Author Topic: 6 Interesting Catholic Thanksgiving Facts You Need to Know (Read 1687 times)

Ambrose · « **on:** November 28, 2013, 06:58:29 PM »

This is a fascinating article:

6 Interesting Catholic Thanksgiving Facts You Need to Know

http://taylormarshall.com/2013/11/6-interesting-catholic-thanksgiving.html

parentsfortruth · « **Reply #1 on:** November 28, 2013, 07:03:27 PM »

http://www.traditioninaction.org/History/B_005_Onate_Thanksgiving.html
http://www.traditioninaction.org/History/B_024_Augustine.html

Very good Catholic articles on Thanksgiving.

GottmitunsAlex · « **Reply #2 on:** November 28, 2013, 07:51:13 PM »

First Thanksgiving

First American Thankgsgivings

GottmitunsAlex · « **Reply #3 on:** November 28, 2013, 08:01:44 PM »

Quote from: parentsfortruth

http://www.traditioninaction.org/History/B_005_Onate_Thanksgiving.html
http://www.traditioninaction.org/History/B_024_Augustine.html

Very good Catholic articles on Thanksgiving.

I overlooked your post PartentsforTruth..
O posted the same articles.
Can't edit/delete mine. sorry.

parentsfortruth · « **Reply #4 on:** November 29, 2013, 11:04:33 AM »

Tradition in action has some good material. I don't agree with -every single word- that's posted on their site, but they have some valuable resources. Some people get so bent out of shape about it, because they have some rather rigid views about manners, and other things, not to mention the woman who runs the website, and other contributors, having been previously affiliated with the TFP (and perhaps still has a loose affiliation with them now.)

The old adage "don't shoot the messenger" comes to mind.

icterus · « **Reply #5 on:** November 30, 2013, 06:45:19 PM »

I read that Taylor Marshall article, I received several links to it today. I'm confused...in what was are Spanish Masses of Thanksgiving connected with the American holiday of Thanksgiving? They aren't.

At least, the only connection appears to be the word 'Thanksgiving'....so how is that a connection?

Neil Obstat · « **Reply #6 on:** December 01, 2013, 12:33:44 AM »

Quote from: Ambrose

This is a fascinating article:

6 Interesting Catholic Thanksgiving Facts You Need to Know

http://taylormarshall.com/2013/11/6-interesting-catholic-thanksgiving.html

The most interesting fact to me in the article would be number 7: Hillaire Belloc wrote a most appropriate short poem that makes an excellent toast for any Catholic family at their Thanksgiving dinner:

And don’t forget to raise your wine glass and recite
the wonderful limerick of Hilaire Belloc:

“Wherever the Catholic sun doth shine,
There’s always laughter and good red wine.
At least I’ve always found it so.
Benedicamus Domino!”

― Hilaire Belloc

Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (27 July 1870 – 16 July 1953) [source: Wikiquote]
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poche · « **Reply #7 on:** December 01, 2013, 12:48:35 AM »

What is TFP?

parentsfortruth · « **Reply #8 on:** December 01, 2013, 10:20:54 AM »

Quote from: poche

What is TFP?

A cult. Kind of like Opus Dei is a cult. But they're kind of a "neo conservative traditionalist" cult, rather than Opus Dei, which is a communist cult.

Machabees · « **Reply #9 on:** December 01, 2013, 08:59:34 PM »

Quote from: Neil Obstat

Quote from: Ambrose
This is a fascinating article:

6 Interesting Catholic Thanksgiving Facts You Need to Know

http://taylormarshall.com/2013/11/6-interesting-catholic-thanksgiving.html

The most interesting fact to me in the article would be number 7: Hillaire Belloc wrote a most appropriate short poem that makes an excellent toast for any Catholic family at their Thanksgiving dinner:

And don’t forget to raise your wine glass and recite
the wonderful limerick of Hilaire Belloc:

“Wherever the Catholic sun doth shine,
There’s always laughter and good red wine.
At least I’ve always found it so.
Benedicamus Domino!”

― Hilaire Belloc

Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (27 July 1870 – 16 July 1953) [source: Wikiquote].

Here is an equally appropriate toast for that day, that came from the British isle, by G.K. Chesterton:

"In America they have a feast to celebrate the arrival of the Puritans. In England, we should have a similar feast - celebrating their departure." - G.K. Chesterton (source: Chesterton: A Biography, by Ian Kerr).

Neil Obstat · « **Reply #10 on:** December 02, 2013, 06:43:06 AM »

Quote from: Machabees

Here is an equally appropriate toast for that day, that came from the British isle, by G.K. Chesterton:

"In America they have a feast to celebrate the arrival of the Puritans. In England, we should have a similar feast - celebrating their departure." - G.K. Chesterton (source: Chesterton: A Biography, by Ian Kerr).

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Curiously, Belloc came from England and emigrated to America, so his 'departure' would have been among those that Chesterton was wont to celebrate.

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Machabees · « **Reply #11 on:** December 02, 2013, 08:09:48 AM »

Quote from: Neil Obstat

Quote from: Machabees
Here is an equally appropriate toast for that day, that came from the British isle, by G.K. Chesterton:

"In America they have a feast to celebrate the arrival of the Puritans. In England, we should have a similar feast - celebrating their departure." - G.K. Chesterton (source: Chesterton: A Biography, by Ian Kerr).

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Curiously, Belloc came from England and emigrated to America, so his 'departure' would have been among those that Chesterton was wont to celebrate. .

As the above shows, Chesterton was speaking of the Puritans; not about Catholics.