tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post6089247072436070363..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: The messy business of loveFr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-7016303476132349822009-01-09T05:45:00.000-06:002009-01-09T05:45:00.000-06:00Mom, we're shooting for spring of 2010. Pray, pra...Mom, we're shooting for spring of 2010. Pray, pray hard.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-41511813193437769992009-01-09T04:56:00.000-06:002009-01-09T04:56:00.000-06:00I'm just a mess.but you're awesome.when's your boo...I'm just a mess.<BR/><BR/>but you're awesome.<BR/><BR/>when's your book coming out??MightyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02563721884001643857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-16035048431767994592009-01-08T15:53:00.000-06:002009-01-08T15:53:00.000-06:00I love your homilies so, and this one is no except...I love your homilies so, and this one is no exception. My life is messy. God still loves me.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, as always.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-11258035174123612592009-01-08T02:01:00.000-06:002009-01-08T02:01:00.000-06:00Aspring, no worries. I took it as a challenge not ...Aspring, no worries. I took it as a challenge not an insult.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-67176443844863591252009-01-07T23:54:00.000-06:002009-01-07T23:54:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.aspiring...https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825316824097996382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-85567593292785571442009-01-07T03:15:00.000-06:002009-01-07T03:15:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.aspiring...https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825316824097996382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-68934429229103054352009-01-06T23:39:00.000-06:002009-01-06T23:39:00.000-06:00Tom,Excellent question...Essentially, you are corr...Tom,<BR/><BR/>Excellent question...<BR/><BR/>Essentially, you are correct. One thing to keep in mind though is that the various distinctions we make among eros, agape, philo, etc. are distinctions we make b/c they are useful for our limited understanding. These are not distinctions "in God" insofar as God is Love. <BR/><BR/>The same can be said for the taxonomy we give to grace: antecedent, operative, sanctifying, etc. Aquinas teaches us that grace is simply God's invitation to us to live with Him in eternity. For God, grace is the on-going giving of Himself to us as gift in time. He's eternal, etc. but we're not, so we need to parse that invitation from eternity into temporal bits that make sense to us. So, we talk about grace as it effects us initially, subsequently, etc.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-69261417663960145892009-01-06T23:32:00.000-06:002009-01-06T23:32:00.000-06:00Aspiring,One of the most spiritually schema for un...Aspiring,<BR/><BR/>One of the most spiritually schema for understanding our creation, life, death, and resurrection is Aquinas' exitus/reditus; that is, the our coming from God and returning to God. This way we come to understand our total dependence on Him for our very existence but at the same time we understand that our freedom is best used when we use it in the graced return to Him.<BR/><BR/>This sounds like a good post idea!Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-91267023071602548512009-01-06T20:41:00.000-06:002009-01-06T20:41:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.aspiring...https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825316824097996382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-59041798599150273022009-01-06T16:42:00.000-06:002009-01-06T16:42:00.000-06:00The Holy Father used Latin "caritas," the original...The Holy Father used Latin "caritas," the original uses "agape" and its cognates, rather than "amor" or "philia" or "eros." Can we conclude that "agape" (also used in St. Paul)means we can know we share in the Divine because the Divine became human?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-17498689159017601822009-01-06T09:19:00.000-06:002009-01-06T09:19:00.000-06:00Just making sure that you do know this is me... ri...Just making sure that you do know this is me... right???<BR/><BR/>JanaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-6326041921471508192009-01-06T08:24:00.000-06:002009-01-06T08:24:00.000-06:00Fun,Quote away!Fun,<BR/><BR/>Quote away!Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-45960824236151707912009-01-06T08:20:00.000-06:002009-01-06T08:20:00.000-06:00I really like this homily. Great job! Could I qu...I really like this homily. Great job! Could I quote from it on my blog?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com