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AlfredtheGreat

October 22, 2022, 07:38:51 AM
What brings you to SD? To learn and be edified
Are you a member of other Internet fora?  If so, care to mention which one(s)? no
Why did you choose your username and avatar? I'm a lover of English history and Her Christian heritage. St. Alfred is a personal patron saint that i have a devotion to
What is your state of life - single, married, religious, or still discerning? Married
Whereabouts do you live "in real life"? (be as specific or as general as you wish!) The great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Personality type? Probably melancholic
Favorite books? Trinity by Leon Uris
Favorite movies? Anything having to do with war or military history
Favorite TV shows? dont watch much TV but I follow some historical channels on YT
Favorite sports/teams I like most sports. My favorite teams being Notre Dame Football, the New York Mets and New Jersey Devils
Have any hobbies? Shooting black powder weapons, reading
Pet peeves: Too many to name but I'm trying to improve
Fun random fact about yourself: I've been away from the Church for many years but have recently come back thanks to praying the Rosary and listening to talks by Fr. Ripperger
These people are crazy

Melkor

#1
October 22, 2022, 08:24:33 AM
Good morning! I'm a fan of military history as well. What kind of music do you like? Do you do any hunting or fishing?
All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost.

"Am I not here, I who am your mother?" Mary to Juan Diego

"Let a man walk ten miles steadily on a hot summer's day along a dusty English road, and he will soon discover why beer was invented." G.K. Chesterton

"Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill." Jesus Christ

Lynne

#2
October 22, 2022, 08:46:11 AM
Welcome to the forum and welcome back to the Church!
In conclusion, I can leave you with no better advice than that given after every sermon by Msgr Vincent Giammarino, who was pastor of St Michael's Church in Atlantic City in the 1950s:

    "My dear good people: Do what you have to do, When you're supposed to do it, The best way you can do it,   For the Love of God. Amen"

Heinrich

#3
October 22, 2022, 11:26:37 AM
Welcome. Eastern PA I presume? I love college football, too. Too bad i hate watching it being that commercials and all the other ancillary woke Media garbage. I am a Big Ten guy through and through, with OSU, PSU, Indiana, Wisconsin, etc.being the core teams. I like SEC, too(not Alabama or UK).

How many pullups can you do?
Schaff Recht mir Gott und führe meine Sache gegen ein unheiliges Volk . . .   .                          
Lex Orandi, lex credendi, lex vivendi.
"Die Welt sucht nach Ehre, Ansehen, Reichtum, Vergnügen; die Heiligen aber suchen Demütigung, Verachtung, Armut, Abtötung und Buße." --Ausschnitt von der Geschichte des Lebens St. Bennos.

Melkor

#4
October 22, 2022, 11:54:23 AM Last Edit: October 22, 2022, 12:07:41 PM by Melkor
Lol Heinrich switching from weights questions to callisthenics ones. 😅

Edit: that's a good thing. Calisthenics are the goat.
All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost.

"Am I not here, I who am your mother?" Mary to Juan Diego

"Let a man walk ten miles steadily on a hot summer's day along a dusty English road, and he will soon discover why beer was invented." G.K. Chesterton

"Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill." Jesus Christ

Heinrich

#5
October 22, 2022, 12:35:49 PM
Quote from: Melkor on October 22, 2022, 11:54:23 AM
Lol Heinrich switching from weights questions to callisthenics ones. 😅

Edit: that's a good thing. Calisthenics are the goat.

No, they are not. RUSSIAN kettlebells are.
Schaff Recht mir Gott und führe meine Sache gegen ein unheiliges Volk . . .   .                          
Lex Orandi, lex credendi, lex vivendi.
"Die Welt sucht nach Ehre, Ansehen, Reichtum, Vergnügen; die Heiligen aber suchen Demütigung, Verachtung, Armut, Abtötung und Buße." --Ausschnitt von der Geschichte des Lebens St. Bennos.

