Today's Columbus Day - And I Observe and Celebrate It

A day of rapine and rampage.

21 posted on 10/13/2014 9:50:40 AM PDT by Mike Darancette (AGW-e is the climate "Domino Theory")

To: Mike Darancette

Don’t forget the mead!

22 posted on 10/13/2014 11:00:14 AM PDT by defconw (Both parties have clearly lost their minds!)

To: Mike Darancette

Leif Erikson don’t get no holiday.

Tell that to SpongeBob.

23 posted on 10/13/2014 11:02:26 AM PDT by dfwgator (The "Fire Muschamp" tagline is back!)

I am still making my way through the readings. Darn work expected me to work yesterday! The nerve!

But anyway, I found something quite remarkable. I mean we all know this, but in this time I find it particularly important to remember that Catholic Spain defeated the Muslims. It may have taken 700 years of struggle, but they did it. I just hope we are made of similar stuff. We may not make it ourselves, but the Church will go on.

24 posted on 10/14/2014 5:04:49 AM PDT by defconw (Both parties have clearly lost their minds!)

Amen to that.

Here's another reading which I added later to the blog post: The Catholic Spirit of Christopher Columbus. Enjoy!

~Theo

25 posted on 10/14/2014 5:29:18 AM PDT by Teófilo (Visit Vivificat! - http://www.vivificat.org - A Catholic Blog of News, Commentary and Opinion)

Just some of my thoughts on this.

I got goose bumps just thinking about how those men sang the Salve Regina in the middle of the night. I mean we take for granted that if you get in a boat and sail west you will reach land. What faith they must have had. I can only imagine the excitement. Must have been about the same as when we landed on the moon.

Also how appropriate that God would guide and man named Christopher to discover the new world. The bearer of Christ, patron saint of travelers. I know poor old St. Christopher has been downgraded in recent times. But I still count on him.

Funny what you DON"T learn in school: Santa Maria de la Inmaculada Concepción (Holy Mary of the Immaculate Conception).

He was a Third Order Franciscan.

The Orient could have been Catholic. Wow. what a different world we might have had. But apparently God wanted the Americas more.

The gold was for taking out the Muslims and retaking Jerusalem. Never heard that in public school. We could well have been born in a Muslim country instead of a Christian. Maybe that is what Obama was trying to say when he said this was a Muslim country. Maybe he knew it could have been?

What a great article. Thanks for posting it. I never really knew much about Christopher Columbus or Cristobal Colon as he was more accurately known as.

26 posted on 10/14/2014 6:02:49 AM PDT by defconw (Both parties have clearly lost their minds!)

Or “Cristóforo Colombo” his name in Italian. Remember, he was from Genoa.

Peace to you,
~Theo

27 posted on 10/14/2014 11:50:17 AM PDT by Teófilo (Visit Vivificat! - http://www.vivificat.org - A Catholic Blog of News, Commentary and Opinion)

Cool now I know how we got to Columbus.

28 posted on 10/14/2014 1:17:07 PM PDT by defconw (Both parties have clearly lost their minds!)

Do you have an alternate with none of the religious harangue and more simple ways to celebrate the man, his achievement an leave the other stuff for Sunday Christian services?

Just an simple alternative to the absurd "indigenous People's" Day?

Wait.
We already have that.

Never mind.
I'm celebrating on Oct 12

29 posted on 09/01/2017 9:49:56 PM PDT by publius911 (Seriously??)

Who REALLY gives a damn about Columbus, or celebrates Columbus day? To me, it ranks right up there with Groundhog day in significance. lol

So just go celebrate Goundhog day.
Then piss off!

30 posted on 09/01/2017 9:54:24 PM PDT by publius911 (Seriously??)

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