HopefulHeart Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Sad news. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-justice-antonin-scalia-found-dead-in-texas/ Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 The king's faithful servant, but God's first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bardegaulois Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 46 minutes ago, Nihil Obstat said: The king's faithful servant, but God's first. So he showed us with a most interesting choice of headwear all three years ago. Requiescat in pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominicansoul Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 back when i was in the convent, Justice Scalia came to our morning Mass one day. We didnt know he was there until we saw him in line for Holy Communion. Leaving the chapel after Mass, i noticed him kneeling in fervant prayer in a pew in the back. May his time in purgatory be short! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little2add Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 who knew The Scalias have five sons: Eugene, John, Paul, Matthew, and Christopher; and four daughters: Ann, Catherine, Mary, and Margaret. In an interview with 60 Minutes, Antonin Scalia joked that they had so many children because they're Catholic. “Well, we didn’t set out to have nine children. We’re just old-fashioned Catholics, you know? Playing what used to be known as ‘Vatican roulette,'” Scalia said. link: http://heavy.com/news/2016/02/antonin-scalia-wife-maureen-mccarthy-scalia-children-kids-age-photos-bio-death-dead-memorial/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little2add Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 9 kids, he said he played what used to be known as ‘Vatican roulette" haha He will be hard to replace Good man, he was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enitharmon Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) Regarding his Catholic character: Scalia wrote this letter to the person who preached at the funeral of Justice Lewis Powell. (cited from here http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/antonin-scalia-christian/ where more context is given) Supreme Court of the United States Washington, D. C. 20543 CHAMBERS OF JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA September 1, 1998 Dr. James C. Goodloe Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church 1627 Monument Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23220-2925 Dear Dr. Goodloe: I looked for you unsuccessfully at the luncheon following the funeral yesterday. I wanted to tell you how reverent and inspiring I found the service that you conducted. In my aging years, I have attended so many funerals of prominent people that I consider myself a connoisseur of the genre. When the deceased and his family are nonbelievers, of course, there is not much to be said except praise for the departed who is no more. But even in Christian services conducted for deceased Christians , I am surprised at how often eulogy is the centerpiece of the service, rather than (as it was in your church) the Resurrection of Christ, and the eternal life which follows from that. I am told that, in Roman Catholic canon law, encomiums at funeral Masses are not permitted—though if that is the rule, I have never seen it observed except in the breach. I have always thought there is much to be said for such a prohibition, not only because it spares from embarrassment or dissembling those of us about whom little good can truthfully be said, but also because, even when the deceased was an admirable person—indeed, especially when the deceased was an admirable person—praise for his virtues can cause us to forget that we are praying for, and giving thanks for, God’s inexplicable mercy to a sinner. (My goodness, that seems more like a Presbyterian thought than a Catholic one!) Perhaps the clergymen who conduct relatively secular services are moved by a desire not to offend the nonbelievers in attendance—whose numbers tend to increase in proportion to the prominence of the deceased. What a great mistake. Weddings and funerals (but especially funerals) are the principal occasions left in modern America when you can preach the Good News not just to the faithful, but to those who have never really heard it. Many thanks, Dr. Goodloe, for a service that did honor to Lewis and homage to God. It was a privilege to sit with your congregation. Best regards. Sincerely, Antonin Scalia Edited February 17, 2016 by enitharmon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 President Obama will go to Scalia's wake, but not his funeral. Vice President Biden will attend the funeral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 That's probably a first for a president to not attend the funeral of a sitting justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 32 minutes ago, CatherineM said: That's probably a first for a president to not attend the funeral of a sitting justice. The Scalia family asked people who are not close friends to not attend the funeral. They welcomed everyone to the viewing tomorrow, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightofChrist Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 33 minutes ago, PhuturePriest said: The Scalia family asked people who are not close friends to not attend the funeral. They welcomed everyone to the viewing tomorrow, however. They would not have refused the President of the United States. Just as they did not refuse the VP. I really hope he doesn't go golfing instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amppax Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 7 hours ago, CatherineM said: That's probably a first for a president to not attend the funeral of a sitting justice. Dwight Eisenhower apparently wasn't able to attend Justice Robert Jackson's funeral in 1954 (though I'm seeing conflicting articles on that point). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 And there I had thought that this thread would be about Justice Scalia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amppax Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 I watched some of the wake. Really emotional watching Fr. Paul Scalia lead everyone in prayer, you could tell he was fighting back tears at certain points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Fr. Scalia's eulogy was quite good. I hope that many non-Catholics tuned in to hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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