February 14, 2011
February 14 is … Ferris Wheel Day and National Heart to Heart Day
BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND
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Where I live and write this from it is a sad day. Today is the third anniversary of a day many would like to forget. Three years ago this afternoon, a cowardice, murderous scumbag opened fire in Cole Hall on the campus of Northern Illinois University killing six people including the gunman. Twenty-one people were injured, seventeen by gun fire. At some time today, please say a Hail Mary or other prayer for the victims, their family, friends and the NIU community. I know I will.
In a brief follow-up to yesterday’s blog; A Catholic priest who admitted having a sexual relationship with a high school girl more than 40 years ago was removed his position, and a high-ranking official who oversaw the background checks of priests resigned. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles announced Friday that the Rev. Martin P. O'Loghlen, who worked at Holy Name of Mary Church in San Dimas, was removed from any priestly activities.
The archdiocese said it was reacting to inquiries from a New York Times reporter researching an article about O'Loghlen. The 74-year-old priest is accused of having a long-term sexual relationship with the teenage girl beginning in 1960, and seeking her forgiveness later, the Los Angeles Times reported. Cardinal Roger M. Mahony separately accepted the resignation of the Archdiocesan Vicar for Clergy, Msgr. Michael Meyers. Archdiocese spokesman Tod Tamberg told the Times that Meyers had been in charge of procedures intended to ensure that no sexual predators remained in ministry positions. He had held that position since 2009
The archdiocese said it was reacting to inquiries from a New York Times reporter researching an article about O'Loghlen. The 74-year-old priest is accused of having a long-term sexual relationship with the teenage girl beginning in 1960, and seeking her forgiveness later, the Los Angeles Times reported. Cardinal Roger M. Mahony separately accepted the resignation of the Archdiocesan Vicar for Clergy, Msgr. Michael Meyers. Archdiocese spokesman Tod Tamberg told the Times that Meyers had been in charge of procedures intended to ensure that no sexual predators remained in ministry positions. He had held that position since 2009
Happy Valentine’s Day! I sincerely wish you and the loved ones in your life find the time to tell each other how much you mean to each other and that you have the time together to express that love in your own special way.
St. Valentine was an actual person or perhaps more than one person. Today the Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus. All three of these individuals were martyred. The most popular legend surrounds a priest named Valentine from the third century. Emperor Claudius II outlawed marriage for young men. He thought young men were his prime crop for soldiers and single men made better soldiers than those with a wife and children. Valentine saw the in justice in this law and continued to perform marriage ceremonies for young lovers, in defiance of Emperor Claudius. For this, Claudius had him put to death.
In the 1969 revision of the Roman Catholic Calendar of Saints, the feast day of Saint Valentine on February 14 was removed from the General Roman Calendar and relegated to particular (local or even national) calendars for the following reason: "Though the memorial of Saint Valentine is ancient, it is left to particular calendars, since, apart from his name, nothing is known of Saint Valentine except that he was buried on the Via Flaminia on February 14." The feast day is still celebrated in Balzan (Malta) where relics of the saint are claimed to be found, and also throughout the world by Traditionalist Catholics who follow the older, pre-Second Vatican Council calendar.
I have been reading and hearing about the Egyptian crisis for over three weeks now. It has been interesting to follow. I read about and heard being discussed on the radio a moment on Friday, February 11, 2011 that may well go down as the lingering image many will carry for life concerning this event.
We have all seen the WWII pictures of the Iwo Jima flag raising and the Times Square kiss between strangers. We have all seen the picture of the young Chinese man staring down a tank in Tiananmen Square from 1989. Many of us have seen the early 1970’a picture of the girl putting flowers in the barrel of a National Guardsman’s rifle at Kent State after the student shooting incident. The picture(s) of the flag at the World Trade Center, Ground Zero, after 911, can be remembered even by those that were not alive yet. The picture of Baby Jessica being rescued from the well in Midland, Texas in 1987 is a well remembered photo. How about the photo of the firefighter carrying a baby away from the carnage right after the Murrah Building bombing in Oklahoma City in 1995. These are just a few examples of history preserved and remembered through photography.
I have read of a similar photo from Egypt but I haven’t seen it. Mubarak was supposed to resign on Thursday. That is what everyone in power wanted and he said he would do. He then went on TV and did not resign. The military, which had backed Mubarak for thirty years, was not happy. The military had lined Tahrir Square with tanks pointing toward the crowd. This was done to show support for Mubarak but the military never got aggressive against the demonstrators. That was left to the police.
Friday, Mubarak met with several military leaders in a government building near Tahrir Square. Mubarak did not satisfy the military leaders with his explanations and plans. The military leaders left the building and went to the Square. They gave orders to the tank commanders and the turrets of the tanks were turned from being aimed at the protesting citizens to being aimed at the building housing Mubarak. Within hours, he resigned and fled Cairo. I want to see that picture, perhaps even a video.
Notable births on February 14th;
1913 James Pike Oklahoma City OK, bishop (Beyond Anxiety)
1913 Jimmy Hoffa Teamsters leader who disappeared in 1975
1913 Mel Allen Birmingham AL, sportscaster (voice of the New York Yankees)
1913 Ab [Albert] Visser Dutch poet/writer (Man Without a Head)
1913 Jimmy Hoffa Teamsters leader who disappeared in 1975
1913 Mel Allen Birmingham AL, sportscaster (voice of the New York Yankees)
1913 Ab [Albert] Visser Dutch poet/writer (Man Without a Head)
1934 Florence Henderson Dale IN, actress/singer (Carol-Brady Bunch). She had to come from somewhere.
1944 Carl Bernstein Washington Post investigative reporter (Watergate). Famous Nixon lover.
1960 Jim Kelly NFL quarterback (Buffalo Bills). Four in a row??? Glenn, say it isn’t so!
Notable events on February 14th;
1803 Apple parer patented by Moses Coats, Downington, PA
1848 James K Polk became 1st President photographed in office (Matthew Brady)
1859 Oregon admitted as 33rd state
1848 James K Polk became 1st President photographed in office (Matthew Brady)
1859 Oregon admitted as 33rd state
1876 A G Bell & Elisha Gray apply separately for telephone patents; Supreme Court eventually rules Bell rightful inventor
1889 1st trainload of fruit (oranges) leaves Los Angeles for the east
1929 St Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago IL, 7 gangsters killed. Big mistake by Al Capone.
1951 Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta & takes middleweight title
1954 Senator John Kennedy appears on "Meet the Press"
1957 Georgia Senate unanimously approves Senator Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites. That was not that long ago. This opened Atlanta for a Major League Baseball franchise.
1967 Aretha Franklin records "Respect"
1971 Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House. Oops!
1978 1st "micro on a chip" patented by Texas Instruments
1980 13th Winter Olympics games open in Lake Placid NY. “Do you believe in miracles?”
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