Comments on: Red socks at Yankee Stadium

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 03 May 2008 03:37:39 +0000

Having found your blog from another Catholic blog (http://www.splendoroftruth.com/curtjester/) it brings me great joy to see Boston’s Cardinal wearing red socks at Yankee Stadium. As a fan of the other NY baseball team, who wore orange Mets socks to the Mass, I appreciate your red sox on many levels. It was also a great joy to see you in the “line-up” of Cardinals in attendence, and I must say the Boston crowd was quite loud when they were mentioned. Keep up the great job on the blog.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:26:00 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,

This blog was very interesting! I enjoyed seeing the pictures of the mass at the Red Sox stadium. I was amazed by how many people where there to have mass and meet the Pope. I was also amazed by how many Boston priests where there! It seemed like a very beautiful mass. This was a terrific blog! Thank you for all the blogs you take time to put up! We hope you will be in the Boston area again sometimes so you can maybe come for a visit! Thanks again!

~Elizabeth~

By: Jody

Jody — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:12:53 +0000

I thought it was interesting how Cardinal Sean went to the Yankee’s locker room with red socks! I thought it was amazing how over 20 priests from boston went all the way the way to New York City! Cardinal Sean, if you ever would like to visit St. Paul School in Hingham MA, are arms are open!

By: Jeannot Côté

Jeannot Côté — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:47:34 +0000

Monsieur le Cardinal,
Boston a la chance d’avoir un chef spirituel qui gère avec la plus grande transparence cet énorme diocèse. Qu’on vous demande de quitter votre monastère pour témoigner de Dieu et de l’Église est la preuve des grandes qualités qui vous habitent.
Soyez béni pour tous vos efforts qui redonnent confiance aux baptisés et à tous les Américains. God Bless America.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 01 May 2008 01:01:56 +0000

Cardinal Sean, You look positively splendid in your elesiastical black (red-trimmed) robes… and dig those matching red socks. Seriously though, I was all smiles when your handsome face appeared on the screen. We even subscribed for a cable that week especially to watch EWTN’s continuous covereage.
God bless you, Your Emminence,
Chris Snyder in Marlborough

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:02:31 +0000

Dear Cardianl Sean,
I am a seventh grade sudent at St. Paul School, in Hingham, Massachusetts, I really enjoy having the privilege of reading your website and the wonderful things you write on it every week. It is very interesting that Pope Benedict XVI came to America to celebrate mass at Yankee Stadium, in New York. Also, some members of my school had the chance to visit him! Maybe some day you will have the chance to visit my school. Hope to see you soon!
~Marissa~

By: Kiana

Kiana — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:03:55 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,
My name is Kiana and I am a student at St. Paul School in Hingham Massachusetts. I have been reading your blog almost every week. I love reading about the things that you do and the people you see. My favorite thing in your blog this week would have to be your visit to New York Stadium to see the Pope. It must have been an experience of a lifetime. I can’t believe that Boston was honored as a bicentennial archdiocese. I wish I could have been there to see the Pope. With all the pictures and the things that you wrote you really made me feel like I was there in the stadium. I have heard that you are visiting schools on the South Shore. I think that is so amazing. It would be an honor if you would come to St. Paul 7th grade to visit us. I would be so happy if you came to visit us. Hope to see you soon.
- Kiana

By: Gabriella

Gabriella — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:23:41 +0000

This blog was my favorite so far! I enjoyed the part where you wrote about the pope’s visit to Yankee Stadium. I truly wish I could have gone to witness that historical time. But, some of the kids in my school had the opportunity to go and they said it was very beautiful. The turnout of people was incredible! Also, just a reminder St. Paul School gets out on June 11, and if you could fit it into your busy schedule to visit us we greatly appreciate it.

By: Caroline J.

