tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post2106855418938668223..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: The Church prepares the KingdomFr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-87125466730912065172012-11-16T12:37:20.575-06:002012-11-16T12:37:20.575-06:00Who doesn't need a bodyguard these days, uh? ...Who doesn't need a bodyguard these days, uh? Seriously, my humility ALWAYS needs tweaking. Eight yrs of secular grad school taught me that Pride, Arrogance, and Belligerence are the supreme virtue of winners. And I still. . .even after 13 yrs a religious. . .fall for that lie. Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-21291270866054385062012-11-16T11:05:15.365-06:002012-11-16T11:05:15.365-06:00Fr., your "Catholic Celebrity" status mu...Fr., your "Catholic Celebrity" status must have been raised for you to get your own Anonymous Combox Bodyguard. It may be good for your safety but I wonder whether it helps the anonymous grow in humility...(hey, perhaps I should worry about my own humility first and foremost, huh...?) ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-16063248786491145472012-11-16T09:34:29.607-06:002012-11-16T09:34:29.607-06:00That's for her to answer. . .but I can tell yo...That's for her to answer. . .but I can tell you: I truly appreciate her regular critiques. The friars here never get to hear each other preach, so there's no real interaction there. <br /><br />I'm also happy to hear/read any critiques from anyone out there. . .as long as they are constructive. . .and constructive doesn't mean only positive. Some of the best critiques point out patterns of problems or significant flaws. For example, I eased up on my more literary style from a few years ago when people started telling me that my homilies were "well-written" but largely "incomprehensible." Ouch. But I listened and learned!Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-58155143202023767532012-11-16T05:32:32.116-06:002012-11-16T05:32:32.116-06:00Dear Father, it may be good for your soul to face ...Dear Father, it may be good for your soul to face Shelly's barrage regularly but I wonder if it helps her grow in humility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-29171695970067549022012-11-15T23:47:12.352-06:002012-11-15T23:47:12.352-06:00You have pleased me with this,Father. One of the p...You have pleased me with this,Father. One of the pervasive ideas of the Church Effervescent is that their role is "to build the Kingdom." This phrase, as you know, appears nowhere in Scripture. It is a deeply skewed metaphor. It is a Christian overlay on secular utopian visions, which are an UrHeresy. So thanks for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-4438107845718871822012-11-15T20:17:52.451-06:002012-11-15T20:17:52.451-06:00Geez, woman! You're hard to please! ;-) How...Geez, woman! You're hard to please! ;-) However, you're right. More later.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-52747115013397499312012-11-15T20:05:05.802-06:002012-11-15T20:05:05.802-06:00I found the first paragraph too busy with question...I found the first paragraph too busy with questions. I wanted more in the second paragraph - especially related to the final two sentences. Final paragraph was the best of the three - you finally got down to business and gave us some good "stuff", though I thought the ending needed something more or different. You really started building at "He alone secures justice...." and the final sentence just didn't complete the build-up, but was more like an "I've got to end this somehow" sentence.<br /><br />Thanks!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485793986602894527noreply@blogger.com