When you retire…

From Saturday Night Live.

Anthony Ruff, OSB

Fr. Anthony Ruff, OSB, is a monk of St. John's Abbey. He teaches liturgy, liturgical music, and Gregorian chant at St. John's University School of Theology-Seminary. He is widely published and frequently presents across the country on liturgy and music. He is the author of Sacred Music and Liturgical Reform: Treasures and Transformations, and of Responsorial Psalms for Weekday Mass: Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter. He does priestly ministry at the neighboring community of Benedictine sisters in St. Joseph.

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9 responses to “When you retire…”

  1. Graham Wilson

    Unfortunately not viewable outside the US. One of the reasons I avoid Hulu.

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    1. Cathy Wattebot

      @Graham Wilson – comment #1:
      There’s a lopsided copy (preceded by a “genuine” ad)
      here on youtube which seems to show internationally.

      I guess it’s surreal as are many Vatican related events in the last years.

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  2. Richard Alwood

    I am saddened by the disrespectful tone that many of the late night comedians have shown about the resignation of the Pope. This historic event has no place during their routines or bits.

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  3. Fran Rossi Szpylczyn

    I must say, my way of being, which I do not believe is disrespectful, is to live with seeing many things in a most humorous light. If it is done as a cruel taunt, that is one thing, but sometimes pure jest is just that.

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  4. Glenn McCoy

    Maybe it’s like the portrait of “Jesus Laughing.” For some it evokes the fullness of incarnation- Jesus as both human and divine. For some it is disrespectful, because the divine needs to trump the human every time. Please, dear God, send us a pope with a great sense of humor along with wisdom, compassion and humility. Amen.

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  5. Andrew Rex

    The video clip is available on you tube: search saturday night live pope

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  6. Jim Pauwels

    I am not sure which is more unusual: a pope resigning or an SNL bit that actually is funny. But that one did make me smile a couple of times.

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  7. Rita Ferrone

    This was funny on so many levels, I laughed out loud. First, it’s a parody of the genre of advertising that directs itself to the financial needs of retirees. The financial adviser is hilarious. Those who think disrespect of the pope is somehow the point are really missing the boat and not seeing most of the humor here.

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  8. Richard Alwood

    I respectfully withdraw my view of the commercial. It seems as if I missed the point entirely. However, lacking a sense of humor has never been one of my shortcomings. I really enjoy the Pray Tell blog.

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