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Wise Words on Wednesday: Fed or entertained?

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Are you not entertained

Many say that they weren’t being fed. In all honesty, however, many of them would have to admit they weren’t being entertained, or made to feel special, or welcomed warmly enough after Mass. They grumble and they complain.

I know what I’m talking about. I know the pressure of having to bring in a better singing group next month than the one that visited last month. I know what would happen if my preaching ever weakened or if my smile wasn’t natural enough: People would leave and go find a better preacher, a more exciting worship experience, more comfortable pews, or more programs for the kids. I know this for a fact.

– Jeff Cavins,  “I’m not being fed!”

A little Latin anagram

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I remember some time ago I was reading a book (possibly Bill Bryson’s “The Mother Tongue”) and found out that Latin anagrams were, at one point in history, all the rage. Well, what can you expect? These were the days before YouTube… Anyway, the author then gave an example of a Latin phrase which sounded rather familiar:

“Quid est veritas?”

This is the (rather cynical) question asked of Jesus by Pontius Pilate; what is truth? Well, it turns out that there is a rather appropriate anagram for Pilate’s words:

“Est vir qui adest”

The translation for this is “It is the man who is here”. Cool, huh?

Pilate

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Hey everybody!

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Hi guys,

I hope you all enjoyed the quotations from the Desert Fathers over the course of last month. Since we’re now in October, I’m going to resume regular blogging.

My time away was much needed as life got extremely busy in September. In fact, this month is also going to be packed, with trips to Seattle and San Francisco planned, as well a Theology On Tap talk and the wedding of a friend of mine. Prayer would be much appreciated!

God bless,

David.

Pilgrim

Snatching others from sin

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I thought we’d conclude this series of sayings from the Desert Fathers with a bit of a bang…

Hyperichuius said, “Snatch your neighbour from his sins, so far as you can, and refrain from condemning him, for God does not reject those who turn to him. Let no evil word about your brother stay in your mind, so that you can say, ‘Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors’ (Matthew 7:12).”

– De vitis Patrum, Sive Verba Seniorum, Liber V

I’ll be back with regular blogging tomorrow. See you soon 🙂

I desire cleansing, not destruction

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Now therefore, Christians, since we know from the holy Scriptures and from divine revelation how great is the grace God gives to those who truly run to Him for refuge and blot out their former sins by repentance, and also how according to His promise He rewards them with good things and neither takes vengeance according to justice nor punishes them for their former sins, let us not despair.

For as He promised by the prophet Isaiah, He will cleanse those who have lived in sin and will make them bright and white like clean wool and snow, and glad with the blessings of heaven. Moreover, God asserts by the prophet Ezekiel that he does not desire their destruction when He says, “I do not desire the death of a sinner but rather that he should turn from his evil ways and live (Ezekiel 33:11)”

– De vitis Patrum, Sive Verba Seniorum, Liber V

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