tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post6893466009758774121..comments2023-06-20T07:19:44.412-04:00Comments on The Four Mass'keteers: Fr. Phil: "You WIll Betray Christ"David Nybakkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172189118334371454noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-40204273508632669322007-03-25T08:08:00.000-04:002007-03-25T08:08:00.000-04:00Howdy from Texas!My thanks for the great comments ...Howdy from Texas!<BR/><BR/>My thanks for the great comments from all of you.<BR/><BR/>How do I know you've posted my homily? The Sitmeter on my blog tells me who has referred a reader to my site. I can then backtrack. Also, Technorati also has a feature that allows me to see all the blogs linked to mine.<BR/><BR/>Do I mind if you post a whole homily? Absolutely not! Post away. Homilies are extensions of the Word and no one owns the Word.<BR/><BR/>A note on recent homilies: I've been trying to be less intellectual/academic lately...more immediate, more raw, if you will. I have a tendency to rely too heavily on sometimes overly clever verbage, so I want to be more directly "in your face" spiritually, more...what?...right btw the eyes! Does that make sense? <BR/><BR/>Comments--good, bad, ugly--always welcomed!<BR/><BR/>God bless and keep up the good work. Oh, if you want to know a little more about me, just write: neripowell(at)yahoo(dot)com.<BR/><BR/>Fr. Philip, OPFr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-19900270764071213992007-03-20T20:24:00.000-04:002007-03-20T20:24:00.000-04:00(Psst. Guys. Am I fawning too much here?)OK, for...(Psst. Guys. Am I fawning too much here?)<BR/><BR/>OK, for me the homily was strangely reassuring and non-guilt triggering, because I thought Fr. Phil was saying that at the end of the day (or Easter) I'm not going to have anything to show Jesus except my failure, my need, but that's all I've ever had to show Him anyway. But Jesus already knows that, and expects it, and that recognition is, at bottom, what He has wanted from me all along; that's where He can start His work in me.Porthoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068816321548529889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-20258212596016656322007-03-20T19:37:00.000-04:002007-03-20T19:37:00.000-04:00You've got our prayers, too. I hope you get that ...You've got our prayers, too. I hope you get that retreat!Porthoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068816321548529889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-81804180181902785962007-03-20T19:10:00.000-04:002007-03-20T19:10:00.000-04:00Welcome back, Anchoress! Knowing what a busy blog...Welcome back, Anchoress! Knowing what a busy blogger you are (usually), your visit is even more appreciated!Porthoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068816321548529889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-87239191931834518552007-03-20T15:39:00.000-04:002007-03-20T15:39:00.000-04:00Actually, the Anchoress pops by more than you real...Actually, the Anchoress pops by more than you realize, and often thinks to herself that she'd like to link to something...then her life - which is unrelievedly hectic these days - interferes, she loses her place or the day slips away and she doesn't make the links she would like to. She needs a retreat. She needs your prayers. Probably, she could use a pint of Guinness or two, too.<BR/><BR/>This is a good homily, but not my favorite of Fr. Phil (who IS he, btw - he is generally very impressive). This one...too much whacking with the Louisville Slugger of guilt. I think some editing would have rendered it more powerful...although I still envy the wisdom in it and wish I'd written it! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-57259922423107457822007-03-19T22:22:00.000-04:002007-03-19T22:22:00.000-04:00Kewl. I have been binge posting a bit (time for a...Kewl. I have been binge posting a bit (time for a purge?) and very much neglecting the visual element. Maybe you and Aramis should take the wheel and make the place more, you know, <I>pretty</I> and stuff.Porthoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068816321548529889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-45006080734809042912007-03-19T21:23:00.000-04:002007-03-19T21:23:00.000-04:00BTW, Amy Welborn quoted Fr Cantalamessa again, and...BTW, Amy Welborn quoted Fr Cantalamessa again, and I left a comment which she accepted (#3) linking the Girard interview and the Italiano clam-bake. What ho!Athoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158421880497827083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-5284952623486876472007-03-19T19:46:00.000-04:002007-03-19T19:46:00.000-04:00No, with Anchoress, YOU did all the work, and with...No, with Anchoress, YOU did all the work, and with Fausta (or for that matter, Fr. Phil) i did nothing. I don't know how they knew they were being linked . . . There is a "trackback" capability (automatically links to posts linking the post) on most blogs, but I don't know how it works.<BR/><BR/>As they say in Mother Church, it's a mystery.<BR/><BR/>In the case of the three women bloggers who have visited us, I'd like to think it is our animal magnetism that draws them, on some level. I'm not saying that's true, I'm just saying that I'd like to think it was true. On some level. Kind of. Maybe.<BR/><BR/>But seriously, I think we are not supposed to quote whole pieces but only exceprts. I don't know if Fr. Powell will call us on that (or notice) but it's something to keep in mind.Porthoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068816321548529889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-64190869854093781692007-03-19T19:08:00.000-04:002007-03-19T19:08:00.000-04:00I think your technique the previous time worked be...I think your technique the previous time worked best, Porthos: you borrowed from Anchoress, notified and thanked her for it, and she came by to pay us a housecall.<BR/><BR/>I presume you did the same with Fausta?<BR/><BR/>Not that you were actually lowering the nets to get hot intellectual chicks to pay us a visit or anything ... Nah, certainly not.Athoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158421880497827083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-47623836178599830822007-03-19T10:16:00.000-04:002007-03-19T10:16:00.000-04:00Actually, I'm finding it extremely hard to select ...Actually, I'm finding it extremely hard to select any paragraph for abridging. This is an extremely well integrated homily, and any cut will cause the message damage. I should have just linked it and said no more.Porthoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068816321548529889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-81396967460720884252007-03-19T10:06:00.000-04:002007-03-19T10:06:00.000-04:00Guess the babes are not biting. But a humdinger o...Guess the babes are not biting. But a humdinger of a homily nontheless. <BR/><BR/>I was kind of pushing the length limit there. Sorry about that. Could not decide which part to exceprt because it was all so good. Technically, it may not be allowed to quote a whole piece . . . Perhaps I should go back and lop. Stand by for editing.<BR/><BR/>(Is it just my imagination or is the blockquote tag easier with the new Blogger?)Porthoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068816321548529889noreply@blogger.com