Author Topic: Daytime Television (Read 2183 times)

ServusSpiritusSancti · « **Reply #10 on:** April 23, 2013, 03:19:25 PM »

I will pray that your grandmother distances herself from watching that filth.

I'd say that about 98% of the stuff on tv is absolute trash. It isn't called "satan's box" for nothing.

That's why the SSPX never allowed television. As Archbishop Lefebvre said: "The tabernacle is our television".

Frances · « **Reply #11 on:** April 23, 2013, 04:25:42 PM »

There hasn't been any "trash your tv" talk in the SSPX for maybe a year and a half, at least not that I've heard. I do not know of anyone in my chapel who doesn't have a tv--there may be some as I don't know everyone! I'd be frank with grandma and tell her that the show is trashy, then immediately pull out a game, photo album, decent movie on cd, SOMETHING else to do, then start doing it. Don't show anger or disgust. Be kind, but firm, "matter-of-fact." If that doesn't work, spend lots of time in the w.c. BTW. I do not own a tv, haven't since 1978.

John Grace · « **Reply #12 on:** April 23, 2013, 04:32:06 PM »

A sad reflection of the modern world. A memory my own father has is his grandmother giving him a spoon so he could walk the roads after dark. The spoon would reflect the lights of any car. Innocence you might say but importantly, she did something else. She would sprinkle everyone with holy water after they going to bed. She would go room to room.

How many do this today?

John Grace · « **Reply #13 on:** April 23, 2013, 04:48:18 PM »

Both my grandmothers are still living. Both watch television. Regarding television, I spent most of my weekends and holidays in my teens on a farm. The television would never be on until the evening and they only had two television stations and no remote control. My grandfather would say, you can only watch one channel at anyone time any ways.

Sometimes at 1pm the television would be turned on to hear the news or get the weather forecast. Shows like 'The Beverly Hillbillies' or 'Jake and the Fatman' wre shown at lunchtime so I would remember watching episodes of that.

After the dinner it was out to the fields for several hours work.

There would be no television again until about 6pm when my uncles (bachelor's in those days) returned home from work.

My grandfather would watch a match. If Ireland was playing or a GAA match.

My paternal grandmother still watches television. 'Deal or No Deal' is a quiz show. Other programmes also. She is 91 but still goes out of the house.

Telesphorus · « **Reply #14 on:** April 23, 2013, 04:51:04 PM »

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There hasn't been any "trash your tv" talk in the SSPX for maybe a year and a half, at least not that I've heard. I do not know of anyone in my chapel who doesn't have a tv

As Father Pfeiffer says, the SSPX is in more trouble than it thinks. That is to say, it's in decline, and I have a feeling the decline could easily become fairly rapid.