It’s been a heavy couple of months. I’m feeling it, and I’m sure you are, too.
Which is why this Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer spoof from the crew of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is just what the doctor ordered.
Steve Skojec is the Founding Publisher of OnePeterFive.com. He received his BA in Communications and Theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville in 2001. His commentary has appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, Crisis Magazine, EWTN, Huffington Post Live, The Fox News Channel, Foreign Policy, and the BBC. Steve and his wife Jamie have eight children. You can find more of his writing at his Substack, The Skojec File.
That is a hoot–very clever!
LOVE our military!
Active duty sailors filming a mock movie on a U.S. Navy ship at sea, using Navy equipment as props? Laughter is not my reaction.
You’re starting to get on my nerves, Gus.
Please forgive me. I had thought my comments were potentially making a contribution to this web site. But I gather you are finding all or most of my comments to be detrimental to this web site. I had no idea. I have no interest in visiting a home where my thoughts are viewed as troll-ish. I hate internet trolls myself, regardless of their motive. I will cease posting comments on the 1 Peter 5 web site. I respect your right to govern your own web site. Don’t worry. The Internet is overflowing with places to post comments. It is only right and normal that like minds should congregate together, and that contrary minds should be excluded. Does not the Word of God tells us to “be of one mind”? (2 Cor. 13:11) May God bless you and your work.
Why?
Why? Because we are at war.
I just saw the U.S. Secretary of Defense say on TV that the U.S. is at war with ISIS.
When a video appears on the Internet of a priest, or the pope, clowning around when on duty, traditional Catholics denounce that clowning around.
Why?
Because we are at war spiritually speaking, and our priests and the pope are supposed to be our leaders in that war.
In 1 Peter 5 we are commanded by St. Peter to:
“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” (verse 8)
When Britain was at war with Germany the Brits found that one of their most potent weapons was laughter. It increased moral and kept people going. The nazis were almost totally humourless. The actual time spent messing around on that video was less than a minute and a half. The rest was standard footage spliced into the video. I assume that the U.S. Armed forces have a little leisure time even during a war. Please Gus, learn to laugh. There’s no such thing as a saint with no sense of humour. Many of the martyrs laughed as they were dying. The Catholic Faith should be joyous.
Give it a rest, Gus. No wonder Steve finds you annoying.
Any fool can rationalize anything he want to do.
You just proved that,
Get a life, amigo. What do you prefer, that they act like their C in C, the zombie in the WH, earnest beyond belief?
Well, don’t read about the Second World War, then. The USAAF let crews paint scantily-clad women on the noses of bombers.