Journeys of a Catholic Poster Girl

OK yeah been doing a lot of Crunch Con-esque blogging lately, but here’s an article from the WaPo about the cost of commuting, which may outweigh the cost of suburban living:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15230632/

This is something Rod mentions in his book Crunchy Cons, that suburban life migh appear to have benefits, but how much family time are you actually getting with the 2 hours commute? He also mentions that if you homeschool then you’re not held hostage to surburban living because of the better school districts–you can teach anywhere.

Valid argument?

Looks like B XVI might make it easier to say the Latin Mass again. I, having been born in ‘82, missed the Latin Mass (although my parents had it when they were little), and I’d like to try it out, at least once. There’s a church here in Columbus (St. Pat’s) that has one every so often, but I’ve never been. Sounds like a good idea to me…it should at least be an option for people who miss it. Vatican II did some great things, but I think it also “threw the baby out with the bathwater,” to some extent, and stripped away a lot more reverence, awe, and mystery than should’ve been removed. I would like to see women in hats and men in suits at Mass, no more Buckeye jerseys, torn jeans, bare tummies, and flip-flops!!!