You also have my thanks, father. I'm not sure why I've enjoyed posting my silly comments so much, but I have.
That is why it is so important to keep separate the sacred and the profane in the liturgy. When the two mix, it is the sacred which is inevitably hijacked, and the profane is inevitably the hijacker.
That is why the world's most visible liturgical blog suffers inevitable droughts to the raging dust storms of politics, birds, and Chinese food. Not that there is anything improper about it, it is, after all, just a blog. But I must say, Father, that your own postings provide a very reliable oasis to someone who wants to learn daily a new thing about the liturgy, even though we commenters have not always followed your lead.
was for nearly three decades at Lancing College; where he taught Latin and Greek language and literature, was Head of Theology, and Assistant Chaplain. He has served three curacies, been a Parish Priest, and Senior Research Fellow at Pusey House in Oxford. Since 2011, he has been in full communion with the See of S Peter. The opinions expressed on this Blog are not asserted as being those of the Magisterium of the Church, but as the writer's opinions as a private individual. Nevertheless, the writer strives, hopes, and prays that the views he expresses are conformable with and supportive of the Magisterium. In this blog, the letters PF stand for Pope Francis. On this blog, 'Argumentum ad hominem' refers solely to the Lockean definition, Pressing a man with the consequences of his own concessions'.
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I have tried to make amends with my last post there. The alleluia thread was very good and informative.
Thank you Father for letting us 'ramble on' also!
You also have my thanks, father. I'm not sure why I've enjoyed posting my silly comments so much, but I have.
That is why it is so important to keep separate the sacred and the profane in the liturgy. When the two mix, it is the sacred which is inevitably hijacked, and the profane is inevitably the hijacker.
That is why the world's most visible liturgical blog suffers inevitable droughts to the raging dust storms of politics, birds, and Chinese food. Not that there is anything improper about it, it is, after all, just a blog. But I must say, Father, that your own postings provide a very reliable oasis to someone who wants to learn daily a new thing about the liturgy, even though we commenters have not always followed your lead.
Again, thanks.
Thanks for letting me piggyback on your blog when I needed a recondite query answered. After all, where else to go?
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