tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post3534771372694602478..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Has the fat friar sung yet...?Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-38731096935726560112008-12-11T22:15:00.000-06:002008-12-11T22:15:00.000-06:00Very glad you are feeling slightly better Father. ...Very glad you are feeling slightly better Father. No fun! Hope the tooth is on the mend or gone. <BR/><BR/>I was going to say pray more rosaries. I'm trying to, but I start and fall asleep or get back on the computer... where I am again Arghh!<BR/><BR/>God bless,<BR/>AdeleThe Woman of the Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354570273331860879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-83081710877280268192008-12-11T20:56:00.000-06:002008-12-11T20:56:00.000-06:00Fr. P and Ernie,As far as how well the OSA follow ...Fr. P and Ernie,<BR/><BR/>As far as how well the OSA follow the Rule, it's hard to say. Like any order it varies. They do treasure the rule a great deal, and unlike Benedict's Rule it is very short. I suppose the Augustinians follow the Rule about as well as most Christians follow the two greatest commandment - as best they can, but never well enough :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-75163895221540301962008-12-11T20:54:00.000-06:002008-12-11T20:54:00.000-06:00Ernie,I did for a short while, and spoke over the ...Ernie,<BR/><BR/>I did for a short while, and spoke over the phone with their vocations director. But then I met the Augustinians - well, first I met Augustine (via Confessions), then I met the Augustinians. If I do enter the priesthood, it will most definitely be with them. I have a great love for the Dominicans, but my heart is with the Augustinians. I actually chose to come to Villanova specifically because of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-32310210123253735842008-12-11T07:30:00.000-06:002008-12-11T07:30:00.000-06:00Michael,Regarding prayer,I would suggest a set tim...Michael,<BR/>Regarding prayer,<BR/>I would suggest a set time and place, with a group or at least one other dedicated person<BR/>Althought the unexpected does come up you would have your routine.<BR/>That has worked best for me.<BR/>Peace be with you,<BR/>Ernieerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335981203950366522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-73336781776879580762008-12-11T02:13:00.000-06:002008-12-11T02:13:00.000-06:00Mom, believe it or not...I'm human. Sorry to disa...Mom, believe it or not...I'm human. Sorry to disappoint. I get sick. I get cranky. I tend to overeat sometimes. I laugh out loud at youtube prank videos. My mom and I exchange email jokes. My room is bomb crater. And so on...<BR/><BR/>Pics? I have boxes full of pics, diplomas, etc. back in TX. I tend not to decorate my room b/c I know eventually that I will have to pack it up.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-39293216318440843932008-12-11T01:30:00.000-06:002008-12-11T01:30:00.000-06:00by the way, do you have pics on your walls? or a ...by the way, do you have pics on your walls? or a desktop to set something on? just wondering.MightyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02563721884001643857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-84466442841992888322008-12-11T01:23:00.000-06:002008-12-11T01:23:00.000-06:00YOU'RE HUMAN???!!!oh well, ok, I prefer to talk to...YOU'RE HUMAN???!!!<BR/><BR/>oh well, ok, I prefer to talk to Martian priests actually...<BR/> <BR/><BR/>maybe if I send you a set of anntenae for Christmas it will be ok...........maybe.MightyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02563721884001643857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-21227422468872516732008-12-10T23:11:00.000-06:002008-12-10T23:11:00.000-06:00Ernie,My guess is that both groups follow it rathe...Ernie,<BR/><BR/>My guess is that both groups follow it rather poorly! I know, not your question; unfortunately, I don't know that much about the OSA. The OP's adopted the Rule of St Augustine as our primitive constitution and then Dominic tinkered with it using the constitution and canons of the Norbetines. How the rule is followed on a daily basis in the OSA...I simply don't know.<BR/><BR/>BenF, <BR/><BR/>NEVER trust a skinny Dominican!<BR/><BR/>Anon,<BR/><BR/>IOW, I'm human. Just like the rest of you, and I will resist with every fiber of my being the tendency of some in the Church and outside it to turn me and my fellow religious and clergy into supermen/women. My crankiness and immaturity would be a serious, serious problem if I were the only person on the planet ministering "in the person of Christ." Thank GOD! that ain't so.<BR/><BR/>Fr. Philip, OPFr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-80230966856430045972008-12-10T22:15:00.000-06:002008-12-10T22:15:00.000-06:00you're mean a lot. i've seen you chase five or so ...you're mean a lot. i've seen you chase five or so people from the fold, growl and go merrily on.<BR/><BR/>i thought it unbecoming a biped much less a cleric.<BR/><BR/>maybe the people being critical of you have something important to reveal to you.<BR/><BR/>when i'm depressed i have no one to go to and cry. just God. not a mommy or a reader.<BR/><BR/>you don't need to publish this. or pitch a tantrum.<BR/><BR/>maybe you can mature. you are frankly like an adolescent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-5505528694629834032008-12-10T18:11:00.000-06:002008-12-10T18:11:00.000-06:00I'll keep praying for you. No offense, but the ti...I'll keep praying for you. <BR/><BR/>No offense, but the title of this post reminded me of this post on the Shrine of the Holy Whapping.