tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post3575411077218831654..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Truth-telling is a dangerous businessFr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-29188161361890364762009-05-13T22:19:00.000-05:002009-05-13T22:19:00.000-05:00There is so much here. How do we remain in Jesus ...There is so much here. How do we remain in Jesus Christ? By not allowing ourselves to be deceived about our own nature, we are only branches, or the world's. <br /><br />We have this terribly elegant society full of nuance, that cannot recognize evil or good, because it prefers that neither be actually discernable.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220512226096382610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-3043690747519700972009-05-13T16:33:00.000-05:002009-05-13T16:33:00.000-05:00One passage that puzzles me is when the Lord says,...One passage that puzzles me is when the Lord says, "You have already been pruned..."<br /><br />Does this apply specifically to the Apostles? Does it apply to all of the baptized? It seems that if you are baptized, then you are certainly connected to the vine, but are you also pruned? If not, when does "pruning" apply to us? It seems like a bit of a stretch to say that this Gospel prefigures the Sacrament of Reconciliation, but I'm not sure what other facet of the life of a contemporary Christian might be said to correspond to the pruning that the apostles underwent by virtue of listening to Jesus.Mike Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02805680754872799992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-22080064475145134602009-05-13T12:18:00.000-05:002009-05-13T12:18:00.000-05:00Much needed!
Where I get in trouble though is dist...Much needed!<br />Where I get in trouble though is distinguishing when to say it and the fact that some who are not open to it, can be ignored (pearls to the swine?).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-35409803486014353362009-05-13T11:45:00.000-05:002009-05-13T11:45:00.000-05:00'Piggybacking' Scott's initial suggestion...
And...'Piggybacking' Scott's initial suggestion... <br /><br />And yet, sometimes, the very large uncompromised picture needs to be put on display or even in-your-face, as it were - unencumbered and unclutterd by yet someone else's application and example - so that one's own personal puny view and application can more thoroughly and meaningfully align itself with that bigger uncompromised and uncluttered view.aspiring...https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825316824097996382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-82405932603838344112009-05-13T10:42:00.000-05:002009-05-13T10:42:00.000-05:00Fr. Philip, this has fueled my writing for my Mass...Fr. Philip, this has fueled my writing for my Mass of Thanksgiving next Sunday. Thank you so much!Fr. Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07720680914830205561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-86948010464280833522009-05-13T10:28:00.000-05:002009-05-13T10:28:00.000-05:00Wow. Just what you have thus far is powerful. I wi...Wow. Just what you have thus far is powerful. I will continue praying that you are able to complete it.<br /><br />It's like drinking from a fire hydrant.<br /><br />I'd like to share this with some homeschoolers I know.<br /><br />Thank you.Flambeauxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-48832813029544883862009-05-13T09:55:00.000-05:002009-05-13T09:55:00.000-05:00Humble suggestion: touch on application to daily l...Humble suggestion: touch on application to daily life. One thing some good Catholics are confused on is our duty to the truth. As I read it, uttering things that you know are false in order to deceive is intrinsicly wrong. Meaning it is never acceptable even with a good intention or dire circumstances. The Catechism talks about how some people do not have a right to the truth, and some have confused this with a license to lie. At best, it permits silence or even evasive language, but not outright uttering known falsehoods.Scott W.noreply@blogger.com