tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post8752062298966710530..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: The Church needs a Black Friday saleFr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-81762848429958652872012-12-14T11:19:58.431-06:002012-12-14T11:19:58.431-06:00Gotcha. Lord knows I'm a dyed in the wool smar...Gotcha. Lord knows I'm a dyed in the wool smart-aleck! It's my mom's fault.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-75201980504008692862012-12-14T11:02:42.653-06:002012-12-14T11:02:42.653-06:00"Cute implies entertaining but not serious&qu..."Cute implies entertaining but not serious" -- which is exactly why I hesitated in using the word. I was going more for the Merriam-Webster definition: "1a : clever or shrewd often in an underhanded manner b : impertinent, smart-alecky" ... or, sure, "engaging with a subtle touch of humor." Thanks :-).Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485793986602894527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-72678548188261153592012-12-13T23:06:25.292-06:002012-12-13T23:06:25.292-06:00Cute implies entertaining but not serious. I think...Cute implies entertaining but not serious. I think that is a miss. I would say "engaging with a subtle touch of humor." Perhaps that is what Shelly means by 'cute'. Lamonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534269474358121464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-45664444797001956112012-12-13T19:46:17.205-06:002012-12-13T19:46:17.205-06:00Cute? Cute! CUTE!!! OK. I'll take "cute....Cute? Cute! CUTE!!! OK. I'll take "cute." Though I have to say that none of my homilies. . .zero. . .have ever been described as cute. What--exactly--makes a homily cute, I wonder? ;-)Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-194010247157455192012-12-13T17:53:05.454-06:002012-12-13T17:53:05.454-06:00(Please notice that I am smiling while I am writin...(Please notice that I am smiling while I am writing this.) I found this homily to be...and I hesitate to use this word...but I do mean it in the best way possible...cute. (I'm still smiling!!)<br /><br />I liked it - it was relevant, easily understood and easily applicable to the life many if not most of us lead, great mental images of Catholics pushing and shoving to be first for Confession but with the seriousness of those questions at the end of para 2 well-placed. And the final paragraph tied it all together. <br /><br />Well-done...and Cute ;-).<br /><br />Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485793986602894527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-47085548577366435202012-12-13T16:55:53.378-06:002012-12-13T16:55:53.378-06:00There already is a black Friday sale in the Church...There already is a black Friday sale in the Church. See Isaiah 55:1-2, namely<br /><br />"Ho, everyone that thirsts, come you to the waters, and he that has no money; come you, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.<br /><br />Why do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfies not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat you that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in richness."<br /><br />The problem is, it's not well advertised and few take up the offer.<br />Anil Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06223235205492924930noreply@blogger.com