<BR/><BR/>http://holywhapping.blogspot.com/2008_11_01_archive.html#8613269710079446441<BR/><BR/>"Hugh Laurie is too skinny to be a Dominican". Good stuff.GenXBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298459502431357489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-81512623231271188102008-12-10T17:11:00.000-06:002008-12-10T17:11:00.000-06:00Fr.,Perhaps you could share with us the difference...Fr.,<BR/>Perhaps you could share with us the difference, if any, between the OP and Augustinians perspective on following the Rule.<BR/>Ernieerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335981203950366522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-44301040168813326912008-12-10T15:38:00.000-06:002008-12-10T15:38:00.000-06:00"When sorrows come, they come not single spies, bu..."When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions."<BR/><BR/>This OPL has a hard time sticking to the Rule at any time, stressful or otherwise. It means devoting more of my otherwise free time to doing things I am supposed to do, rather than things I feel like doing; and too often, I just go ahead and do what I feel like doing. So the underlying problem is self-will. <BR/><BR/>Shall we pray for each other?Anita Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11305092097247290243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-77680231695133586482008-12-10T10:43:00.000-06:002008-12-10T10:43:00.000-06:00Michael,Have you considered the Dominicans?ErnieMichael,<BR/>Have you considered the Dominicans?<BR/>Ernieerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335981203950366522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-2688173666939810912008-12-10T09:07:00.000-06:002008-12-10T09:07:00.000-06:00A sincere thank you for posting the prayer request...A sincere thank you for posting the prayer request, the girl has been found. No details have been released.<BR/><BR/>Praise God.MightyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02563721884001643857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-54702035272916836172008-12-10T00:38:00.000-06:002008-12-10T00:38:00.000-06:00Sorry Father, this is off topic. But I just got w...Sorry Father, this is off topic. <BR/><BR/>But I just got word from a friend that a girl (13) has been kidnapped and prayers have been requested on her behalf. <BR/><BR/>If you see fit to publish this comment, more info can be found here<BR/><BR/>http://jungle-hut.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>Thanks <BR/>Sarah.MightyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02563721884001643857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-7865389914032129802008-12-10T00:27:00.000-06:002008-12-10T00:27:00.000-06:00thanks for the update Father. we'll keep you in o...thanks for the update Father. we'll keep you in our prayers. Prayers for Michael also as it sounds like he's going through a hard time too.<BR/><BR/>God Bless.<BR/><BR/>SarahMightyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02563721884001643857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-90140501271302806272008-12-10T00:07:00.000-06:002008-12-10T00:07:00.000-06:00Ah, the babies laughing therapy. Works every time...Ah, the babies laughing therapy. Works every time!Laura The Crazy Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08904542599983127845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-88375765827523827502008-12-09T14:30:00.000-06:002008-12-09T14:30:00.000-06:00Father,Thank you so much for this post. I really ...Father,<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for this post. I really commiserated with you in the last post and am experiencing something of the same problems myself, though obviously not identical. And then in this post you really struck a knife to my heart with this:<BR/><BR/><I>Laxity in observance leads to less immunity from attack. . .and so on.</I><BR/><BR/>That is exactly it. I get overwhelmed, I become less observant, less dedicated to prayer, and next thing you know my soul is a mess and everything is in chaos. The cause-effect relationship here is one I have noticed so often in my life, and yet I continue to let it happen. <BR/><BR/>What's more, I find myself under particular attack from the Enemy these days because he is very angry with me. For the past three years Satan has been attempting to dissuade me from my desire to join the Augustinian order and pursue my vocation to the priesthood. He almost succeeded, and I suppose he is making his last gasp attempt right now, because I have just informed them finally of my desire to begin the application process, which will start in January. After a brief repose of peace in the days after informing my vocations director of that decision, the attacks have grown significantly, and temptation is literally throwing itself at me like spears. And all of this happens as I am wrapped up in finals and papers and whatnot, and thus I've found myself less and less attentive to prayer. Yesterday, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, and I did not even pray the Office once, not until 2 in the morning or so when I finally got myself to pray the Office of the Readings. No Rosary, I went to Mass, obviously, but still. I can't afford this sort of inattentiveness to prayer, not now.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, I am rambling in your blog, but you just really struck a chord with me. If you can spare some time, please pray for me, Father, as I battle my own attacks and temptations. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>In Christ,<BR/>MichaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com