tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post116733689338475711..comments2023-06-20T07:19:44.412-04:00Comments on The Four Mass'keteers: I Am King HerodDavid Nybakkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172189118334371454noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-1167867076216305142007-01-03T19:31:00.000-04:002007-01-03T19:31:00.000-04:00As Groucho Marx said, "I would never belong to a c...As Groucho Marx said, "I would never belong to a club that would have me as a member."<BR/><BR/>Is every neurotic a closet megalomaniac?Athoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158421880497827083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-1167559744228320952006-12-31T06:09:00.000-04:002006-12-31T06:09:00.000-04:00Hey, I'm the neurotic around here. Let's just get...Hey, <I>I'm</I> the neurotic around here. Let's just get that straight, OK?<BR/><BR/>Great post, Ath. Almost a little <I>too</I> good as far as it applies to me--as in so true that I can't totally enjoy how good it is. <BR/><BR/>Lord have mercy on me, indeed.Porthoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068816321548529889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-1167391674184513212006-12-29T07:27:00.000-04:002006-12-29T07:27:00.000-04:00If having a neurotic disposition qualifies me, the...If having a neurotic disposition qualifies me, then yes, Aramis, I have a Franciscan spirit.<BR/><BR/>Or it might be that having a character disorder is just a thicker layer of denial about one's culpability; read: it takes the Paraklete a bit longer to break through to convict one of one's need for Grace.<BR/><BR/>But to honor your question fully, Aramis: I've always been torn between the Franciscan way and the Cistercian, so I ask Sts Francis and Claire, and Bernard of Clairvoux to pray for me.<BR/><BR/>Cheers/blessings!Athoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158421880497827083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-1167344551439078252006-12-28T18:22:00.000-04:002006-12-28T18:22:00.000-04:00Athos, this is aaahhhh, so good.I am King Herod. M...Athos, this is aaahhhh, so good.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I am King Herod. Mea culpa. Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.<BR/><BR/><BR/>You sure you don't have a Franciscan spirit?David Nybakkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13172189118334371454noreply@blogger.com