Pope Paul the great?
A providential gift: "Father Raymond J. de Souza, National Post
Published: Saturday, May 13, 2006
The extraordinary crowds that came last year to pay homage to John Paul when he was lying in state have simply not stopped. The authorities at St. Peter's have had to completely re-route the traffic flow into the church, designating a special queue for his tomb. That queue often stretches around the Square, and has not stopped since April 2005. There are an average of 15,000 people a day at his tomb; more than 1,000/hour, in excess of five million pilgrims to date. It is extraordinarily moving to see them come, young and old, many pious and prayerful, others curious, in an unending wave of humanity.
They have concluded that this man's life was a providential gift. Last year, during the funeral, they shouted 'santo subito' -- sainthood now! The Church will decide about that, sooner rather than later, but for now it is enough to watch them come, hour after hour, confident that while all proceeds under the guide of Providence, in this spot it is particularly manifest.
The red cobblestone, amid the size and splendour of the Vatican City, is rather hard to find, and, in the end, just that, a red cobblestone. But it marks for the thousands who come here, a discreet reminder of the finger of God in history, and in the life of the man they come not to mourn, but to visit."
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Monday, May 08, 2006
Male need to 'hide' from women only natural: "Male need to 'hide' from women only natural
Siri Agrell, National Post
Published: Monday, May 08, 2006
He does believe there is a resurgence of interest in male clubs and activities in the Western world, just as many women are exploring the appeal of more traditional female gender roles.
And Mr. Twitchell, who usually studies and writes about corporate branding, said this is being used to the advantage of some organizations.
For his book, he visited several mega churches -- the large suburban religious institutions that boast 15,000 congregants.
'How have they done that? Well, they have really revitalized by providing space for men,' he said. 'If you go and look at these churches, which I have, you see that they have all of these men-only groups. So it's Men in Christ fixing their motorcycles, or Men in Christ having breakfast. Churches are, in many ways, the new lodges.'
While Mr. Twitchell said there is no proven benefit to male-only time or space, he said it is definitely not a dangerous phenomenon.
'I don't think it's as snarly as some feminists might posit. It's not to exclude women or hostile toward them,' he said. 'I think it's really because men have a terrible time finding ways to get together with other men. Usually they have to go to war.'
Some anthropologists told him these hiding spots are a vestige of ages-old hunting behaviour, because men feel the need to bond before entering a fight.
And Freud would no doubt note with interest the male desire to return to a small, dark, warm enclosure -- a topic Mr. Twitchell said he does not want to broach.
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Siri Agrell, National Post
Published: Monday, May 08, 2006
He does believe there is a resurgence of interest in male clubs and activities in the Western world, just as many women are exploring the appeal of more traditional female gender roles.
And Mr. Twitchell, who usually studies and writes about corporate branding, said this is being used to the advantage of some organizations.
For his book, he visited several mega churches -- the large suburban religious institutions that boast 15,000 congregants.
'How have they done that? Well, they have really revitalized by providing space for men,' he said. 'If you go and look at these churches, which I have, you see that they have all of these men-only groups. So it's Men in Christ fixing their motorcycles, or Men in Christ having breakfast. Churches are, in many ways, the new lodges.'
While Mr. Twitchell said there is no proven benefit to male-only time or space, he said it is definitely not a dangerous phenomenon.
'I don't think it's as snarly as some feminists might posit. It's not to exclude women or hostile toward them,' he said. 'I think it's really because men have a terrible time finding ways to get together with other men. Usually they have to go to war.'
Some anthropologists told him these hiding spots are a vestige of ages-old hunting behaviour, because men feel the need to bond before entering a fight.
And Freud would no doubt note with interest the male desire to return to a small, dark, warm enclosure -- a topic Mr. Twitchell said he does not want to broach.
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