Baseball Tonight

Well, I thought I was going to watch a New York Yankees  https://www.mlb.com/ game on ESPN http://www.espn.com/ tonight but it turned out their games were during the day. And the Yankees lost to the Cleveland Indians. But, I was able to watch a game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/30/sports/houston-astros-hurricane-harvey-mets.html?mcubz=1 at Tampa Bay Tropicana Field.  I sometimes, but rarely watch a Rangers game or an Astros game unless they are playing the Red Sox or the Yankees, but it seemed like, tonight, that watching would be a way to honor both teams and the people of southeast Texas who have suffered so much because of Hurricane Harvey.

Evidently, there was thought to play this series in Arlington, but there was a chance of a rainout, so the plan was to go to Tampa Bay. The Astros will return to play in Houston this weekend.  With the agreement of the New York Mets and Major League Baseball, they will have a day off on Friday, and play a doubleheader on Saturday, finishing the series on Sunday with a final game.

Major league baseball is supporting fundraising to help the victims and survivors Hurricane Harvey.  Are you?

My Post on Facebook

My Facebook people do not read my posts;  I know some people who read my posts who do not read my Facebook page.  I am including the link here https://www.facebook.com/joyce.n.badger.  I can copy what I wrote here:

I don't post often, but recently, I have seen several things that speak to my beliefs and values. Several have come from my friend Mary, and I appreciate her posts very much.
I am honored to be on the board of directors of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Lubbock. Usually, each board meeting starts with Mass. Often, the celebrant is Bishop Placido Rodriguez. His homilies generally reflect on the fact that we serve to ensure social services to those who need it in our diocese. His message usually focuses on the fact that the Word, which is prayer, urges us to act in service.

The two posts I made tonight send us the same message: first we pray, then we act.
I would be a better person if I could remember not to let my concern stop with prayer. Even small acts of service help.

I am not sure how to show or link what I posted on Facebook. So, I hope these links work.

https://www.facebook.com/LeftAction/photos/a.163594537018870.33966.139398939438430/1203440919700888/?type=3

https://www.facebook.com/TheGoodLordAbove/photos/a.157796790974699.40772.157750900979288/1716288598458836/?type=3

Syrian Refugees

This is what I posted on Facebook last night...

This is not a yes or no situation. It has to be dealt with on a case by case basis, which I believe our country is doing right now. I do not want a terrorist next door, but let's face it, they are there. There was a kidnapping of a Texas Tech student last night. The perp was not a political terrorist, but a terrorist never the less. We cannot make people suffer because of fear of someone they are not. I am not a practicing Catholic, but I am still ashamed of the way the Catholic Church behaved during World War II. Gov. Abbott declared today Texas would not take in Syrian refugees, and Catholic Charities of Dallas basically said they will not help Syrian immigrants in deference to his policies.

I wonder what Christ would do? I think he would take people very much on face value, and offer solace to the refugees. I think our country should help the refugees monetarily in other parts of the world, while continuing to vet Syrian immigrants who apply for refuge in the United States. I am not naive, but Christ said to love one another. He did not say love one another but only if your politics agree. I do not want us to let in terrorists, but people born in this country are being radicalized, so the ideas are not being kept out. I think it takes true Christian love to open our lives to the misery the Syrian refugees are experiencing.