, the West End musical that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, plays its landmark 4000th performance at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London at 2.30pm today (Wednesday 30th March 2016). The award-winning production is currently the 9th longest-running show in the West End and already the 19th longest-running show in West End theatre history. (Verified by The Society of London Theatre).
Acclaimed as “a wicked and wonderful vision of Oz” (London Evening Standard) and “a magical story of friendship, love and growing up” (OfficialLondonTheatre.com), the long-running hit musicalth September 2016.
Listen to Frank Walker of Canon212 regarding his take on the burning of the Church. He could be correct.
I just re-read Frank Walker of Cannon 212 comments on his Twitter feed. Could there possibly anyone more biased and inflammatory than he? His comments about the fire at Notre Dame are those of true racists. Most of his other feeds tend to be about as anti-Catholic as you can get. He is a danger to the faith. He only pretends to be Catholic, while his site is one that spews hatred against the Church.
I say: those who buy into the attitude of people like Walker must be scratching their heads wondering where all of the outpouring of sympathy for the Church/Catholicism/France is coming from. People, you are seeing an achievement of Vatican II in action–a Council which thrust the Church outward into the world, evangelizing it, and engaging it. Proof? It is not just devout French Catholics who are deeply affected by the fire, but also Jews, non-Catholics, devout secularists, the nones, young people….everyone, people. A Church turned in on itself, which the Church would still be in were it not for the Council, would not be getting the kind of heartfelt sympathy she is getting now in France and all over the world.
The proof that Vatican II succeeded is that some people feel bad about a Church burning down. That is good to know. I never thought about it that way. I guess we should not worry about most Catholics not accepting what the Church teaches. Being accepted by a society that rejects God’s teachings is more important. Someone should have told the Old Testament Prophets about that. They could have saved themselves the trouble of getting put to death.
Right. “Anonymous” reply is called “straw-man”—it caricatures the other’s point, distorting it, until it’s unrecognizable. What “Anonymous” displays is a breathtaking lack of faith. If the devout secular folks, the “nones”, young unbelievers, and even old ones, the agnostics, and even atheists who feel remorse and sadness because of the fire could have their faith ignited at the wake of all of this, then that is the work of the Holy Spirit, and the Church will be right there to minister to them. Thankfully, Pope Francis and the bishops who have taken their cue from the Council are well-equipped to reach out to a starving world, starving of meaning. God bless the Council.
jon is now acting like he didn’t write his first comment. What jon displays here is a breathtaking lack of honesty. Deception is not the work of the Holy Spirit. Beware of fake prophets.
All the while Catholics leave the Church in droves, and the Pope advocates the Islamification of Europe.
A Church that rejects the teaching of Jesus Christ has no Gospel to spread nor truth to give witness too.
By the way, to say that the Catholic Church has “rejected the teachings of Christ” is heretical. The Church is indefectible when she teaches on matters of faith and morals for it is the Holy Spirit Himself who guards the Church from error on these matters. This is Catholic dogma, people.
Most Catholics do reject the teachings of Jesus Christ. Only on paper does the Church remain faithful to Jesus Christ. In practice, Catholics break his commandments, and by so doing, teach others to break his commandments.
Even my most atheistic friends are saying what a tragedy this is. One even posted as such as a “heathen”. How can we use this tragedy as an opportunity to those moved by the Church’s legacy but distanced by its faults?
Very good question. Hopefully the Grace of God will stir in the hearts of all men. The Church is holy not because we are holy, but because Christ is Holy. The sight of the Altar Cross and the Pieta remaining after the fire is very inspiring and a sign to us that God is always with us.
The terrible fire at Notre Dame Cathedral made me CRY!! May the beautiful, holy Notre Dame Cathedral be fully restored to her former glory, and may all France return to the Catholic Faith– and produce many more great Saints!
The terrible fire at Notre Dame Cathedral reminds us that we Catholics need to bring back a strong devotion to Our Lady! She alone can crush the deadly serpent of sin, as the great and holy Mother of God— and lead us straight to her Divine Son, Jesus, in Heaven!
Jenkins refuses to put porn filters in the WiFi network of Notre Dame University here in the USA and a few days later this happens. Coincidence?
Save me the hunt. What does Mr. Walker say? One hundred characters should suffice. Thanks.
The destruction of this very beautiful Cathedral is heartbreaking. Undoubtedly, some will claim it is a punishment from God for some sin. As Christians we believe God is love and it is difficult to reconcile a God of love with such claims. Notre Dame will rise again…just as Jesus did.
The fiery burning of Notre Dame is so symbolic of Catholicism in France. The secular world, with the help of errant Bishops in France, has long burned down Catholcism—-now they have abortion, homosex, and general rejection of the teachings of Christ.
Another recent example to illustrate my point would be the grand Catholic funeral at St Roche in Paris for fashionr designed Yves St Laurent. YSL was a dedicated homosexual with a “husband” named Pierre.
Watch the Mass for yourself—the mortal sin of homosex is dignified and embraced..
Yes, the burning of Notre Dame is regetted more for its value as a tourist attraction than as a Catholic place to worship.
Many many if not most miedeval cathedrals have already burned. It’s a miracle Notre Dame lasted this long, and while very very sad, it’s not actually a surprise. It’s not about any kind of rejection of the teachings of Christ. Wouldn’t Christ want to preserve his Churches if that is what it’s about? Have you ever toured Europe? Maybe the message is that we need to carry Christ into the world instead of hiding Christ in a tourist trap.
Beloved Notre Dame Cathedral is certainly not a “tourist trap!” Ignorant people may sometimes call it that– but that is because they do not know Our Lord. And no– Our Lord is not “hiding” in a great Cathedral. A church or cathedral is His holy house, where He dwells in the Blessed Sacrament. And the Catholic Faithful may come and find Him there, in holiness, awe and silence– and kneel down, to worship Him.
No, Christ would not. Christ is not going to step in and preserve something that means nothing or represents nothing to people, or enough people. He doesn’t protect us from sin that we willfully commit either. We’re free to hang ourselves.
One of the true heroes of all this was Fr. Jean-Marc Founier, chaplain of the Paris Fire Brigade. He rushed into the cathedral and saved the Blessed Sacrament and the Crown of Thorns and other relics. He was the same priest who also helped save people at the Bataclan when the Islamic State Militants were killing people in France, He also survived an ambush in Afghanistan.
God bless and protect him for all this.
There were brought in a human chain with Fr. Founier at the forefront. God bless all involved.
May have been a Holy Week present from our adversaries. No cause proven for the fire yet.
why not just spell out your bigotry?
Correction: “They were brought out in a human chain”.I made my first holiday felt banner tonight! Um, yeah, my Saturdays are super exciting, I know.
I cut out felt rectangles for the backs, and glued on felt letters and ribbon with my trusty gluegun. Then I zig-zag-stitched over everything for good measure.
I started with Easter because my larger felt scraps were all Easter-y colours. My stash is low, so I’m going to stock up before I do the birthday, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Valentine’s Day, Canada Day, and St. Patrick’s Day banners. That’s a lot of felt!
Wow! It turned out so well! Can't wait to see the versions for other holidays!Welcome back fight fans! We break from the futuristic existential angst, go to the age-old battle of Clone v. Original, Transcendent Hero v. Catch-Up Rival, as master martial artist android Alita (a.k.a. Gally in her homeland) takes on the scrappy go-getter Sechs in a test of superiority! Our hero Alita has come a long way, both physically and spiritually, to reach this point. But don’t count out the up and comer Sechs, a copy of Alita