tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post236930494332786269..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Praiseworthy self-abasementFr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-51049097412722300382013-09-03T21:32:51.787-05:002013-09-03T21:32:51.787-05:00For about thirty minutes. . .towards writing the c...For about thirty minutes. . .towards writing the conclusion. . .I thought I was going to die. Getting this one done was W.O.R.K.! As usual, I was standing in the way with what I wanted to say. As the clock ticked down to Go Time. . .well, the H.S. finally said, "Enough! I'll finish it."Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-73270258428407026272013-09-03T18:56:11.804-05:002013-09-03T18:56:11.804-05:00I wasn't really taken by the beginning - until...I wasn't really taken by the beginning - until about midway through the fourth sentence, "...our humility...is first a gift...." After that, things got rolling. I appreciated your use of the quote from Milton. The third and fourth paragraphs were, I thought, well done - well placed, and gave good practical explanations/descriptions of what you were talkin about. <br /><br />And that fifth paragraph brought tears to my eyes. Beautiful. And the final paragraph was an excellent ending - Thanks!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485793986602894527noreply@blogger.com