tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post4158873479451265313..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Most holy mystery, Most Holy Trinity (Audio added)Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-57545493214646927232012-06-03T19:30:23.333-05:002012-06-03T19:30:23.333-05:00MFT, we're a little behind in posting the Mass...MFT, we're a little behind in posting the Mass recordings on the parish website, so I decided to record my homilies and post them. <br /><br />I am very pleased that you enjoyed the homily! Please pray that the Spirit will continue to inspire.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-19276909597605446972012-06-03T12:18:54.121-05:002012-06-03T12:18:54.121-05:00Ha...!
Just when I gave up asking Fr. about the r...Ha...!<br /><br />Just when I gave up asking Fr. about the recorded homilies, lo and behold, he posts one again...Missed hearing Fr.'s voice; it made me remember the old podcast days (and I've never deleted the feed from iTunes, by the way).<br /><br />Nothing really to comment about the homily itself other than it was a crackerjack one (it blew the one I heard in Mass today out of the water), and I mean pretty much in that same sense one could apply to a good movie/song when it's clear the author really thought through the "structure thing" and explored all the possibilities of the premises.<br /><br />Plus, I particularly enjoyed the part about <i>...our suffering can never be useless misery...</i>, something I can't hear enough lately...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-76732092683382081802012-06-03T09:42:18.327-05:002012-06-03T09:42:18.327-05:00OK, wispy, sure I can see that...So, what I am try...OK, wispy, sure I can see that...So, what I am trying to do is give you first impression feedback, reading it as if I were hearing it (so, hearing it in my head as I read the words) and gathering from that reading the message and tone; letting you meet me where I am at that moment, so to speak. Phrases that jump out, I'll write down. <br />I know I am my own worst critic, and it is rare I am satisfied with what I have written. I, too, have had the experience of reading my own work and realizing at some point how overly sentimental or just plain bad it really is :-). Of course, somehow I don't pick up on that until the very moment when it is being presented in public. <br />But what I am giving you is what I would expect to take away from a homily, not what I would expect to glean from a super-critical read (and re-read). I can certainly see how it could be perceived as "wispy-mystical", and the one tone that seemed to run through it I can only describe as pleading. But, this homily's style is eerily reminiscent of a certain undergrad's writing style, many years ago B.C. (before children), so that is probably why it was so easy to read, so easy to grab a message, and so easy to identify with.<br />If my current pastor gave a homily like this, I'd probably be sittin' there slack-jawed.<br />Safe travels - you'll be in my prayers.<br />S.P.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485793986602894527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-4386784313601471122012-06-02T20:07:07.462-05:002012-06-02T20:07:07.462-05:00Melissa, no need to apologize. If "mystery&q...Melissa, no need to apologize. If "mystery" could be understood with words and images, then it wouldn't be mystery. All we can do is point toward it and say, "It's something like that. . ."Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-77697500717782446232012-06-02T20:06:10.485-05:002012-06-02T20:06:10.485-05:00Thanks, Shelly for the comment! I wrote this homi...Thanks, Shelly for the comment! I wrote this homily back in 2009 while I was living in Rome. Tonight was the first time I'd ever preached it. Towards the end I was feeling it, and it started to sound a little too wispy-mystical to me. I actually skipped a few sentences b/c they seemed to add to the wispiness. :-)Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-75197228549609763072012-06-02T19:03:59.242-05:002012-06-02T19:03:59.242-05:00The Catholic idea of "mystery" eludes me...The Catholic idea of "mystery" eludes me. The more people talk about it, the less I understand it. Sorry, Father.Melissa H-Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674140433439195917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-8080428083830852692012-06-02T18:52:46.600-05:002012-06-02T18:52:46.600-05:00Reading this homily left me with the feeling I hav...Reading this homily left me with the feeling I have after experiencing Jesus. To try to explain: in my personal experiences with Him, He speaks softly, gently and yet firmly. I was touched by the artistry of your words and how they brought me to the place I find when I am able to truly be in His presence. (I'm not sure I can explain this any better without bursting into poetry - but no one would want that!). It felt as though this was written with love.<br /><br />I appreciated how you built the first two paragraphs to the point of "It requires us to suffer." Full stop - reflect - wow! THEN you were able to craft the explanation, somehow leaving enough space within your words to allow the reader to fill-in-the-blanks with her own life-story. All the time leading and uplifting, for "even as they suffer, God is with them." This brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for this experience.<br /><br />Not bad for a Mississippian Smart Aleck! :-)Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485793986602894527noreply@blogger.com