I scream, you scream, we all scream for TOLERANCE


Leatherby's ice cream is good - real good.

The Leatherby's family is great. They are kind, genuine and generous.

On a personal note, I might not even be here sitting at my desk at Mount Angel Seminary, if it weren't for the Leatherby family's commitment to the Catholic faith.

For all of those above reasons, I thank them.

Faithful to their faith, the Leatherby's supported the campaign Yes on 8.

It's a little sad that in the past few weeks after the elections they have been the targets of protests and "mean" tactics to accomplish what some No on 8 supporters say is a "goal to destroy you and your business!"

Hit the jump for more, and a video about it, too.





It is sad and disgusting that some people have stooped so low as making false claims on restaurant review websites about Leatherby's. For instance: "Ice cream in freezer for 6 months" - uh, sorry I've been there in the back, when they make it fresh. Or this asinine comment, "The serving was small" hmmm, anyone who has really eaten at Leatherby's knows their ice cream portions are humangous. Interestingly enough, most of the people who rated Leatherby's with low scores, didn't have active yelp accounts until after the elections... hrrrm... some of which have Leatherby's as the only restaurant that they have rated.

For those interested, a bunch of us were there last Sunday, and Leatherby's had a packed house with lines out the door in spite of those Protesters passing out free ice cream. Thanks protesters.

Support Leatherby's. Eat their ice cream. It's good.

Also, look out for a Prop 8 Apologetics post on the Young Adult Blog tomorrow.



The Feast of St. Cecilia


For many of us - if not all of us - music is an integral part of our faith journey, and our lives.

Today is the feast day of St. Cecilia. The Patroness of song, the Patroness of Music.



St. Cecilia was martyred for her Christian faith. When threatened by those who would take her life she responded: "Do you not know that I am the bride of my Lord Jesus Christ?" Her murderers failed at killing her the first few times, and she was left to die with her throat slit. As she lay dying for two days and two nights, she continued to SING the praises of God.


beautiful.



Hit the jump for a more in depth biography and some reflections.







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A reflection on St. Cecilia via Tea at Trianon.

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This saint, so often glorified in the fine arts and in poetry, is one of the most venerated martyrs of Christian antiquity. About the middle of the fifth century originated Acts of the martyrdom of St. Cecilia which have been transmitted in numerous manuscripts; these acts were also translated into Greek. They were utilized in the prefaces of the above-mentioned masses of the "Sacramentarium Leonianum". They inform us, that Cecilia, a virgin of a senatorial family and a Christian from her infancy, was given in marriage by her parents to a noble pagan youth Valerianus. When, after the celebration of the marriage, the couple had retired to the wedding-chamber, Cecilia told Valerianus that she was betrothed to an angel who jealously guarded her body; therefore Valerianus must take care not to violate her virginity. Valerianus wished to see the angel, whereupon Cecilia sent him to the third milestone on the Via Appia where he should meet Bishop (Pope) Urbanus. Valerianus obeyed, was baptized by the pope, and returned a Christian to Cecilia. An angel then appeared to the two and crowned them with roses and lilies. When Tiburtius, the brother of Valerianus, came to them, he too was won over to Christianity. As zealous children of the Faith both brothers distributed rich alms and buried the bodies of the confessors who had died for Christ. The prefect, Turcius Almachius, condemned them to death; an officer of the prefect, Maximus, appointed to execute this sentence, was himself converted and suffered martyrdom with the two brothers. Their remains were buried in one tomb by Cecilia. And now Cecilia herself was sought by the officers of the prefect. Before she was taken prisoner, she arranged that her house should be preserved as a place of worship for the Roman Church. After a glorious profession of faith, she was condemned to be suffocated in the bath of her own house. But as she remained unhurt in the overheated room, the prefect had her decapitated in that place. The executioner let his sword fall three times without separating the head from the trunk, and fled, leaving the virgin bathed in her own blood. She lived three days, made dispositions in favour of the poor, and provided that after her death her house should be dedicated as a church. Urbanus buried her among the bishops and the confessors, i.e. in the Catacomb of Callistus.

Source: The Catholic Encyclopedia