Caroline J. — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:46:14 +0000

Cardinal Sean,
I realling enjoyed your blog about the pope visiting Yankee Stadium. A few people went from our parish and they loved it. The visit was definitley a historic event.
Caroline -St. Paul School

By: Johnny

Johnny — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:40:11 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,
My name is Johnny and I attend St. Paul’s School in Hingham, Massachusetts. There were tons of great things in your blog this week but the most interesting part was of course the trip you took to Yankee Stadium to see the Pope’s mass. It must have been wonderful and totally worth the trip to New York. I was also wondering since school gets out June 11th, if you are ever out in the South Shore maybe you could come to grade 7, everyone would thouroughly enjoy it, I’m sure. Hope to see you soon!

By: Curtis Spalt

Curtis Spalt — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:38:37 +0000

Hey, my name is Curtis and I attend St. Paul school. I was happy that you had time to spend with the Holy Father during his trip to the U.S. I was also happy that the trip and mass at Yankee Stadium was so successful. I would like to try and go on a mission to the Dominican Republic like the two groups of kids you met at the Airport. I was overwhelmed at the amount of Bostonians that attended the Mass for the Holy Father. I also thought that the cufflinks were a great birthday gift. It seemed like a trip that will not be forgotten by anyone.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:29:01 +0000

Hi I am Kelly, a 7th grade student at St. Paul school in Hingham. I enjoyed reading this blog because there were many new events going on in the church. My favorite event that I read was about Pope Benedict XVI and his mass at Yankee Stadium. There were so many people who attended this mass, even from Boston! This will be an event that will stay in history forever!
Cardinal Sean, I would like to ask you to come to Hingham for a visit if you are in the neighborhood because our school year is almost done. My school would greatly appreciate if you came.
~ Kelly

By: Caroline K.

Caroline K. — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:22:20 +0000

Hi, my name Caroline K. from St. Paul School in Hingham, Ma. It must have been amazing to attend Mass at Yankee Stadium. I think this may be your best blog ever! The pictures are beautiful and I would have loved to watch the pope. You must have felt God’s presence throughout the whole Mass. If you are ever on the South Shore, please visit St. Paul School before the end of the year. Thank you and GBY!

By: K.E.M.

K.E.M. — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:56:56 +0000

Hi, I am Kate from St. Paul School in Hingham, MA. WOW! The pope visiting America is really a historic event! By reading your blog and looking at your pictures I feel like I was there! The Alter was set up beautifully and the Pope must have felt extremely welcome. My classmates and I would love to have you visit! June 11th is our last day of school, only 30 days left!( but who’s counting?)
God Bless and Go Red Sox!
~Kate~

By: Clara

Clara — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:38:49 +0000

Hi, I am Clara King from St. Paul School Hingham. Even though i could not attend the Papal Mass I am sure it was a amazing. You have one great picture of the stadium that really gives me a visual image. Going to this mass was a once in a life time experience, and I bet knowing that made it all the more special!!!!
~Clara~
PS We get out June 11th and it would be a delight if you would stop by

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:34:11 +0000

HI! This is Emily from St.Paul School in Hingham. Cardinal Sean, I wonder how great and amazing it must have been to meet the Pope! Also the Red Socks were a great touch, because you Showed support for our team!!!!!! We know your schedule is soooooooooooooooooo busy, but we were wondering, do you think that maybe you could come for a visit to our school? It would really mean a lot to us!!!

~Emily~

By: Caroline

Caroline — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:26:14 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,

Hi Cardinal Sean, my name is Caroline and I go to St. Paul School in Hingham, Ma. I wish I could have been there at Yankee Stadium to see the pope. Some people in our school; even in our class went to this historic event! The pictures that you have taken are AMAZING! Our last day of school is June 11th… We here at St. Paul School would love for you to visit our school!!! That is if your not too busy. I look forward to your next post!

~Caroline~

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:15:23 +0000

Hi again,
I thought this blog was very full of information! It was very nice to hear about the pope coming to America, and him being so close to me! It was very cool to hear about so many priests being in one spot at the same time. I thought it was also funny when Cardinal Sean showed us his “Red Socks”. I am a seventh grader at St. Paul School in Hingham and you are welcome any time! No need to rush, but we would really like you to come to our school, and we only have a couple weeks left in the school year. Thank you for taking your time to write this blog!

