tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post6209161847487002181..comments2024-03-28T11:04:41.070-04:00Comments on southern orders: THE METAPHOR AND THE REALITY OF HOLY MOTHER CHURCH AS A FIELD HOSPITAL IS A JOKE IF THAT HOSPTIAL DOES NOT PERFOM MAJOR SURGERY, AMPUTATIONS AND CHEMOTHEREAPYFr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-87370379900066746592022-09-23T19:13:56.281-04:002022-09-23T19:13:56.281-04:00God's intent was to reveal Himself to us, not ...God's intent was to reveal Himself to us, not for us to "reveal" ourselves to others. <br />Nothing is hidden from our God, and so he is well aware of concupiscence, the gift to<br />us of our First parents.<br />He desires mercy and we should be merciful toward others about what we present to<br />their eyes. They will then know we are Christians by our love of modesty and likewise merciful in what we present to their field of view. Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809499822558662728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-60883596049535799872022-09-23T10:15:14.372-04:002022-09-23T10:15:14.372-04:00Have you seen the cost of animal skins?Have you seen the cost of animal skins?Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-18434251035527647532022-09-23T10:14:32.548-04:002022-09-23T10:14:32.548-04:00ALAS, PETA!ALAS, PETA!Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-66754031789421562392022-09-23T10:08:06.130-04:002022-09-23T10:08:06.130-04:00So, Fr. ALLAN McDonald, why aren't you wearing...So, Fr. ALLAN McDonald, why aren't you wearing animal skins, since that seems to be the "style" or proper clothing assigned by God?Fr. Michael J. Kavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162547334902814362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-35030330090357424922022-09-23T09:43:53.890-04:002022-09-23T09:43:53.890-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-39827588431751802372022-09-23T09:43:42.852-04:002022-09-23T09:43:42.852-04:00If memory serves me??? You need to retire FRMJK! Y...If memory serves me??? You need to retire FRMJK! You memory fails you!!!! And your study of Scripture too!<br /><br />“And the LORD God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife.”Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-59834262965516365072022-09-23T09:20:35.282-04:002022-09-23T09:20:35.282-04:00"What style of dress has God asssigned to eac..."What style of dress has God asssigned to each sex? If memory serves, Adam and Eve were naked and it wasn't God who ordered them to cover up."<br /><br />Exactly.<br /><br />Fr. Michael J. Kavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162547334902814362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-36275663326481275432022-09-23T08:54:04.671-04:002022-09-23T08:54:04.671-04:00I fixed it.I fixed it.Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-89644497310952070372022-09-23T08:53:55.052-04:002022-09-23T08:53:55.052-04:00I fixed it.I fixed it.Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-56482269466867679422022-09-23T08:53:35.926-04:002022-09-23T08:53:35.926-04:00As an aside, I am shocked, simply shocked, that FR...As an aside, I am shocked, simply shocked, that FRMJK or someone else did not notice that I misspelled t-shirts by leaving out the “r”!Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-17430558117283763892022-09-23T06:31:16.710-04:002022-09-23T06:31:16.710-04:00Thank you Father, for a very timely post that we s...Thank you Father, for a very timely post that we should all reflect upon.Jerome Merwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683692768402865052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-9305230550543290162022-09-22T23:29:48.580-04:002022-09-22T23:29:48.580-04:00John Nolan,
Thanks for answering the empty cassoc...John Nolan,<br /><br />Thanks for answering the empty cassockTJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280218128963202431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-243292288212187232022-09-22T17:03:37.359-04:002022-09-22T17:03:37.359-04:00Deuteronomy 22:5 condemns cross-dressing as an abo...Deuteronomy 22:5 condemns cross-dressing as an abomination to God, and this was one of the charges levelled against Joan of Arc at her trial. Indeed, she reverted to men's apparel while in prison (to protect herself from rape by her gaolers) which helped to send her to the stake as a relapsed heretic.<br /><br />In fact, medieval theologians, including St Thomas Aquinas, hedged the biblical prohibition about with conditions and reservations, but Joan's accusers were in no mind to apply them.<br /><br />What style of dress has God asssigned to each sex? If memory serves, Adam and Eve were naked and it wasn't God who ordered them to cover up.John Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027156691859606002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-89553418197441846742022-09-22T15:25:59.346-04:002022-09-22T15:25:59.346-04:00the Egyptian,
