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Opening Ceremonies
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This is the view looking back over the crowd

This article from the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel Website talks about the Archdiocese of Milwaukee getting it's first Married Priest. http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=776571 I read the article and find it disturbing.  Why is ok for someone who is a married Minister in another faith to decide to convert to Catholicism and they can be ordained as a priest but that anyone is Catholic already can only become a priest if they decide to pursue that avenue before getting married?  Even Deacons can only be married if they were married before they became a Deacon. Let me clarify my point here.  I don't have a problem with this married priest coming to our diocese.  I think that the entire restriction from having married priests is wrong.  In the article they explain how this is allowed and in it they quote Pope Paul as saying that celibacy is not required by the nature of the priesthood.  It is a redical sign of commitment but it is not essential.  So if one Pope in the past has said that it is not a requirement then why is the Catholic Church so against allowing this when it would probably help our priest shortage around the world?

Lunch Break
Originally uploaded by ocnetgeek

Stopped at Mom's for lunch at 11.8 Miles

Pit stop 2
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A nice view of the cudahy water tower from stop 2 at the corner of packard and somers. Mile 8

Some time ago I wrote that I was looking at making a switch and I just wanted to follow up to note that I did indeed make the switch this time.  I have been using a Macbook as my primary workstation for over a month now and I really like it.  I am still figuring out how to do many things on OS-X but I find it to be a very usable and powerful OS that I am enjoying getting to know.  The Macbook is a much nicer laptop than any Windows laptop that I have ever used in the past.  One of the things that I was a little apprehensive about was my Calendar and contacts since I had previously used my Windows Smartphone to Sync my Home and Work Outlook Accounts so that I had my Calendar with me all the time.  I found a nice little utility for the Mac that talks to my Windows Smartphone and lets me sync it with Ical and Address book on the Mac.