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<\/a>Hon, let me tell you something. \u00a0I mean listen, I don\u2019t want to sound like Imelda Marcos, but it\u2019s true. Shoes matter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
I was over there at Fr. Elvis\u2019 parish the other week for Pentecost, and guess what? He\u2019s wearing red cowboy boots! You can see them under his robes. He come strutting up the aisle very proud of hisself and after he say, \u201cIn the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit\u201d he say, \u201cToday is Pentecost and I get the chance to wear my red cowboy boots.\u201d Everybody starts laughing. They love Fr. Elvis and think he is real cool. I\u2019m not lying. This really happened. Then he preaches all about how he loves watching reality TV shows and tells everyone that Mass is like a reality TV show.<\/div>\n
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OK. I\u2019m getting off track, but not really. Over in Spain where I come from they teach the children that shoes are how you judge somebody. You know? If a man has not shined his shoes when he comes to work the boss think, \u201cThis guy doesn\u2019t care.\u201d If a woman wears sloppy old slippers to work her boss think, \u201cThis woman doesn\u2019t care.\u201d You know what happens when it\u2019s time for a promotion? The guy with good shoes gets it. The girl with nice shoes gets it. What happens when a\u00a0boy goes to take out a girl? First thing her father does is look at his shoes. Right away he knows whether the boy comes from a good family or not. A girl meets the family of her boyfriend? They look at her shoes. Is she wearing slinky red high heels? They know right away that she is not serious. You know? Shoes matter.<\/div>\n
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Maybe you think, \u201cCome on Mantilla, this is just shoes.\u201d No. That\u2019s not right. Shoes are important.<\/div>\n
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What about the servers at Mass? There they are wearing robes and serving at \u00a0Mass and you see them wearing old sneakers underneath. You know these sneakers sometimes smell like dead weasels. This is not good. Then one time I see this girl wearing flip flops with sequins on them. Another girl is wearing slingback sandals in hot pink. I\u2019m not lying. One time I see a boy wearing those sneakers that have wheels built in and he\u2019s rolling down the aisle on them for a minute. Another time this boy is kneeling down at Mass and he has red lights flashing all around the heel of his sneakers. What kind of dumb is this? Eh?<\/div>\n
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At the University of Salamanca where I did my degree in Ecclesiastical Haberdashery we were taught that the servers wear black dress shoes. And they must be shined real good. That\u2019s it. You\u2019re in the Lord\u2019s army. If you are in the Marines do you think you would get away with sneakers that light up or sneakers that smell like dead weasels? I don\u2019t think so. The drill sergeant would eat you for dinner\u2026 Slowly.<\/div>\n
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But at Mass everybody seems to think it is ok. Let me tell you hon. It is not ok. Why don\u2019t the priests just tell the servers the rules? It\u2019s just exactly like at those restaurants, but a little bit different: They say, \u201cNo shirt, No Shoes. No Service.\u201d I say, \u201cNo Shiny Black Shoes No Service.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Think about it hon. These kids are serving in the court of the king of heaven. Would you wear sneakers to go visit King Juan Carlos? I don\u2019t think so. You let the kids wear sneakers to Mass soon they want to wear shorts and T-shirt and next thing they don\u2019t want to go at all.<\/div>\n
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There\u2019s nothing to argue about. Get the black shoes. No sneakers. No hush puppies. No sandals. No slingbacks. No high heels, and no red cowboy boots either. I don\u2019t care if you are the priest.<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mantilla the Hon on Sneakers at Mass<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hon, let me tell you something. \u00a0I mean listen, I don't want to sound like Imelda Marcos, but it's true. Shoes matter. I was over there at Fr. 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