tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post116257726269491916..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Thoughts about vocationsFr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-33511069009103266982007-12-11T01:19:00.000-06:002007-12-11T01:19:00.000-06:00Here we are 13 months later and this is still an i...Here we are 13 months later and this is still an issue in the parish and I am still not sure it's the hill I want to die on LOL!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-1163040786101776062006-11-08T20:53:00.000-06:002006-11-08T20:53:00.000-06:00Angela,Good luck with that...getting rid of EMHC's...Angela,<BR/><BR/>Good luck with that...getting rid of EMHC's in the sanctuary. We don't have this problem at UD. In fact, I have the exact opposite problem....my students act as though there is a moat full of gators btw them and the first step of the sanctuary. Half the time I can't get them to serve as EMHC's b/c they aren't holy enough. The GIRM pretty clear about the proper timing and movement of the EM's. My guess is that your EM's are just poorly trained. Of course, a new pastor might change things but this is often seen as "Father doing it his way" rather than "doing things the right way." My unwanted advice: don't sweat it. I mean, ask yourself the question my student master used to ask me all the time: "Philip, is this the hill you wanna die on?"<BR/><BR/>Fr. PhilipFr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-1162760730214604232006-11-05T15:05:00.000-06:002006-11-05T15:05:00.000-06:00One thing I need to comment on...it's not just MEN...One thing I need to comment on...it's not just MEN who have to stand in defense of the priesthood, but it's WOMEN. Unfortunately, I've been to far too many parishes which hold women (liturgists, DRE'S, etc.) in positious over that of the priest in authority, and amazing how those parishes have..uh...lost their way. So since women seem to be leading the downfall, it is also we women who need to stand up and redirect worship to God as opposed to feminist ideals. <BR/><BR/>We also need more strong and faithful men...it seems that the feminists have succeed in competely cowing most of the men...can't offend women, oh no! Let's do more to help men realize that being Godly is far more manly than cowtowing to a bunch of misguided agendaists, and we faithful women need to stand in solidarity to God's order with Mary as our example. <BR/><BR/>There, that's the end of my grammaticall-incorrect rant.Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-1162707562131191242006-11-05T00:19:00.000-06:002006-11-05T00:19:00.000-06:00Please allow me to share with you two 9 min. video...Please allow me to share with you two 9 min. video-clips, posted by someone to YouTube.com, which demonstrate the living reality of God's call to men for them to live in radical conformity to the Gospel in a free embrace of the evangelical counsels:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC6XWngCW_I" REL="nofollow">Unto The Least</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZPfY9Nj2Hk" REL="nofollow">Called By God</A><BR/><BR/>"For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me ... Whenever you did this to the least of my brethren, you did it to Me." (Matthew 25:35,40)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-1162664069498896942006-11-04T12:14:00.000-06:002006-11-04T12:14:00.000-06:00If the "disaffected" laity is unable to increase t...If the "disaffected" laity is unable to increase their role in the mass, they satisfy themselves with minimizing the role of the priest.<BR/><BR/>Two things need to happen. <BR/><BR/>1. Bishops need to crack down on cutesy local ceremonies like gathering the EMEs in the sanctuary during the fractioning rite which blur the lines beween the priest (in persona Christi) and the laity.<BR/><BR/>2. Good men in the parish need to publicly back their parish priest against the onslought of the "faith community".<BR/><BR/>I would make altar rails mandatory and enforce the requirements of who is able to cross them and for what purpose.<BR/><BR/>The Catholic church doesn't have a crisis of vocations, those liberal diocese who don't respect their priests do.<BR/><BR/>Maybe they need to send missionaries from Africa to the US to teach us how to be Catholic :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-1162649689662207362006-11-04T08:14:00.000-06:002006-11-04T08:14:00.000-06:00Parochial Facilitator of CharismsHa ha ha ha haParochial Facilitator of Charisms<BR/><BR/>Ha ha ha ha haAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-1162646884283407992006-11-04T07:28:00.000-06:002006-11-04T07:28:00.000-06:00Dear Fr. Philip,You have wonderful thoughts...thin...Dear Fr. Philip,<BR/><BR/>You have wonderful thoughts...things I have ruminated over in my few years as a religious.<BR/><BR/>An interesting statistic: Brazil, Phillippines, and Mexico have the top three largest Catholic populations in the world. The US is fourth. Yet, the US has more vocations than the top three combined. At least, that is the number of priests; I can't speak to unordained religious.<BR/><BR/>And if you wouldn't mind keeping us in your prayers that weekend.....I will keep you in mine. We've a fomration weekend in San Antonio then.<BR/><BR/>To AdoroTeDevote, I would recommend prayer and fasting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-1162613235481267882006-11-03T22:07:00.000-06:002006-11-03T22:07:00.000-06:00Awesome, awesome post. I am going to have to link ...Awesome, awesome post. I am going to have to link this on my blog--you say it all. Although, I have to admit...I've never heard of the idea of the priesthood rooted in baptism nonsense you're referring to. <BR/><BR/>I am soon to begin an MA program in Catholic Studies, God willing, and one fear I have is losing my faith in the face of all the disurption of the "Lay Revolution" you so succinctly cite. I plan to study hard...and pray for the virtue of charity if I am placed in such an arena. How do you handle it? How does any faithful Catholic, lay or religious or clerical, continue to stand up in today's culture of dissent?Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.com