{"id":20183,"date":"2014-09-06T13:37:20","date_gmt":"2014-09-06T18:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/?p=20183"},"modified":"2017-01-24T18:51:26","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T23:51:26","slug":"joe-six-packs-succinct-thoughts-on-isis-archbishop-sheen-the-whirlwind-at-the-archdiocese-of-pravda-and-moar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/2014\/09\/joe-six-packs-succinct-thoughts-on-isis-archbishop-sheen-the-whirlwind-at-the-archdiocese-of-pravda-and-moar.html","title":{"rendered":"Joe Six-Pack’s Succinct Thoughts On ISIS, Archbishop Sheen, The Whirlwind At The Archdiocese of Pravda, And MOAR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

It\u2019s been a weird month so far in the internet version of Catholiclandia and we\u2019re only up to day 6.<\/p>\n

You may have noticed that I haven\u2019t posted a cotton-picking thing since the month began. I assure you, my lack of productivity is not on account of me not appreciating those of you who stop by these parts regularly. No. I\u2019m just shaking my head a lot, chuckling to myself, and wondering what the hell is the point of all the hand wringing? It has been said that if everyone around you is losing their cool in a situation, and you aren\u2019t, then you probably don\u2019t understand the nature of the problem.<\/p>\n

I reckon I\u2019m clueless then.<\/p>\n

As such, here are some short and sweet thoughts your lay Catholic blogger has on the current events o\u2019 the day.<\/p>\n

ISIS will be destroyed. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh, it may not be overnight, and it may not be done to the liking of the armchair generals <\/a>rattling the sabers that they never wield, but ISIS is toast. All the countries in the region have a vested interest in taking back what the would be<\/em> caliphate has taken from them. Ever seen the movie The Seven Samurai? It\u2019s a lot like that, actually. The village has had enough of ISIS\u2019s brand of \u201csuccess.<\/a>\u201d Rounding up help from regional partners with skin-in-the-game seems to be a pretty good idea to me. Better than making the same mistakes over and over again, while hoping for better results.<\/p>\n

Archbishop Sheen\u2019s Cause For Sainthood? Grow up, everyone.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

In fact, I\u2019m not very interested in the insider baseball alluded to in half of the events that rocked Catholiclandia this week in the title above. I must be a bad Catholic, or one who just doesn\u2019t have any skin in the game regarding the beatification of modern day saints, and stuff.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s true regarding causes for sainthood especially. Because there are enough saints being made the old fashioned way<\/a> these days that I\u2019m underwhelmed by the games being played between Peoria and ARCH NY. Frankly, that whole fracas is embarrassing. Which leads to,<\/p>\n

The Archdiocese of Washington has a problem with truth in charity.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile at the Archdiocese of Washington\u2019s website, Monsignor Pope said some things that perhaps Cardinal Wuerl didn\u2019t like, or some such nonsense? So they yanked this post<\/a>, you know, the one that everyone can still read easily. I call it another Great Moment In Public Relations.<\/p>\n

You know what I\u2019m going to do about all these issues? I mean aside for praying that they be resolved quickly, and amicably? That the juvenile \u00a0silliness stops? That God shows ISIS His will be done, and not theirs?<\/p>\n

Nothing, dear reader. Instead of getting all worked up over things I can\u2019t control, here\u2019s my plan for the next several days.<\/p>\n

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The terrorists didn\u2019t win!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

First, I went to the County Fair, ate unhealthy food, rode all sorts of rides that made me dizzy, saw cows, and sheep, and watermelons the size of Texas, and had lots of mindless fun.<\/p>\n

Did I mention the old group Air Supply was in concert at the fair too? I happily corrupted my kids with some of this\u2026