tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771934.post1807720525090210860..comments2024-02-22T22:16:29.435-05:00Comments on Bethune Catholic: Missing in action - the holiday/Holy DayJim Curleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225590468579353857noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771934.post-54826409218029842672016-09-08T19:00:18.164-05:002016-09-08T19:00:18.164-05:00Well I hate to keep beating a dead horse but this ...Well I hate to keep beating a dead horse but this one is still alive here in Chile. <br />ALL, ALL Catholic HOLY days are national holidays here in Chile. Always have been always will be.<br />Now is that to say that everyone celebrates these days with the HOLY part in mind? NO, but at least there it is.... the name of the HOLY DAY and it is free of work for the whole country. No fuss, no muss or demonstrations about separation of Church and State here. We have HOLY HOLIDAYS that have the Catholic name and all the trappings that go with it. The interesting part is that what little hubub there is almost always points to how much better it is in the former USA since the USA is now scrubbed of all things Holy day'ish.Jim Dorchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14430848125368240962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771934.post-78185660746050209202016-09-07T12:43:38.482-05:002016-09-07T12:43:38.482-05:00I burn vacation time for Holy Week and All Saints/...I burn vacation time for Holy Week and All Saints/All Souls Day. Days of Holy Obligation are especially hard for me. But I refuse to work a job that requires me to labor on Sunday. God bless Chick-fil-A that closes on Sunday. More Christian and Catholic businesses should do this.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03472911378151049336noreply@blogger.com