235.
That was today’s attendance for the 9:00 a.m. Traditional Mass. Amazing! Monsignor John Cody was today’s celebrant (Fr. Lutz is in Denton, Nebraska for the tonsure of seminarian Michael Connaughton) and in addition to regular parish members as well as a few other visitors, there were more than forty Boy Scouts, leaders and parents.
Most of the Scouts and parents had never attended the Latin Mass–it was such an encouraging sight. These young men, armed with the Ecclesia Dei guide to the Latin Mass, were so reverent and well-mannered. May God bless them all!
Remember to keep in your prayers the Boy Scouts and their leaders. Though my own sons are not Scouts (only because we are fortunate enough to be able to provide within the context of the family many of the experiences the Scouts offer), we support them in any way we can. My husband was a Scout for many years.
This organization has struggled for years to maintain its commitment to assist in the formation of young men of character. They have kept in place policies to exclude atheist, agnostics and avowed homosexuals. They have also remained firm in their intent to keep this organization the “Boy” Scouts and not the “People” Scouts. The Supreme Court has repeatedly (thus far) upheld the rights of the BSA to exclude atheist, agnostics, homosexuals and women. Nonetheless, the attacks keep coming:
Philadelphia Raises Boy Scouts’ Rent $199,999 Over Gay Ban
Many organizations (like the United Way) have reduced and even refused to continue funding the BSA due to their refusal the budge on issues that strike at the very core of this organization. A few quotes to encapsulate what the Scouts are about:
Scout Oath
On my honor I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.
Scout Law
A Scout is: trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.
As early as 1908, Scouting founder Robert Baden-Powell wrote in the first Scout handbook that, “No man is much good unless he believes in God and obeys His laws.”
“The Cub Scout and Boy Scout programs were designed to meet the emotional, psychological, physical, and other needs of boys between the ages of 8 and 14.”
“Boy Scouts of America believes that homosexual conduct is inconsistent with the obligations in the Scout Oath and Scout Law to be morally straight and clean in thought, word, and deed. The conduct of youth members must be in compliance with the Scout Oath and Law, and membership in Boy Scouts of America is contingent upon the willingness to accept Scouting’s values and beliefs.”
God Bless the Boy Scouts of America!
I am a traditional Catholic homeschooling mother of 9 children, married for 27 years to the most patient and sainted man. As converts to Catholicism in 1991, our family has only recently discovered the beauty and full expression of our beliefs in the timeless liturgy of antiquity, the Extraordinary Form also commonly referred to as the Traditional Latin Mass. An avid knitter, I also enjoy gardening, reading and immersing myself in the everyday graces of my vocation.
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I was looking for info re the tragic BSA Camp Sioux tornado, when I ran across your site. I know some of the 100 Scouts were from NE. It seems that the only times Scouting is in the news is when tragedy strikes, or someone is attacking that fine movement. Your web site is the exception.
My father was a Scoutmaster in the 1920-1930 era. I had 2 sons in Scouting. My brother was an Eagle Scout, and it made a difference in the way his resume was graded when he applied for engineering jobs. He was qualified, but so were the other graduate engineers he competed with for the jobs. He was the youngest engineer to ever be sent outside the USA with one of America’s largest technical companies. Scouting meant a lot more to him than an enhanced resume; God & Country were more important to him than that badge on his uniform sash.
I was also a Scout, & Scout camp councilor. I have used some things I learned as a Scout throughout my life. I learned how to tie a Bowline, but our Scoutmaster made us learn to tie a “Bowline Around the Body” using one hand, saying “You never know when you’ll have to tie yourself in a tree.” I snickered - but years later I got into rock and mountain climbing, & I’ve used that knot thousands of times - often with only one free hand. If I have trouble weaving the knot, I pretend I am inside it - the way I learned it.
Expeditions to the Himalayas & Andes, + climbs in 28 states & Canada followed. I should have practiced the Scout Motto more often - those two words haunted me while sitting out storms, or otherwise benighted on many an exposed ledge or glacier.
I learned the Morse Code to pass a Scout Signaling requirement. In my mid-teens, I passed FCC Ham Radio license exams, and have been an active high-speed Morse Ham for over 57 years. This is how my brother & I got our early interest in electronics - Scouting, leading to hobby, to vocation.
I enjoyed your Scouting web site, & didn’t mean for this to be about me, but I do want to give long overdue credit to a fine organization.
If any of the Scouts or Scouters in your troop were affected by the recent unfortunate storm, my heart goes out to you all.
Thanks - & God Bless Scouting.