What do a puck, a goal, and the Catholic Church have in common?

[dimbear]

http://pressreleases.religionnews.com/2013/10/29/puck-goal-catholic-church-common/

ATLANTA, Oct. 29, 2013 – What could an icy sport like hockey have in common with a hot button religion like Catholicism? In her debut book, THE CATECHISM OF HOCKEY, Alyssa Bormes shows readers that hockey, among many sports, is really a metaphor to understanding and believing what the Catholic Church teaches.

Why does hockey have so many rules? Why do Catholics? Do we still need to have penalty boxes? Why do we have to go to Confession? Can’t we get rid of offside? What’s the need for a Sacrament? And why is practice so important?
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dimbear: actually, I can't understand hockey either, but that's just me.

[rug]

1. If you've never seen the Rangers play at the Garden you don't know what you're missing.

[madrchsod]

3. Blackhawks Rule!

i go to the local ahl games in rockford il. the team is affiliated with the blackhawks. front row seats are cheap and you can watch the action a couple of feet in front of you.big plus is giving the opposing players the finger.


main floor tickets to the blackhawks is more than i make in a couple of months.well i am on social security.

[GP6971]

6. Agree

Went to many games at the Garden growing up. Gump was the goalie and we always had seats in the right corner against the glass.

[MADem]

2. Every time I've been to a hockey game, a fistfight has broken out.

I'm waiting for the day I go to a fight and a hockey games breaks out...

Are fisticuffs common during the Mass?

[rug]

4. I dunno. Every time I post in here all hell breaks loose.

At Mass we just give the Sign of Peace.

[MADem]

5. Fair point!

This place does turn into a brawlin' barroom at times.

It's mellower over at the Interfaith cafe!

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

7. "I went to the fights one night and a hockey game broke out"

Was part of Rodney Dangerfield's standup act for over 30 years.

[MADem]

8. I saw Rodney in Vegas in the eighties--for all I know he told that joke!!!

He was funny on the television, he was HILARIOUS in person!

[Gore1FL]

9. Jesus died for your icing. n/t