tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24933982.post8634560792811705036..comments2023-04-04T11:00:28.668-05:00Comments on Gottesblog: I Can Say It Better than God Did, VIFr BFEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554699361739289492noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24933982.post-80085153742915606262007-06-22T21:12:00.000-05:002007-06-22T21:12:00.000-05:00Um, that came out odd. I didn't mean "annoying in...Um, that came out odd. I didn't mean "annoying indeed" to hear from you, but "annoying indeed" in agreement with your reference to the "annoying habit of introducing the liturgy with a monologue." Someone reading my comment by itself might scratch his head: "A pleasure to hear from you. Annoying, indeed!"Fr BFEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554699361739289492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24933982.post-59250546254921452082007-06-22T20:50:00.000-05:002007-06-22T20:50:00.000-05:00Meanwhile (now on to the next comment), Fr. Fenton...Meanwhile (now on to the next comment), Fr. Fenton, it is a pleasure to hear from you. Yes, annoying indeed. I don't even like it when musical performances are peppered with explanations from the conductor.Fr BFEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554699361739289492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24933982.post-72121891570646809322007-06-22T20:46:00.000-05:002007-06-22T20:46:00.000-05:00I would agree with you if this were a Johannine lo...I would agree with you if this were a Johannine logion, which it is not. For we know that the Word of God is <I>both</I> He <I>and</I> It. The writer to the Hebrews is less inclined than St. John, to use "Word" in the personal (i.e., former) sense. Thus, here, when we read "The word of God is living and powerful . . . He discerns the thoughts" it is better to take the pronoun "He" as a Fr BFEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554699361739289492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24933982.post-67192176232671453252007-06-21T16:05:00.000-05:002007-06-21T16:05:00.000-05:00The Catholic parish I occasionally attend due to t...The Catholic parish I occasionally attend due to teaching duties follows the annoying habit of introducing the liturgy with a monologue. As I tell my philosophy students (two of which are thespians), "Don't tell me about the play before it begins; just do the play!"Fr John W Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01283787316830250866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24933982.post-62491897065519015592007-06-20T14:11:00.000-05:002007-06-20T14:11:00.000-05:0012 For the word of God is living and powerful, and...12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.<BR/><BR/>Here we notice that the Word of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24933982.post-92178400227824625762007-06-20T12:56:00.000-05:002007-06-20T12:56:00.000-05:00"pastors who have the urge to offer a running comm..."pastors who have the urge to offer a running commentary through the service . . ."<BR/><BR/>Indeed, such urges we can all do quite without. The urge I get at such times is to roll my eyes. But that, of course, would also be rude.Fr BFEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554699361739289492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24933982.post-4285976086744614862007-06-20T11:30:00.000-05:002007-06-20T11:30:00.000-05:00Iconoclast that I am notwithstanding, what bugs me...Iconoclast that I am notwithstanding, what bugs me the most is pastors who have the urge to offer a running commentary through the service rather than just reading the liturgy. It's almost as if they think they need to offer the congregation "color commentary" on what is happening, or provide a sort of "closed captioning." This urge to make the liturgy "more meaningful" or "more special" or "moreRev. Paul T. McCainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846468267196335350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24933982.post-54804524464859208632007-06-20T09:54:00.000-05:002007-06-20T09:54:00.000-05:00I'd say that it might be preferable to put your co...I'd say that it might be preferable to put your comments all in the sermon. Moreover, it is assumed that over time, the congregation will become more familiar with the passage itself; especially, that is, if there is a One Year pericopal series in play. That's another issue . . .Fr BFEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554699361739289492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24933982.post-69346608985902441532007-06-20T09:39:00.000-05:002007-06-20T09:39:00.000-05:00I agree in whole with your comments, but when we h...I agree in whole with your comments, but when we have pericopes that seem to come out of nowhere, or at least are missing some of the context I am sorely tempted. For example, last Sunday's OT lesson about David' sin. We started out with David taking the wife of Uriah after Uriah's death. Joe Pewsitter is thinking who is Uriah and where is this going and what does this have to do with sheep. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com