An article in today’s Pitt News has some misleading information. In the section addressing Lent, "Father" Bill Hausen, of Christ Hope Church, is quoted. Hausen broke away from the Catholic Church in 2004. He has been excommunicated and is no longer longer recognized as a priest by the Church, the sacraments he offers are not valid, and attending services at Christ Hope does not satisfy one’s Sabbath obligation.
This girl needs to learn how to pick her battles and her mom needs some parenting lessons.
"A fourth-grader is protesting a rule by her school principal that bans the kinds of miniskirts she likes to wear. Zoe Hinkle, 10, and her mother, Leslie, say there’s nothing wrong with the skirt. It has shorts sewn into it underneath, Leslie says."
The editorial staff at the Pitt News summed up my feelings well.
I’m sorry for not posting this sooner.
This year for Holy Week Carnegie-Mellon is hosting what amounts to the full Monastic liturgical schedule of the Divine Office. The Office is the public prayer of the Church, consisting mostly of psalms and biblical readings. The Vespers said on Sundays at the Oratory and Compline said daily at CMU are parts of the Office, but for Holy Week we will be breaking out the full liturgy. We will also be turning CMU’s chapel into something that actually looks like a Church. There will be candles, chanting, and yes Eddie, incense. These offices will be done as “Reader Services” (as we aren’t forcing the priests to put in more work than they already do during Holy Week). This means that we need people who can sing (still come if you can’t). If you have the slightest idea how singing goes (even better if you’re familiar with Gregorian or Byzantine chant) let our Pitt VP, Steven Kesslar, know so that he can send you the texts/music so that we can sound a little better. If you don’t know how to sing a brief tutorial is all you need (most of the parts only have two notes). We need three leaders for each office and some powerful people in the choir (that’s everyone else, liturgically speaking). So volunteer! Steven’s e-mail address is anthrakeus@gmail.com.
![[runwithhaart06.jpg]](http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/images/runwithhaart06.jpg "2006 Run With HAART")
9 AM. 36°. Sleet.
It wasn’t the coldest race I’ve run, but it wasn’t the warmest, either. 😉 This morning I ran the Run With HAART 5K in Schenley Park. It was one my favorite races thus far. I love any race that involves trails, but this was especiialy cool because it involved trails that I regularly train on. 🙂
Like I said, it was freakin’ cold, but not unbearable. The pre-race registration seemed well organized and the race started on time. I finished in 29:15, which gave me a mile pace of 9:26, and my heartrate averaged 180 and peaked at 195. That time’s in between my results for the Run Shadyside and Chamber Classic last year, and I’m pretty happy with it. It’s early in the season and I have plenty of time to improve before the Great Race. I finished 44rd out of 60 males in my age group and 110 out of 208 total participants (though some of them were walkers and skew the results a little).
After the race, ten-minute massages were available for free. Also, there was a raffle which I put $5 into. There were a lot of very nice gift certificates given out, as well as the 50-50 prize of $30. I won two $5 gift certificates to Subway and a $10 gift certificate to Allegro Hearth Bakery in Squirrel Hill. Due to the frigid weather, only a few people stuck around for the awards ceremony and raffle. Those who did were treated to humerous announcing by one of the organizers, made all the funnier by his ability to be goofy depsite how cold he obviously was. All-in-all, it was a fun race and I’d be happy to run again next year.
Pitt:
On Sunday evening, instead of the usual Q+A, there’s a lecture at Synod Hall (behind St. Paul Cathedral) at 7:00. The topic is Leonardo and the Real Opus Dei: “What did Leonardo believe? What was he trying to say in The Last Supper, the Madonna of the Rocks and the Mona Lisa? The Da Vinci Code, while advertised as fiction, also purports to have the scoop on those works, and on the Gnostic Gospels, the Holy Grail, and Opus Dei. Where lies the truth?”. The talk will be given by Sarah Phelps Smith and Edward C. Smith. It starts at 7:00, and should be quite interesting!
Also, be sure to mark your calendars because there’s a Friday Feast coming up on April 7th – Italian themed! Come, and bring friends!
Your Pitt NC Secretary,
Christine Winschel
CMU:
1) Lecture at St. Paul’s Cathedral (in Synod Hall) on the topic of the Da Vinci Code, the Gnostic Gospels, and Opus Dei. The lecture will be given by Sarah Smith and Edward Smith at 7:00 pm (after 6:00 Mass).
2) A fun and free "Alternative Event" in the CMU University Center (UC). Originally, the inspiration for this event was to provide a morally acceptable alternative to the CMU TBA (showing at the same time as this event). This "Alternative Event" has turned into a huge event of which many of the religious organizations on campus have become a part. This "Alternative Event" will provide tons of FREE pizza, Dave & Andy’s ice cream, and other snacks. Additionally, there will be a night of board games and video games in one room and two FREE showings of the award-winning movie Crash in another. All students are invited (even Pitt students) to this event, and if you are aware of anyone who is planning on seeing the TBA tonight or if you see anyone you know standing in line for the TBA when you come to this event, please (charitably) suggest this event to them as an alternative. Below is a schedule for this event:
7:30pm – Game room (Rangos 3) opens with video games, board games, free pizza, chips, drinks, etc.
8:00pm – FREE Showing of Crash (Connan Room), with free popcorn inside
10:00pm – More free pizza, Dave & Andy’s ice cream sundaes (Rangos 3)
10:30pm – Another free showing of Crash (with more popcorn)God bless,
– Joseph Arizpe
CMU Newman Club V.P.