~Christine~

By: Christian Leahy

Christian Leahy — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:44:54 +0000

Hi I am Christian Leahy from S.T. Paul school in Hingham. What I enjoyed most about your new blog is how you talked so much about the popoe coming to America. Another thing I really have not mentioned is how amazing you keep your schedule. It must be a lot! God Bless!

By: Hugh

Hugh — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:23:37 +0000

Hello, my name is Hugh and I attend St.Paul’s school. I can’t even imagine how wonderful the mass at Yankee Stadium must have been. When I saw all of the wonderful pictures from the ceremony I was speech less. I bet Cardinal Sean had a wonderful time there. Cardinal Sean, I think I speak for my whole school when I say that we would love it if you could stop by and see us in Hingham, if your ever in the South Shore. Go Red Sox!

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:58:30 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,
My name is Megan and I attend St. Paul school in Hingham MA. Wow! Your blog has really blown my mind! It’s really great you attended the Pope’s mass. I would of loved to attend that mass! By looking at your pictures, I can tell it was beautiful! Imagine! Being given the Holy Comunion by the Pope!
The next time you are near Hingham, Massachusetts, make sure you visit my school: St. Paul School in Hingham.
Untill your next post!
~Megan~

By: Hannah

Hannah — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:44:15 +0000

In my opinion, the pictures of the Pope’s Mass were beautiful. Everything from the way the alter was set up to the people who attended was great! It was nice to read about all the priests that attended, and that the Archdiocese of Boston was well represented. You could tell everyone was excited to be there, but they still took it seriously. I wish I could have gone, and enjoyed a beautiful part of history. Also, I noticed that you’re visiting many schools, and my school, St. Paul School, would love to be able to meet you! June 11th is our last day of school, so our school year is coming to end.

~Hannah

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:31:58 +0000

I was at Yankee Stadium for the papal mass and I found that the security was incredibly lacking compared to what my family and I found out. According to the website, we would have to park several blocks away from the stadium and walk the rest of the way, when in fact we pulled up right in front of it. Also, we weren’t permitted to bring food in, but my aunt took in a banana with minimal problems, even though the guards said it was because it couldn’t be thrown very far like an apple or orange could. Despite this, the person sitting in front of me had a bag full of apples that she was eating up until the mass began. Just an interesting fact: I got tickets from my aunt, so we were sitting in the section for the archdiocese of Denver, and when the names of the cardinals for the archdiocese being celebrated were shown on the screens, the people behind me saw your name and said “Oh, Cardinal Sean, he’s from Montana, right?” I found that kind of funny. By the way, I was sitting in the bleachers, and in you photo of the stadium I could see exactly where.

By: ~Colby

~Colby — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:21:40 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,
This is by far one of the best blogs that I have read of yours. It must have been a very moving experience for you to be up close and meet the Pope. Maybe it was good luck that you wore your red socks at Yankee Stadium! I am relieved that everything went as planned and nothing went out of line. My Mother actually attended the Boston Women’s Conference for the 3rd time and she said that it was a great experience. She really enjoyed it and said that she will be going many more times to come. Can’t wait for next weeks blog!

By: Arleen Stegge

Arleen Stegge — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:15:28 +0000

Cardinal Sean, I so enjoy your website…Please continue your postings.I have it marked as one of my favorites. You have a fan in Oklahoma !
Arleen

By: Susie

Susie — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:07:19 +0000

This is Susie of Saint Paul School, Hingham.
I really enjoyed that you wrote about the historic event of the Pope coming to the United States. A few kids from our school went to see the Pope’s arrival at Yankee stadium. Those pictures you took were great! Thank you for taking the time to write this blog.

~Susie~

By: Christopher

Christopher — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:21:34 +0000

Hello, I am a 7th grade student at Saint Paul School, in Hingham, Massachusetts. It is very interesting that Pope Benadict XVI actually visited America. It is even more interesting that you had the chance to meet him in New York. My friend also went, and he said that it was amazing. It was very interesting also that you saw a poster with the sign of the Archdiocese of Boston on it. The Seventh Grade would love to have a visist form you, but you dont have much time left. Our school year ends on June 11.

