Comments on: 5 Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day without Bling or Booty

By: Jennifer M.

Jennifer M. — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:30:40 +0000

Okay, since St. Valentine was obviously a proponent of marriage, and the origin of Valentine’s Day is all about marriage, if one is married, what could be wrong with celebrating Valentine’s Day with some “booty?” Marital lovemaking is all about the couple renewing their sacrament with one another, so I don’t see why it needs to be painted as something second-class when it comes to expressing love. Outsiders accuse Catholicism of being anti-sex, which it definitely is not, but posts like this sure encourage that view.

By: cathyf

cathyf — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:32:51 +0000

The hubby and I are trekking to our cathedral for the annual blessing of marriage mass, and then we are going out for a little dinner date somewhere frugal. (Hopefully no golden arches involved, but it will be fine if there are…)

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:31:44 +0000

Try getting back to the CATHOLIC root of St. (yes, people it is a saint’s feast day) Valentine’s Day. St. Valentine was a priest who married solidiers to their girlfriends (which at the time was against the law where he lived….the current man in power thought having a wife and family would distract his men from their duties….so they were not allowed to marry). St. Valentine married these people anyway. So why not turn the feast of St. Valentine into a reminder of the importance of the Sacrament of Marriage. Say some prayers for this important sacrament espically in this day and age where it is under so much pressure from te secular world.

By: Raffaele

Raffaele — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:04:05 +0000

I think that Gabriele’s mention of donating blood will get other people thinking about it. Don’t worry about your anemia. If you still need to donate, you could always give to a local food pantry…

By: Gabrielƒó

Gabrielƒó — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:51:08 +0000

I have a Valentine’s Day tradition: I donate blood on Valentine’s Day. If I have a boyfriend at the time, I bring him along. My philosophy is that since commercial traditions of the Valentine’s Day concentrate so much on different body parts (hearts and those other), why not REALLY “love thy neighbour” in body parts that they need. Whenever I tell someone about this, everyone likes the idea and decides to do it themselves (or at least they say so), so hopefully I could spread it. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to do it this year because of anemia, I don’t yet know what to do about it…