We do have a calendar that members can use to post events. We do list birthdays of those who provide us with that info, but it is open for anyone to post an upcoming event. Each day is limited to four events, so it's first come, first serve, not that we expect a lot. But if you have anything that you'd like us to know is happening in your area or even a worldwide event, post it there as well as opening a thread.

Just click on "Calendar" at the top action bar and below this month's calendar is a choice to either "add a public event" or "add a private event".

Roman Catholic Church history  - Popes and priests in the Roman Catholic Church were no longer allowed to marry starting in the 11 Century, and priestly celibacy was required.

• Vatican source on married Popes, read opening paragraphs, Source Vatican, 
  Priestly celibacy in patristics and inthe history of the Church
  

• Details about Pastoral provision for priests from Episcopal church to come to the Latin Rite.  Or continuing Anglican Church.
  

as some of you are well aware........most of you here.......and thanks again to these creators......
please outline in plain english how I can contribute to fees here...

I am chronically a scammer magnet......smile...frown....

with this message board up and running....my online prospects cannot bother me

We have added ten new smiles, and have a few more to go. most are animated. Right now we have:

princess
knight
  worship
  roll eyes
applause
popcorn and beer 
    Three Stooges
  nope
  curse (or angry)
shoot

We can add more just as soon as we sort through the ones we have available to us.

I go to the 7:00 AM mass at St. Clements in Sun City. I live in a different parish, but there, going to mass was like being in a social gathering, folks moving around to talk, even babies in carriages being pushed around. That is a carryover from when the church was in a temporary building and where we even had to contend with the band practicing before mass (drums, guitars, brass). That's why we registered at a different parish, which is OK with the diocese, it's about a 20 minute drive but that's fine because folks there respect the sanctity of the church, maybe an occasional whisper or handshake greeting a familiar face. As you can guess, most at mass are up in age, I sit in back and see a sea of white hair. If there's a family of young people they're sure to be visiting the grandparents.

Yesterday, one such family of four came in and sat next to two older folks, very typical until the mother reached in her purse and pulled out a Starbucks and started sucking on it. Then the girl who appeared to be around 20 and was wearing super-short and very tight pants started on her cell phone, she'd type stuff, put it down, type some more, I'm not sure for how long because I turned away.

My question, is this the new norm for how we act when we go to mass? No respect for God and the presence of Jesus, not even dressed appropriately. It doesn't seem right, mass is not a social event like a concert. What's your take of this activity before mass, is it prevalent in your parish? Am I living in the past?

Needless to say, I'm upset how they acted before mass at the church I no longer attend mass at, but more so how this family seemed to have no dignity to the presence of the Holy Spirit, and do they act this way at their home parish?

You can get notified whenever someone posts to a thread that you've subscribed to, but you have to allow that to happen first through you UserCP. Just click on "Edit Options" and click on your choice in the drop-down menu (A)

   

But there's a glitch in the system and by default you will now be subscribed to every thread you post in. We will change that as soon as Pat gets back from vacation, but in the meantime, you can change that on threads you don't want to subscribe to. When you are composing a post, to the bottom of that you have choices, simply choose "B" if you want to subscribe and "C" if you don't.

   

You can also subscribe/unsubscribe by click on "D" at the bottom of that specific thread.

   

Sorry for the glitch, but I've said before, we're not quite 100% yet and are fixing these glitches as they show up.

The Internet at times are very loose, folks post all sorts of stuff with no concern about the content and where it came from. There are those however, that get a bit grouchy when someone posts or uses their material without permission or in some cases, compensation. Just keep that in mind when referring to things you want others to know about or discuss that comes from other sources. If you find content on other sites such as Catholic Match or Ava Maria, chances are that it is copyright protected, that also goes for things on YouTube. If you don't have permission to use it, you are much safer just posting a link and not the content itself. If we find copies of copyright material, we are obligated to remove it unless the poster declares that they have permission to post it. Bear in mind, written material and artwork are copyrighted by default, no one has to apply, it just is that way. Post anything original on the Internet or in print and it is protected from willful use by others.

We also have to reiterate that we are not a dating site, our purpose is to keep Catholic friends that we've met elsewhere together, and to make new friends. We do not want anyone to think that we are replacing the CM forums because that's not our intent. So please don't make it appear as if we are an extension of another site. If a couple find each other here, fantastic, God is good, but that's not our goal. I'm sure they want to keep their correspondence private in those circumstances. Use our private messaging system (it is truly private) or any of the many other off-site venues available to all.

Just a little heads-up, we don't want anyone to have problems, or get Catholic Hangout on the hook for posting content or videos and stepping on people's toes in the process. We are fortunate that our software allows you to place attachments, photos and videos in your posts, but if you found them on the Internet, it's best that you post a link instead.

Liturgical Seasons Info here

My favorite Liturgical Seasons: Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter

Hi Y’all

As Don mentioned in a sub-forum thread, you are welcome to invite any of your Catholic friends to CatholicHangout  

We've been on line for two weeks now, maybe not long enough for everyone to test the waters, but I'm curious if some of the features satisfy what everyone is looking for. Just a few examples, you have 30 minutes to edit or even delete a post compared to 0 at CM when it was up. You can add photos and attachments to your post, up to 5 per post, compared to 0 back then. There is no limit to the number of posts per day, compared to 10 at CM. Also, you can track a private message and you can see when the last time a member has been on line here. And yes, you can change your avatar photo as many times as you like without it being screened first. Just don't get too frisky...

One other noticeable difference, many forums, including CM, the admin staff would rarely participate in discussions, except to clarify some rule. One reason we have these forums is that both Joshua and I miss the participation talking and listening to what our friends had to say, so we will not be hiding behind the curtain, and will post regularly and we will not take advantage of our position. We really were lost there for a while. Oh yeah, and I hope our rules are brief, easy to understand and easy to find.

I'm just checking, are you pleased with what we've created here? Is there any feature that is difficult to use, or a feature that we could possibly implement?

Your feedback would be appreciated. We turned this around in a short time, so we may not be 100% complete just yet.