tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post4598056691446313784..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: One thing preachers can do to improve their preaching. . .Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-80731084130048819872014-03-11T11:30:54.076-05:002014-03-11T11:30:54.076-05:00Sharon, "overly-devotional" means someth...Sharon, "overly-devotional" means something like "using devotions as a substitute for practicing the faith fully -- sacraments, good works, bible reading, actually BEING a Christian. In many ways, the over-devotional Catholic resembles his/her pagan ancestors in that there is an almost total reliance on votive prayer to the saints as "updated gods." Devotional prayer is an excellent practice for growing in holiness, but these devotional acts cannot replace the fullness of the sacramental life and actually getting out there doing good for the greater glory of God. Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-75489209472101295982014-03-10T21:11:39.946-05:002014-03-10T21:11:39.946-05:00Rejecting the overly-devotional Catholicism of the...Rejecting the overly-devotional Catholicism of their parents and grandparents<br /><br />Father, please tell me what you mean by "overly-devotional".Sharonnoreply@blogger.com