Instaurare omnia

#6
October 22, 2022, 04:45:47 PM
Welcome! Mets, not Yankees, is always a good sign.  :)
Nisi Dominus custodierit civitatem, frustra vigilat qui custodit eam (Psalm 126:2).
Benedicite, montes et colles, Domino: benedicite universa germinantia in terra, Domino (Daniel 3:75-76).
Put not your trust in princes: In the children of men, in whom there is no salvation (Psalm 145:2-3).

Michael Wilson

#7
October 22, 2022, 04:51:36 PM
Welcome to the forum! I hope you like it here and you find what you are seeking. Also, welcome back to the Faith!
"The World Must Conform to Our Lord and not He to it." Rev. Dennis Fahey CSSP

"My brothers, all of you, if you are condemned to see the triumph of evil, never applaud it. Never say to evil: you are good; to decadence: you are progess; to death: you are life. Sanctify yourselves in the times wherein God has placed you; bewail the evils and the disorders which God tolerates; oppose them with the energy of your works and your efforts, your life uncontaminated by error, free from being led astray, in such a way that having lived here below, united with the Spirit of the Lord, you will be admitted to be made but one with Him forever and ever: But he who is joined to the Lord is one in spirit." Cardinal Pie of Potiers

red solo cup

#8
October 23, 2022, 04:54:49 AM
Military History buffs are always welcome.  :toth:
non impediti ratione cogitationis

AlfredtheGreat

#9
October 23, 2022, 05:10:06 AM
Thank you all for the warm welcome.

@Heinrich
Central PA actually, deep in Penn State country. I'm of the opinion that every Catholic college football fan should pull for the Fighting Irish! I'm a 4th generation fan myself so it's also a deep family tradition. That said I certainly prefer the Big Ten over the SEC.

And unfortunately my weightlifting days are behind me. I used to be able to throw some good weight around but injuries prevent me from doing much heavy lifting these days.
These people are crazy

red solo cup

#10
October 23, 2022, 05:15:34 AM
non impediti ratione cogitationis

Lynne

#11
October 23, 2022, 05:36:30 AM
Quote from: red solo cup on October 23, 2022, 05:15:34 AM
Go Eagles!
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOMW6QEdKR4[/yt]

In reality, neither of them are Catholic colleges but whatever.  :)
In conclusion, I can leave you with no better advice than that given after every sermon by Msgr Vincent Giammarino, who was pastor of St Michael's Church in Atlantic City in the 1950s:

    "My dear good people: Do what you have to do, When you're supposed to do it, The best way you can do it,   For the Love of God. Amen"

AlfredtheGreat

#12
October 23, 2022, 06:41:02 AM
Quote from: red solo cup on October 23, 2022, 05:15:34 AM
Go Eagles!
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOMW6QEdKR4[/yt]

Had to go deep into the well to pull that one up, didn't ya?

I don't have much more to say considering how bad Notre Dame is this season.
These people are crazy

Kent

#13
October 23, 2022, 09:18:31 AM
Do you venerate King Alfred? I understand he had a minor cultus in the Middle Ages. Maybe you could provide some good reading on the topic.
I do profess to be no less than I seem, to serve him truly
that will put me in trust, to love him that is honest, to
converse with him that is wise and says little, to fear
judgment, to fight when I cannot choose, and to eat no fish.

Goldfinch

#14
October 23, 2022, 09:31:41 AM
Welcome to the forum, Alfred.

Quote from: Kent on October 23, 2022, 09:18:31 AM
Do you venerate King Alfred? I understand he had a minor cultus in the Middle Ages. Maybe you could provide some good reading on the topic.

That would be interesting. It reminds me of the forgotten cultus of Charlemagne.

"For there are no works of power, dearly-beloved, without the trials of temptations, there is no faith without proof, no contest without a foe, no victory without conflict. This life of ours is in the midst of snares, in the midst of battles; if we do not wish to be deceived, we must watch: if we want to overcome, we must fight." - St. Leo the Great
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