Comments on The Ironic Catholic: The Quest For A Special Biblical Name

I vote for: "HeWhoIsMostLikeTheLord".

2009-07-26T16:51:20.738-05:00

I vote for: "HeWhoIsMostLikeTheLord".

Lo-Ruhama. All the way. It just rolls off the ton...

2009-07-21T22:10:57.926-05:00

Lo-Ruhama. All the way. It just rolls off the tongue.

I like the idea of giving someone a cool name that...

2009-07-18T20:12:09.478-05:00

I like the idea of giving someone a cool name that actually has history and meaning. Lots of people around here name their kids some random made up combination of syllables like Jadyn, Brandlynn, Chase (both boys and girls).

I really like Micah. Unusual but not likely to result in schoolyard taunts.

Okay, so you are going with the OT names but when ...

2009-07-13T10:10:14.772-05:00

Okay, so you are going with the OT names but when Confirmation comes around be sure to recommend the saints mentioned above as well as St. Dogfan, who's feast day it is today.

I'm more a fan of saint names. I suggest Domin...

2009-07-10T10:54:02.514-05:00

I'm more a fan of saint names. I suggest Dominator or if that is a little too overbearing you could always go with Bobo. Both very respectable saint names.

You could combine your top choices into JeLoLo. &q...

2009-07-07T18:55:48.631-05:00

You could combine your top choices into JeLoLo. "/

how about "benedict"? if that name works...

2009-07-07T16:20:41.704-05:00

how about "benedict"? if that name works for the pope, it would surely work just as well for your newest little one

Curiously, my daily Bible readings these days have...

2009-07-07T14:49:55.020-05:00

Curiously, my daily Bible readings these days have been from the Hosea book!

Have you ever read Suzie Lloyd's Please Don...

2009-07-07T13:10:30.492-05:00

Have you ever read Suzie Lloyd's Please Don't Drink the Holy Water?
She has a chapter called what's in a Name?...Um, Mrs Abraham, can "God Has Heard the Cries of His Handmaiden and Granted Me a Son in My Old Age" come out to play?
Read the Book...you'll love it.
Blessings!

Fortunately I popped some years ago for those nift...

2009-07-07T10:42:24.704-05:00

Fortunately I popped some years ago for those nifty Bible tabs to help folks like me unfamiliar with the books of the OT and NT to find them. With only a half dozen flips of the tabs, back in the "unused" section of the OT, "Lo And Behold" (that would be a good name, now that I think of it), I found Hosea.

And apparently I have been here before. My introductory note says "Divine Love Misunderstood." That would be a good name also. It also has the advantage of being unisex.

I'm glad you didn't chose "Diblaim" because a daughter with that name would certainly grow up with a persecution complex when teacher asks, regularly, "All right, children, who's Diblaim for this __________ [fill an egregious offense in here]?"

Whoa. And I thought we were digging deep when we ...

2009-07-07T10:32:16.920-05:00

Whoa. And I thought we were digging deep when we named our boy "Noah."

Do something we'll all agree on - John Paul !!...

2009-07-07T08:51:55.878-05:00

Do something we'll all agree on - John Paul !!

Lo-Ruhamah is kind of self-fulfilling

2009-07-07T07:14:18.409-05:00

Lo-Ruhamah is kind of self-fulfilling

Well, I'm glad you're not putting "Go...

2009-07-07T06:32:44.851-05:00

Well, I'm glad you're not putting "Gomer" in there.

Maybe you could go out of Hosea. I've always been partial to the name: Mahershalalhashbaz

I think I spelled that wrong but I haven't had my coffee yet.

No wonder Catholic kids get pummeled in the School...

2009-07-07T06:31:46.807-05:00

No wonder Catholic kids get pummeled in the Schoolyard! I guess parents are just preparing their kids for martyrdom. At least I could hide behind the 6 other Michael's in every class (and yes, Ilke Life cereal. It has LOADS of SUGAR)

I'm more for Augustine, Gregory, Evaristus, Bo...

2009-07-07T05:27:35.382-05:00

I'm more for Augustine, Gregory, Evaristus, Bonaventure, Camillus, Bartholomew (our great saints) ;)

I mean if you're going to go OT, you've go...

2009-07-07T03:36:03.003-05:00

I mean if you're going to go OT, you've got to use the seldom quoted books like Nahum