tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post9034324479876623536..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Loving Neighbors = Loving GodFr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-67192391339721283882013-06-07T08:06:22.918-05:002013-06-07T08:06:22.918-05:00Ah. I'll type slower next time.Ah. I'll type slower next time.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-75793261701980285792013-06-07T07:45:36.991-05:002013-06-07T07:45:36.991-05:00I figured out that was probably what you meant . ....I figured out that was probably what you meant . . . I'm just a little slow sometimes :-). Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485793986602894527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-25617060743169520162013-06-07T05:36:53.235-05:002013-06-07T05:36:53.235-05:00"Lacking in charity" is the absence of G..."Lacking in charity" is the absence of God from one's heart. . .Deus caritas est. <br /><br />What could be more mortal than that?<br /><br />375!? Geez. I've killed my share of tomato worms, so can't make any comment on your vermin counting.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-2757774828517816032013-06-06T19:40:23.316-05:002013-06-06T19:40:23.316-05:00Hmmm...not the definition I learned ;-). But I su...Hmmm...not the definition I learned ;-). But I suppose "sin which deprives the soul of sanctifying grace" could be otherwise defined as "lacking in charity." I'll have to give that some thought.<br /><br />Oh, I appreciate you just fine . . . you just irritate me sometimes. <br /><br />I must admit, I am gravely lacking in charity toward tent caterpillars - I killed 375 of those little vermin today as they were trying to eat my fresh June Strawberries!! And, yes, I counted them. And, yes, I know that bespeaks of something terribly wrong with me!!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485793986602894527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-18037128085402642342013-06-06T19:31:48.578-05:002013-06-06T19:31:48.578-05:00Actually (and seriously). . ."lacking in char...Actually (and seriously). . ."lacking in charity" is the definition of "mortal sin." Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-40067741175718776612013-06-06T19:31:06.480-05:002013-06-06T19:31:06.480-05:00I toil, I scrape, I work my poor fingers bloody on...I toil, I scrape, I work my poor fingers bloody on this keyboard! All for the glory of God. . .and I am so little appreciated!<br /><br />Sigh.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-78288420611739910212013-06-06T18:33:25.710-05:002013-06-06T18:33:25.710-05:00Thunderstorm much in New Orleans tonight??
I was...Thunderstorm much in New Orleans tonight?? <br /><br />I wasn't really taken with this homily. The first paragraph was OK, but the second paragraph just irritated me :-)! The third paragraph piqued my interest, but I wanted more - specifically this:<br /><br />"lacking in charity...it's a mortal sin" - I would appreciate, at some point, if you could expand on this. I've heard you say it before, and it always leaves questions in my mind. Knowing the three requirements for a sin to be mortal, at what point does "lacking in charity" move into mortal sin territory? Or, is "lacking in charity" one of those euphemisms which should perhaps be expounded upon with plain and clear/blunt words?Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485793986602894527noreply@blogger.com