tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post2024340662017609061..comments2023-12-23T00:19:35.005-08:00Comments on ADAM'S ALE: TUESDAY QUOTE OF THE WEEK CCCLVIIFr. Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-72895963582156680152016-08-04T08:12:40.069-07:002016-08-04T08:12:40.069-07:00Seeing clerical garb or other religious vesture in...Seeing clerical garb or other religious vesture in public is an encouragement to me and a sign even for non-believers. The clothing points to Christ.<br /><br />In the early 1990s, I was a driver for the second graders to visit the Cleveland Zoo. One of the boys saw some Amish women dressed in dark clothing and wearing bonnets. He excitedly said, "Look! Nuns!!"Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-54557676083537581302016-08-03T19:56:59.317-07:002016-08-03T19:56:59.317-07:00I certainly appreciate it when priests wear their ... I certainly appreciate it when priests wear their clerical attire, especially when they wear the cassock with all of its rich symbolism. But I especially admire those of you who wear your clerical attire in public, for you are inviting interruptions, including persecution. On the other hand you are also inviting opportunities to talk about deeply meaningful spiritual matter which people would never bring up to someone dressed in regular lay clothing. I'd love to read a collection of stories from priests who have had remarkable experiences when wearing their clerical attire in public settings. MaryofSharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073267149527666844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-43855799975838184012016-08-03T13:06:48.018-07:002016-08-03T13:06:48.018-07:00Dear Father,
Yes Father, you are correct. Priests...Dear Father,<br /><br />Yes Father, you are correct. Priests should dress as priests. Priesthood is not a job, its a way of life. When a surgeon wears his "scrubs" or drapes a stethoscope around his neck outside the hospital, that is silly. I am sad when I see a priest dressed in lay attire. It makes me think, " What's wrong?" Now if the priest is mowing the grass or waxing the car, old work clothes are expected. However, when a priest is out and about in Society, we the faithful Catholic laity NEED the priest to dress as a priest so that we can love and honor our priests. There are a lot of us who love and respect our priests and when we see a man wearing a roman color we say, "Hello Father" in full knowledge that every man that wears a roman collar is not a Catholic Priest. The odds are good, we accept the risk.Stephennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-13713726801836420112016-08-02T18:06:59.012-07:002016-08-02T18:06:59.012-07:00The author referred to in the first paragraph, reg...The author referred to in the first paragraph, regarding the Sign of Peace, is Fr. Jean Corbon, from the book 'The Wellspring of Worship.'<br />-MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com