tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post2438736155964009231..comments2023-09-22T06:56:46.508-05:00Comments on Adoro te Devote: Martyrs for the FaithAdorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-4640880640001417282008-09-02T20:37:00.000-05:002008-09-02T20:37:00.000-05:00Uncle Jim ~ I absolutely thank God for those peopl...Uncle Jim ~ I absolutely thank God for those people! It's a difficult world we live in, and without them, none of us would have any direction. <BR/><BR/>Fr. Zehnle ~ I meant every word! (And hope you remember it whenever you preach on a difficult topic!)<BR/><BR/>Fr. Schnippel ~ I got your back, BlogFather, always! <BR/><BR/>Maureen ~ Good point on sensing the audience...made me think of something. And yeah, it's easy to offend people; we live in such a culture of victimhood, people are primed to be offended...and react! <BR/><BR/><BR/>RJW ~ Went...hilarious! <BR/><BR/><BR/>Angelmeg ~ One of the Associates at my parish (not there anymore) told us in his first year after he was ordained not to compliment him on his homilies. He wanted to always remember that someone else was better, and it wasn't about his preaching..it was about Christ. And he was right. So I had to find creative ways to tell him I appreciated what he said, always withthe caveat: but this isn't a compliment! Nope! Keep doing this, but better next time! LOL!Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-23312086747461454252008-09-02T13:44:00.000-05:002008-09-02T13:44:00.000-05:00We loved our priest this summer because he spoke o...We loved our priest this summer because he spoke out on Morality. He told me in confidence that there were many in his parish who really would rather that he not speak on that particular topic (hits a little too close to home perhaps, who knows).<BR/><BR/>He was saddened by their comments because he felt it was his duty to preach as he felt called by God to do, and as you say suffered a martyrdom by his own flock.<BR/><BR/>I think the best thing any of us can do (after daily prayers of course) is to praise our priest every time we hear a homily that reaches us. I have begun this practice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01239198273681288577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-24993083418846063032008-09-02T11:45:00.000-05:002008-09-02T11:45:00.000-05:00Check out the Crescat for a different take on mart...Check out the Crescat for a different take on martyrdom.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865614471400711543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-7756155065505712642008-09-02T10:10:00.000-05:002008-09-02T10:10:00.000-05:00Yes. Even someone as un-empathic as I am, can tell...Yes. Even someone as un-empathic as I am, can tell whether the audience is happy, bored, or angry. Musicians and public speakers both get this. You don't have to look at people, even. It's more like you're hearing the way they breathe, or sensing the kind of attention they're giving you.<BR/><BR/>The annoying thing is that you can so easily offend people without ever meaning to. But when you know they're not going to like it... brrr. <BR/><BR/>I can do it when I'm angry enough, but anger's not persuasive. I can also do it when I think I've found a clever angle, but sometimes people don't even get what you mean if you get too clever. <BR/><BR/>I mean, sure it's good to promote good things and the culture of life in general, but sometimes you wonder if you were too general. (Though sometimes, of course, people are being willfully blind to implications. I've heard some readings of my songs -- my very plain songs with plain meanings -- that just made me want to go into a corner and bang my head against the wall. Slowly.)Bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594214770417497135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-43645247522864357722008-09-02T07:24:00.000-05:002008-09-02T07:24:00.000-05:00Thanks for the props, Adoro; and it is easier to p...Thanks for the props, Adoro; and it is easier to preach a homily like that when you know most of the faithful will support you.Father Schnippelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04731842661336037433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-64677308586813238742008-09-02T00:51:00.000-05:002008-09-02T00:51:00.000-05:00A most excellent post; thank you!A most excellent post; thank you!Rev. Daren J. Zehnle, J.C.L., K.C.H.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12695652221601203187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-51137987106224543712008-09-01T20:53:00.000-05:002008-09-01T20:53:00.000-05:00to die...yes, to leave this mortal body behind...h...to die...<BR/><BR/>yes, to leave this mortal body behind...<BR/><BR/>hard to do i suspect...<BR/><BR/>yet harder still is to die<BR/>while still camping out in this tent of flesh...<BR/><BR/>to bear the slings and arrows of wrongful and mindless assaults...<BR/><BR/>to die...<BR/><BR/>can be to live...<BR/><BR/>thanks be to God for faithful priests and all who speak out the truth ... in love ... and with big targets on their back...uncle jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879341171634900790noreply@blogger.com