD to write...Yeah, after reading this post, I just HAD to write this little thing on Catholicism and hockey...<br /><br />http://blog.catholicfreeshipping.com/pop-culture/miracle-ice/Patrickhttp://blog.catholicfreeshipping.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8501575778816779507.post-78382568214612597432010-05-14T09:21:06.959-07:002010-05-14T09:21:06.959-07:00And when he goes to the "sin bin," would...And when he goes to the "sin bin," would he have to say ten Our Father's for high-sticking? Twenty if he draws blood?<br /><br />(Hockey player myself. A goalie. My "superstition" was to put on all my pads left-side first, and to "bless" my crease with my water bottle.)Patrickhttp://blog.catholicfreeshipping.comnoreply@blogger.com