Maybe Father K's church lacks a...the Egyptian,<br /><br />Maybe Father K's church lacks a tabernacle behind the altar where the Blessed Sacrament is reserved. I would hate to think he turns his back on the Blessed Sacrament. The good news for the People of God is that priests like Father K will soon be a bad memory of a particularly awful period in Church history. So keep that happy thought!TJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280218128963202431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-53688061845890992042022-09-22T13:36:52.326-04:002022-09-22T13:36:52.326-04:00Egyptian - First, I am facing God when I celebrate...Egyptian - First, I am facing God when I celebrate mass. Maybe you think God is either "here" or "there," but a little bird, maybe it was the Holy Spirit, once told me that God is omnipresent.<br /><br />Regarding pants on women, Helen Hulick was reprimanded and charged in 1938 with contempt of court for wearing pants in a courtroom. <br /><br />Regarding your comment about "how bad" women look in yoga pants, what makes you think that 1) anyone cares what you think, or 2) that you have a right to judge a person's appearance?<br /><br />But, your response avoids the main point - what style of dress has God assigned to each gender? Fr. Michael J. Kavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162547334902814362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-82156439910849792822022-09-22T12:58:04.723-04:002022-09-22T12:58:04.723-04:00sadly Fr M only you would find it confusing, for t...sadly Fr M only you would find it confusing, for those of us with a bit of common sense it isn't hard<br /><br />Are pants appropriate for women? There are those who say no.<br />slacks yes, yoga pants definitely no unless as underwear in cold weather under slacks. personally if women knew how bad they look from the back in those things they wouldn't wear them in public<br /><br />Does God assign the level of a woman's skirt - an inch above the knee or an inch below?<br />depends how tall she is<br /><br />Did God assign "proper" underwear? Is it boxers of briefs?<br />ask a Mormon<br /><br />I wonder, does God think a man wearing culottes violate the Divine Assignment?<br />we called them high tiders unless of course if they are wearing knickers<br /><br />Is a man wearing shoes with Cuban heels defying God's dress code?<br />who knows.Or even cares<br /><br />Is a priest without a maniple under dressed, some think so <br /><br />besides if you were facing God instead of the congregation you wouldn't even noticethe Egyptianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07215093180074844386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-33735473184811618792022-09-22T10:37:49.166-04:002022-09-22T10:37:49.166-04:00Even if the standards are not universal it is clea...Even if the standards are not universal it is clearly bad manners to be aggressively indifferent to them as it is possibly blasphemous to proclaim God does not care how we pray. rcghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00661998350597126663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-59805612499047960742022-09-22T10:06:03.388-04:002022-09-22T10:06:03.388-04:00So you are good with a man wearing culottes and Cu...So you are good with a man wearing culottes and Cuban heels?<br /><br />Or a man wearing a skirt, AKA a kilt, with or without proper undergarments?<br /><br />How many men have you thrown out of church because they showed with with earrings, which God clearly intended for women only?<br /><br />Regarding blackface, you might want to see how many in your next congregation are wearing cosmentics that obscure the color they were at conception...<br /><br />So many questions...Fr. Michael J. Kavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162547334902814362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-39406298117891190122022-09-22T09:55:08.975-04:002022-09-22T09:55:08.975-04:00So you are good with black face worn to Mass on on...So you are good with black face worn to Mass on one assigned by God as White at conception but now declares the are black.Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-51008673908182653962022-09-22T09:53:07.675-04:002022-09-22T09:53:07.675-04:00“So many questions “ Yes! For those who lack commo...“So many questions “ Yes! For those who lack common sense. Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-63563362975647649002022-09-22T09:43:30.435-04:002022-09-22T09:43:30.435-04:00"...wear clothing proper to the gender assign..."...wear clothing proper to the gender assigned them by God..."<br /><br />Are pants appropriate for women? There are those who say no.<br />Does God assign the level of a woman's skirt - an inch above the knee or an inch below?<br />Did God assign "proper" underwear? Is it boxers of briefs?<br />I wonder, does God think a man wearing culottes violate the Divine Assignment?<br />Is a man wearing shoes with Cuban heels defying God's dress code?<br /><br />So many questions...Fr. Michael J. Kavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162547334902814362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-61189479011820469762022-09-22T08:29:35.624-04:002022-09-22T08:29:35.624-04:00Bonhoeffer nailed it! Bonhoeffer nailed it! TJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280218128963202431noreply@blogger.com