tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19125595.post9033466866019558354..comments2023-09-08T16:26:30.852+02:00Comments on "2 ITALY" - Una Vita Piu' Bella: The three "C"s of ItalyBryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09926494405638258690noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19125595.post-35738197124728098422008-09-21T09:41:00.000+02:002008-09-21T09:41:00.000+02:00I think that the crucifixes add a bit of warmth to...I think that the crucifixes add a bit of warmth to a room.Gilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224104422332322541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19125595.post-3445202175489587352008-09-20T05:02:00.000+02:002008-09-20T05:02:00.000+02:00HELLO BRYAN, WE HAVE SURVIVED THE BERRY HARVEST, T...HELLO BRYAN, WE HAVE SURVIVED THE BERRY HARVEST, THE STORMY WINDS OF IKE DID TEAR UP THE SHED SO WE HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER. I AM THANKFUL TO HAVE MY GRANDMOTHERS CRUCIFIX, SHE TOO LOST A CHILD AND EVERYDAY I LOOK AT IT AND SAY A SILENT PRAYER. I USE TO FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND CROSSES,SO SAD, BUT NOW I LIKE TO SEE THEM REMINDS ME OF "WHO IS IN CHARGE" WE HOPE TO GET TO LOURDES SOME DAY. OUR KIND FAMILY DR. COLLECTS CROSSES AND WHEN HE IS DONE WITH US HE ALWAYS SAYS "GOD BLESS YOU" HE IS A GENTLE SOUL.<BR/><BR/>GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS ALSO,<BR/><BR/>TINA AND GLENAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19125595.post-65627639384102708102008-09-19T21:28:00.000+02:002008-09-19T21:28:00.000+02:00Martin, Solid stone structures don't need as much ...Martin, Solid stone structures don't need as much upkeep at a stick frame, plus these are also points of civic pride. There are still a lot of churches that we have seen that need major repairs.<BR/><BR/>Steve, The crucifix, unfortunately, is just seen as a part of the landscape - it may have lost some of the true significance.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09926494405638258690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19125595.post-24945286563866444782008-09-19T14:52:00.000+02:002008-09-19T14:52:00.000+02:00I was surprised to see crucifixes in the public sc...I was surprised to see crucifixes in the public school classrooms too. They also had religion class which seemed more of a comparative theology than a Catholic Catechism. Parents could opt out of the religion class for their children. It seemed the local parishes provided the Sacramental preparation and Catholic instruction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19125595.post-16911144487559024862008-09-19T14:39:00.000+02:002008-09-19T14:39:00.000+02:00Bryan,If no one is going to church, who's paying f...Bryan,<BR/><BR/>If no one is going to church, who's paying for the upkeep on all those cathedrals?<BR/><BR/>MartinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com