tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post482816086124552682..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Thanks, Rewrite, and Hire me!Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-29444774541711812212007-10-02T20:40:00.000-05:002007-10-02T20:40:00.000-05:00Thanks to you all for your encouragement! Maybe I...Thanks to you all for your encouragement! Maybe I caved too quickly to my critics...I am very aware of how I come off sometimes, so it is a sore spot for me.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-59860423502831604792007-09-28T14:16:00.000-05:002007-09-28T14:16:00.000-05:00Tone? What tone? Maybe I am just used to reading...Tone? What tone? Maybe I am just used to reading your style, which is straight forward and mixed with humor. Don't worry about people with thin skin. I wish more clerics would just say what needs to be said rather than dance around it.<BR/><BR/>DennisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-43763496119787334522007-09-27T14:42:00.000-05:002007-09-27T14:42:00.000-05:00Father, please ignore those critics. There was no...Father, please ignore those critics. There was no need for you to even give them the minimal credibility you did by writing this post. You have nothing to apologize for. Anybody who would complain about the "tone" of your defense of the Truth is an obfuscater who in fact feels threatened by the Truth itself. It is the fact that you leave them no "wiggle room" with respect to the Truth that so bothers them. To the extent that you have made them conscious of their unbelief and forced them to confront it (hence their "reaction"), you have done our Lord's work. Let us pray that some of these might now actually seek to overcome the hurdles of their doubts rather than enter deeper into rebellion against God as generally happens. One thing for sure: the wheat gets separated from the chaff rather quickly in this way.<BR/><BR/>If you want a model of what happens to a church that lacks clerics like you, earnest defenders of the faith (i.e. minimally <I>competent</I> clergy), you need only look to the Anglican world today (my turf). By unwritten law there, no one in authority can make simple, declarative statements. When they occasionally slip and do, they are viciously attacked and compelled to apologize for their violation of the "code." The "code" of course reflects the strangely exalted English temperament that persists there, well known for its alleged "gift for understatement." Of course, "gift for understatement" is nothing but a sad euphemism for the very serious vice of <I>deceit</I>. Where no one puts there cards on the table, only the most capable cheater wins. And where institutionalized deceit flourishes, you get...well, again, just look at the Anglican world today.<BR/><BR/>Don't let the deceivers silence you, Father. You are doing our Lord's work and don't you ever doubt that for a minute. You sound like a "real" priest, and how refreshing it always is to encounter one in this age of institutionalized apostasy.Jacobitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207829479701264969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-41913734515974521762007-09-27T14:18:00.000-05:002007-09-27T14:18:00.000-05:00From pointy hats to the upcoming crop, that's quit...From pointy hats to the upcoming crop, that's quite a catch.<BR/><BR/>I agree, reserve is proper in certain spheres, but one of the (occasional) benefits of being online is seeing unfiltered humanity, and unfiltered humanity runs as diverse as one would expect--and then some.<BR/><BR/>That said, the idea of an 'offline' article concurrent with the online post seems like a good idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-51761814252604701912007-09-27T10:10:00.000-05:002007-09-27T10:10:00.000-05:00I can't imagine the message having gotten through ...I can't imagine the message having gotten through without the "tone." Sometimes the truth is hard to hear, and sugar coating changes the message.<BR/><BR/>I think it is always good to check to see if our own baggage is getting in the way of things, but I didn't see it.<BR/><BR/>Btw, a copy went to the youth minister at my parish who liked it and went to your site. I am hoping it does good out here in So Cal.RobKPhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220380405943891911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-66557046770031716732007-09-27T09:56:00.000-05:002007-09-27T09:56:00.000-05:00To my critics: HA! Amy Welborn says I can be a sm...To my critics: HA! Amy Welborn says I can be a smart-ass...so there. :-)<BR/><BR/>Seriously, thanks Amy for your vote of confidence. <BR/><BR/>Fr. Philip, OPFr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-83350949841284791172007-09-27T07:39:00.000-05:002007-09-27T07:39:00.000-05:00Oh, Father, I love your tone. It is, above all, en...Oh, Father, I love your tone. It is, above all, energetic, passionate and committed. There are many different modes of communications, any number of "tones," and I am a firm believer in "it takes all kinds" and, you know, "diversity." There's a place for reserve, for delicacy...and for in-your-face.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com