By: tayolr quick

tayolr quick — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:31:37 +0000

hope you had a good time it looked Fantastic !!!1

By: RIPTIDENJ

RIPTIDENJ — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:29:12 +0000

You expressed concern that so many things could go wrong. But now we have a German Pope so everything is well organized. I read that
at the Mass at National Stadium in DC the 300
priests were able to distribute the Communion
in 30 minutes.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:38:25 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,
I was moved to tears by the reports about your presentation of the book of names to the Holy Father. I have not been personally affected by the abuse scandal, but still I have been grieving and hurt from the beginning at the absence of any real acknowledgment from Rome about the depth of the suffering. Thank you so much for doing this – what a powerful way to symbolize and express our grief as a local church about what has happened here. This beautiful gesture is a very important step in the healing process.
Laurie

By: Fr Frank K. Vitus

Fr Frank K. Vitus — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:23:09 +0000

I am a priest from the diocese of Joliet, and I wanted to write you to congratulate you about your actions on having the Pope meet with the sex abuse survivors.
I admit meeting with abuse victims was a wonderful act. However, we often forget about another victim of the sexual abuse crisis that effected the church and that is priests who have been falsely accused, or whose allegations not proved to be true. For instance, a classmate who is still living with his mother because the diocese refuses to reinstate him. His allegations have been dropped, but his bishop still does not allow him to function as a priest.

I would have been more impressed if the Pope also met with priests after his mass at St.Patick’s Cathedral who have been falsely accused to give them the message of hope that they should continue on with thier ministry witout fear of any more unproven allegations.

I wish more people would realize that there are more victims of the sexual abuse crisis out there than those who have been sexually abused.

By: Peter Nault

Peter Nault — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:06:04 +0000

Wow! I am always amazed at the schedule you keep. Thank you for being the instrument in providing the abuse victims an opportunity to meet privately with the Holy Father. This may indeed be one of the most important fruits of the Holy Father’s visit, and your mediation made this possible.

P.S. You didn’t bury one of those “red socks” in the new Yankee Stadium construction, did you?

By: James McEleney, MD

James McEleney, MD — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:31:59 +0000

Thank you Cardinal Sean.

Faith, love, trust.
In that order.
From faith comes love. Out of love comes trust.
In the face of our humanness there is always the hope of God.

James McEleney

By: Nathan

Nathan — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:23:40 +0000

I’m really happy the Pope’s trip was so successful. By the way, you take pretty good photos with your phone, Your Eminence!

By: Leif

Leif — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:47:03 +0000

Cardinal Sean,

Why do we never see you down at the area abortion clinics?
We need your help.

By: Rose Marie Benoit

Rose Marie Benoit — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:12:33 +0000

Cardinal Sean,
Your blogs are always delightful. The headlines on this one made me chuckle. The pictures were wonderful, too. I sent a little prayer to heaven for you thanking God for the gift of your sense of humor, with the picture of your red soxes in my thoughts. God reads thoughts and he got the picture. I’ll bet Jesus laughed while telling Mother Mary, “Thats our Cardinal from Boston.”
We love you dearly,
Rose Marie
N. Dartmouth, MA

By: Ann

Ann — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:47:02 +0000

You could just see how everyone was so happy to be with the Pope and celebrate Mass with him in Yankee stadium. I think all the Religious there especially seem to enjoy their time with the Holy Father.
I’m so glad you showed those “Red Socks”.

By: Jason O'Daniel

Jason O'Daniel — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:58:16 +0000

Great posting, Your Eminence. It was great to see a little bit of an “insider’s” view of the Papal visit.

By: Brother Charles

Brother Charles — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:48:36 +0000

The Holy Father’s visit to our country was such a success and such a moment of grace and evangelization for our culture. I concelebrated at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and it was almost overwhelming. Thanks especially for making that most special meeting happen.

By: Guy Spiri

Guy Spiri — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:16:54 +0000

I constantly read the ‘blog’ and I find it difficult to bring the photo’s up with the text. It would be helpful if in some way we could click on an icon to have the photos with the text.
The blog is quite interesting and informative.
Thank You.