Rules

Since this blog is new I thought it best to give an idea of where it may be headed. I will be posting rules on the sidebar but a lengthier explanation is in order.

One of the biggest complaints I hear from our RCIA students is when some of the teachers speak over their level of comprehension. As a result certain words will be banned although the punishment for using them will not be added to a person’s Purgatory sentence. Since I am likely to refer to the hierarchy of the church as its “pecking order” or “the food chain” and Nicodemus as something used to help a person quit smoking, it is a criticism I have avoided.

Hermeneutics, exegesis, anything in Latin and, God forbid, concupiscence are wonderful words. They are just words that may run off the very folks I want to attract. Peter Kreeft, who is one of my all time favorites, writes simply and to the point. No doubt he knows lots and lots of big ten dollar words but doesn’t feel the need to use them.

Please don’t misunderstand; I love all those big important words. I wallow in the words like a pig in a mud puddle. I even maintain a notebook with all the big important words written down with their definitions. That means I really want the rest of you to sling them around like confetti on New Year’s Eve. Just try not to use them here.
May God bless all of you for the wonderful work you do on your blogs and providing all of us with so many new insights into our wonderful Catholic faith. A special thanks to Uncle Jim and Adoro for holding this newbie up in their prayers.