tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post8747548049873692298..comments2023-12-23T00:19:35.005-08:00Comments on ADAM'S ALE: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO ITFr. Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-46080602120745360062007-06-20T18:26:00.000-07:002007-06-20T18:26:00.000-07:00parallel conversation reThe Devil Made Me Do Itgo ...parallel conversation re<BR/>The Devil Made Me Do It<BR/><BR/>go to blog Salve Regina<BR/><BR/>http://paramedicgoldengirl.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>see posts for today june 20<BR/>both items<BR/>one on heretical answer from a priest<BR/>one on church architecture rapingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-70245663760943219652007-06-20T15:01:00.000-07:002007-06-20T15:01:00.000-07:00Great post, Father. That would make a good homily...Great post, Father. That would make a good homily. I haven't heard a good homily in a long time.paramedicgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17524363951843887071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-35369204829786541572007-06-20T10:10:00.000-07:002007-06-20T10:10:00.000-07:00Can't remember where it says so, but He was tempte...Can't remember where it says so, but He was tempted in all things, yet fell in none. Methinks it likely was Paul who noted that.<BR/><BR/>And indeed, someone else said until we are fully human, we're nowhere near to the saints' caliber. One has to, or has to come to, choose Him in all matters.<BR/><BR/>I like what you said.. it's how I think of most folks -- when doing the kind thing is noted, one ought to reply, "What do you expect--I'm only human."<BR/><BR/>GypsyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-35087456318149215552007-06-20T10:08:00.000-07:002007-06-20T10:08:00.000-07:00You all should read Redemptor Hominis. (I'm sure F...You all should read Redemptor Hominis. (I'm sure Fr. V has...).<BR/><BR/>JP2 constantly quotes Gaudium et Spes 22, (I'm paraphrasing), The cross...fully reveals man to himself and makes his supreme calling clear." <BR/><BR/>He goes into depth to explain how man arrives at an amazement at himself, having been created by God, and being able to understand what we are called to be and what the fulfillment of our humanity is, by virtue of the Divine/Human nature of Jesus Christ. <BR/><BR/>I was completely floored by this, too, sitting in class. Nearly fell out of my chair. <BR/><BR/>For us to say, "I'm only human", is so...wow. To be human is incredible, not an excuse for anything. Our capabilities and ability to transcend our own will is completely amazing, and by just brushing off mistakes is in itself the biggest mistake; it's a denial of our ability to pick ourselves up and move on. We can't just say, "I'm only human". Yeah, right....so then the only response to someone who says that is to ask them, "Then why aren't you more like Christ?" <BR/><BR/>(Ok, that would be snarky but you get my point....) <BR/><BR/>Great post Fr. V.!Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-81225545731805264772007-06-20T09:34:00.000-07:002007-06-20T09:34:00.000-07:00Fr V -You trying to get us to think, or some such ...Fr V -<BR/>You trying to get us to think, or some such thing? What ever happened to "If it feels good, do it!"?<BR/>Actually, without too much cerebral activity, it seems to make sense. I was in the same camp as Rob's comment suggests. And like sparky, I'll be chewing awhile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-12780467831188188882007-06-20T09:29:00.000-07:002007-06-20T09:29:00.000-07:00Take it a step further - Think of Mary - Wm. Wadsw...Take it a step further - Think of Mary - Wm. Wadsworth said of her, "Our tainted nature's solitary boast." <BR/><BR/>Notice - our tainted nature - not what we are called to be. In being kept from sin she was not only "full of grace ' or closeness to God - she also became all that human beings are called to be. That is why she is our example. <BR/><BR/>A priest of the diocese once said, "If you spend your life trying to be a bannana and you're a grapefruit, the only thing you'll ever be is a second rate grapefruit. I think humanity has spent most of its time trying to a bannana and convining itself that it is happy.<BR/><BR/>The saints are what we are supposed to - not that they've overcome their humanity - they've overcome our fallen nature to become fully human.<BR/><BR/>God is so cool. If runs again, I'm voting for Him.Fr. Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-1995678065784772412007-06-20T08:19:00.000-07:002007-06-20T08:19:00.000-07:00Ooooooooo....never made that connection Rob. Nice...Ooooooooo....never made that connection Rob. Nice! I'll be thinking about that one for a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-2819086752318511932007-06-20T07:50:00.000-07:002007-06-20T07:50:00.000-07:00-Jesus, though he was divine, was also fully human...-Jesus, though he was divine, was also fully human.-<BR/><BR/>Wow. I never looked at it that way. I mean, I knew he was fully human, but I didn't see it the way youo have posed it-I saw, rather, that he was without sin "in spite of" his humanity. You have turned that idea upside down.Odysseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028190531437571201noreply@blogger.com