A friend is attending the US bishops' meeting in Baltimore this week and sent along the following. (One must find ways to keep oneself amused... and awake.) These are all actual words used by the bishops from the last hour of the bishops’ meeting yesterday. Just combine any word from Column A with any word from Column B with any word from Column C. The system pretty much gives you an idea as to the content of most of the USCCB documents.
| Column A | Column B | Column C |
| Thoughtful | Scientific | Collaboration |
| Simultaneous | Evolving | Ministry |
| Relevant | Human | Structure |
| Universal | Shifting | Development |
| Flexible | Multicultural | Dialog |
| Diverse | Theological | Person |
| Acute | Cultural | Committee |
| Sensitive | Latino | Amendment |
| Temporary | Inclusive | Issue |
| Limited | Hispanic | Staff |
| Standing | Organic | Priority |
| Practical | Collaborative | Reduction |
| Larger | African-American | Solution |
| Special | Supporting | Focus |
| Larger | Ethnic | Agenda |
| Strong | Doctrinal | Budget |
| Persuasive | Standing | Conference |
| Friendly | Ad Hoc | Challenge |
| Final | Modular | Rationale |
| Involved | Emotional | Committee |
| Growing | Proactive | Resource |
| Careful | Reactive | Community |
| Effective | Sustaining | Subcommittee |
| Permanent | Restructuring | Committee |
| Responsible | National | Model |
| Strategic | Ecclesial | Process |
| Forthcoming | Procedure | |
| Appropriate | Analysis | |
| Long | Mode | |
| Possible | Stewardship |
In the interest of staying amused and awake, I bet with a minor amount of effort, one could enter all these words into a spreadsheet and use the spreadsheet to generate “buzzword bingo” cards. ‘Course their Excellencies might not appreciate hearing “bingo!” shouted among the press corps periodically.