It was a common practice for priests living at the colleges in Rome to spend some time in these far flung places to celebrate the sacraments over the summer/Christmas breaks. I'm not sure if that still happens.
Monsignor Bernard Bernard is officially my new favorite person.
Looks like he was Apostolic Prefect of the North Pole, and a missionary in Iceland and Norway. He's a Santa Viking Priest. History only has so much room in her annals for those.
I will say, Msgr. Bernard Bernard is doing a very poor job of convincing me that he is not, in fact, Santa. If jolly old St. Nick wanted to keep up the ruse, he could at least have chosen an actual last name.
A former parochial vicar at our parish in the Diocese of Arlington, VA, Fr. Joseph Rampino's father commanded Thule/Pituffik Space Force base years ago. Could Fr. Rampino get credit as a Greenland vocation ;)
As for Pp Francis posting McElroy to the D.C. diocese, it is obviously an attempted eye gouge to America for hiring Trump. The San Diego diocese is in near spiritual shambles under his tenure. And the pope may refuse to accredit our new Ambassador, just to further demonstrate his Anti-American bias.
We live in exciting times.
This pope has done more to ‘dis-cumenize’ us from our authentic Separated Brethren than any of his predecessors. Thankfully, like Biden, Francis’ influence is waning. And, despite both of them, Our Catholic Faith is not.
If a priest wanted to vacation in greenland, would he be able to stay at the parish rectory for free in exchange for offering the sacraments? 🤔
I suspect that could definitely be arranged.
That would be awesome.
Perks.
It was a common practice for priests living at the colleges in Rome to spend some time in these far flung places to celebrate the sacraments over the summer/Christmas breaks. I'm not sure if that still happens.
I bet at least some funds could be raised to defray travel expenses. I mean, I'd contribute!
Very likely, yes. Let me know if you need contacts here in the Diocese (of Copenhagen)!
Monsignor Bernard Bernard is officially my new favorite person.
Looks like he was Apostolic Prefect of the North Pole, and a missionary in Iceland and Norway. He's a Santa Viking Priest. History only has so much room in her annals for those.
I will say, Msgr. Bernard Bernard is doing a very poor job of convincing me that he is not, in fact, Santa. If jolly old St. Nick wanted to keep up the ruse, he could at least have chosen an actual last name.
The Pillar always answering the crucial questions we didn't even know we needed the answers to. Thanks Michelle for a great article!
A former parochial vicar at our parish in the Diocese of Arlington, VA, Fr. Joseph Rampino's father commanded Thule/Pituffik Space Force base years ago. Could Fr. Rampino get credit as a Greenland vocation ;)
Next Pillar pilgrimage: Greenland
OK, what is drawing immigrants — Filipino or otherwise — to Greenland? (But also, yes, why Filipinos, because, shoot, that is a climate difference.)
Yes, I know nothing about Greenland other than "Greenland is covered in ice, and Iceland is quite nice."
Mostly fishing jobs
“Apostolic Prefecture of the Arctic Pole has to be one of the coolest names” ….
Ok, Ok, kudos for that pun!!!
As for Pp Francis posting McElroy to the D.C. diocese, it is obviously an attempted eye gouge to America for hiring Trump. The San Diego diocese is in near spiritual shambles under his tenure. And the pope may refuse to accredit our new Ambassador, just to further demonstrate his Anti-American bias.
We live in exciting times.
This pope has done more to ‘dis-cumenize’ us from our authentic Separated Brethren than any of his predecessors. Thankfully, like Biden, Francis’ influence is waning. And, despite both of them, Our Catholic Faith is not.
I would add that up until at least the 1983 code of Canon Law, it was actually a canonical crime for a titular Bishop to set foot in his titular see.