tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162696225432515249.post7543589933927212472..comments2023-11-09T12:54:25.886-05:00Comments on Owl of the Remove: Hiding behind a wall of silencethe owl of the removehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00997766157711823147noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162696225432515249.post-5474916995305778512009-10-08T13:47:22.186-04:002009-10-08T13:47:22.186-04:00Excellent, Whimsy!
Thank you, Paul!Excellent, Whimsy!<br />Thank you, Paul!the owl of the removehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997766157711823147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162696225432515249.post-89671199469495912282009-10-08T02:07:42.950-04:002009-10-08T02:07:42.950-04:00What is wrong with the clergy? Is is cowardice, pe...<i>What is wrong with the clergy? Is is cowardice, people-pleasing, or do they not actually believe in the teaching of the Church?</i><br /><br />For a majority of the priests in Australia the answer is "all of the above".Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403184829256955768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162696225432515249.post-90778003551851670032009-10-07T23:24:00.713-04:002009-10-07T23:24:00.713-04:00A few drops of indifference into a gallon of human...A few drops of indifference into a gallon of humanism makes the whole gallon indifference.<br /><br />BTW Father, I found your article 'The New Areopagus' in the latest StAR very inspiring.<br /><br />Thanks.Paul Stilwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446241126728692642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162696225432515249.post-63115965659836851792009-10-07T18:01:15.973-04:002009-10-07T18:01:15.973-04:00Every year for 12 years this priest preaches on li...Every year for 12 years this priest preaches on life for the WHOLE MONTH of October.<br /><br />http://mysteriumfidei.net/download.phpWhimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01718011747484428178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162696225432515249.post-25999135007080407022009-10-06T09:39:42.428-04:002009-10-06T09:39:42.428-04:00I'm afraid I attended one of those "other...I'm afraid I attended one of those "other" parishes as well and was dissapointed with the subject matter of the homily, and should have made the trek to visit your parish. <br />I look forward to you posting your homily for all of us to contemplate and learn from.MomWithManyJobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052740567085534530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162696225432515249.post-72056692729546843782009-10-04T23:47:51.939-04:002009-10-04T23:47:51.939-04:00"If a religious leader is afraid to say what ..."If a religious leader is afraid to say what is right, what else can his silence mean but that he has taken flight?"<br /><br />Just so, Father. They forget their duty, or are afraid to preach it, because they want to be "Mr. Popular."<br /><br />I'm sure Jesus was sad to lose people over the discourse in John 6 - but He said it emphatically call the same.<br /><br />But there was always to core of believers that built the church in the long run who knew "to Whom shall we go?"gemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162696225432515249.post-78672313401337443672009-10-04T23:30:34.374-04:002009-10-04T23:30:34.374-04:00Thanks, again, Titbot - yes, it was my homily from...Thanks, again, Titbot - yes, it was my homily from two years ago in the fair town of Swanton - if I'm here for another year I can't deliver it again - most of the good work was done by, as you said, John Paul the Great - you can't beat the words of a saint.the owl of the removehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997766157711823147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162696225432515249.post-33513144871453863052009-10-04T21:06:46.943-04:002009-10-04T21:06:46.943-04:00Was this your “FAREWELL CEREMONY ADDRESS OF HIS HO...Was this your “FAREWELL CEREMONY ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL II, Airport of Detroit, Saturday, 19 September 1987” homily?<br /><br />This was one of my finest memories of the Owl. A supercilious mountebank – you ain’t – at least most of the time (ha, ha). <br /><br />…not only courage is needed but also smarts. You have been blessed with them both – and you can take a punch – which is also helpful. Lord knows I have thrown enough at you…not that I am a heavyweight at all – but still a thorn (your words not mine). <br /><br />Keep up the good work…but I probably keep swinging…Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com