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| August 20, 2008 |
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2007 Editorial Archive
Simplest story reveals great mystery The story is so simple that a cast of 10 inexperienced actors knew it by heart and acted it out each year for just one or two performances. Playing multiple parts, the players helped the drama unfold: The Annunciation; a man, a pregnant woman seeking shelter face innkeepers who have no room for them; finally one overwrought inn owner offers the only space he has — the stable out back. Christmas films should lift spirits If they ever tried to make “Godzilla Meets the Grinch Who Stole Christmas,” it probably would not make it as a holiday classic. Same with “The Fable of Frank, Rudolph’s Favorite Flea.” There are some holiday movies that should never be made. New cardinals grateful, humble priests in red You might think getting inducted into one of the most exclusive “clubs” in the world — the College of Cardinals, only 201 members — would be the happiest day of a Catholic priest’s life. But not according to two humble, self-effacing Americans who took some time for a both serious and lighthearted visit with reporters immediately after the ceremony in which they received the red hat. ‘Source and summit’ for giving thanks How much time do you spend each day giving thanks to God for all he has given to you? Do you even carve out time once a week to do this? As Americans, we have the once-a-year feast day set aside for giving thanks, coming up next week. Family and friends will gather to watch parades and football games, and eat turkey and mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce and lots of pies. Oh, yes, and they’ll pause at some point in the day to give thanks for their blessings. It’s time for Gov. Charlie Crist to call a moratorium on the use of the death penalty in Florida. In light of the Florida Supreme Court ruling last week that the state’s new — and supposedly improved — lethal-injection procedures are constitutional, it seems that the governor could issue more death warrants, as he already has done for Mark Dean Schwab, set for Nov. 15. As AIDS became more predominant, some people said the disease was God’s way of punishing those populations most commonly affected by HIV and AIDS. They were referring to homosexuals and intravenous drug users who shared needles. After the tsunamis in December 2004, some claimed the deadly waves were God’s way of wiping out areas in Southeast Asia known for sex trade and immoral lifestyles. Archbishop’s legacy lives on in our time Think about your grandparents and great-grandparents. When you trace your family tree, these folks play an important role — without them, you wouldn’t be here, or if they were different, you’d be someone else. For the church in Florida, we have an important “great-grandfather” who died 40 years ago this month. Missionary zeal should dwell in all Christians It wasn't so many years ago that dioceses in the United States routinely sent missionary priests to developing nations. We had — if not a surplus of priests — at least enough to serve our needs and to share with those areas that had few, if any, native vocations. Ending cruel and unusual punishment in all its forms The justices undoubtedly will hear a lot of legal and medical arguments both for and against it. What they won't hear, however, is a broader debate about the morality of capital punishment and the value of human life. Joy of sports doesn’t flow from winning alone For sports fans, it’s that most wonderful time of the year. The baseball playoffs are under way, the football season is in full swing, basketball and hockey are about to start. NASCAR’s chase is heading toward the finish line. It’s a wonder that ESPN doesn’t nearly explode with all the highlights and scores. It seemed a reasonable request — much like being able to drink from the same drinking fountain as anyone else, or being able to sit down in the front of the bus. Some young, black high school students in Jena, La., asked the principal if they, too, could sit in the shade of an oak tree on campus where a group of white students usually gathered. Since this is 2007 and not the segregated 1950s, the principal said it was allowed, that it didn’t matter where students sat. Moral calculus skewed in Vick’s dogfighting case It is difficult to imagine a more grisly story: Michael Vick, arguably the most athletic quarterback in NFL history, used some of his millions to bankroll a dogfighting and gambling enterprise, Bad Newz Kennels, in which losing dogs either died in the competitive pit or were electrocuted, hanged, drowned or shot.
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