tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post191741697918445931..comments2023-12-23T00:19:35.005-08:00Comments on ADAM'S ALE: AND HER HAIR SHALL BE OF WHATEVER COLOR IT PLEASES GODFr. Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-22355362614980256382009-05-22T05:44:38.289-07:002009-05-22T05:44:38.289-07:00As a young man ending my first year in formation f...As a young man ending my first year in formation for religious life the beauty and providence of the vow of obedience takes on more significance each day. Thank you for this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-80188984216423105272009-05-20T13:06:08.100-07:002009-05-20T13:06:08.100-07:00Oh dear, I think it's Shakespeare.
WOh dear, I think it's Shakespeare.<br /><br />WWarrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053407632823479165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-80565184653671052052009-05-20T13:05:06.285-07:002009-05-20T13:05:06.285-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053407632823479165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-70546049080457032042009-05-20T10:05:23.590-07:002009-05-20T10:05:23.590-07:00Exactly, Matt.
Maybe it's due to my location, t...Exactly, Matt. <br /><br />Maybe it's due to my location, the one Cleveland's Bishop was uber-blessed to be mined out to you Ohioans from, but I know a number of ex-Catholics-- I'm afraid I may know more of them every day. Apparently, some prefer an amalgam of spiritualities, and it would seem others want a downright enabler of personal fascism, which can only consistently be Self. Ex-Catholic counselors, ex-Catholic nurses, ex-Catholic parents, ex-Catholic offspring.. I fully understand that our Family is dysfunctional.. but Blood doesn't give up--it hangs in there. Bottomline, however, what the heck is better than Jesus our Eucharistic Lord?? And exactly what of one's earthly self isn't worth trading off in return for that true life? We'd be wiser to take Peter's humble stance and say, "Well, then, Lord --not just my feet, but my head and hands, TOO!" <br /><br />The Angel still asks, "Why do you seek Him among the dead? He is alive!" Some folks seem to think He is incarnated wherever and however <I>they</I> choose, and that they'll glean a greater portion of Him by attending Mass at Easter, attending Temple when it's pc, attending Reiki to help their others, attending angel-card readings so as to wink with assumed authority, "There ya go! You're gonna be ok!" or attending mega-churches where the pastor is riveting (and good-lookin'), seems reasonable, and only asks them to suffer to a certain degree in this life--to love, suffer and die only for the lovable. Christ went a step more redeeming, tho', and we know the way.<br /><br />Thankfully, many Catholics eventually come back home, and not to one bit of crowing, but to fatted calves and precious rings of joy.Carolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-17342414380077208802009-05-20T06:46:58.242-07:002009-05-20T06:46:58.242-07:00Everybody wants a good leader, but nobody seems in...Everybody wants a good leader, but nobody seems interesting in being a good follower.<br /><br />The post's title sent me back to my Riverside Shakespeare: Much Ado II.3 Something to ruminate on.Matt Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781640827369575153noreply@blogger.com