tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post7906160278563892288..comments2024-03-20T16:30:09.690-05:00Comments on The Fifth Column: Mocking the MassUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-67412984343562719312014-09-18T16:12:18.209-05:002014-09-18T16:12:18.209-05:00So, when Jesus taught the crowds about God, He was...So, when Jesus taught the crowds about God, He was facing away from them? Interesting. I didn't know that. Steve Kellmeyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509461318016670424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-86577231600283058732014-09-18T13:57:39.441-05:002014-09-18T13:57:39.441-05:00If I am the focus of the "operation", I ...If I am the focus of the "operation", I want the practitioner facing me. <br /><br />If I am worshiping God, I want the practitioner pointing toward God and showing me the way.<br /><br />If the practitioner is facing toward me, I can assume I'm the focus of the "operation.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508595582393301733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-83526112459629152232014-09-16T23:14:51.867-05:002014-09-16T23:14:51.867-05:00Viva Cristo Rey, your argument almost sounds like ...Viva Cristo Rey, your argument almost sounds like the Protestant argument for not praying to saints, or needing the sacrament of reconciliation, in that we can go directly to God for everything; we don't need to go through any human being.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14130344474821519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-68645095968401104272014-09-16T00:54:32.210-05:002014-09-16T00:54:32.210-05:00Sorry Steve, nice try, but we should be worshiping...Sorry Steve, nice try, but we should be worshiping Christ with the Priest not worshiping the Priest.<br /><br />The spirit of Vatican II is all about the cult of personality of the Priest. Jokes, applause, homilies that never challenge....all so the Priest can be our buddy, buddy.<br /><br />I've always though our prayers at Mass were directed to the Father not to the Priest...must be my mistake. Guess Fr. Ted will be glad to know he is our new savior!Viva Cristo Reyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04833273151936983216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-76232897530072076972014-09-14T22:33:07.643-05:002014-09-14T22:33:07.643-05:00And the priest is in persona Christi, so the pries...And the priest is in persona Christi, so the priest should face us, and we should face the priest. <br /><br />Thanks, Viva Cristo Rey, for agreeing that Mass said towards the people is a great way to do it! Steve Kellmeyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509461318016670424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-11853819597161427702014-09-14T20:10:55.645-05:002014-09-14T20:10:55.645-05:00You say,
"When I am sick, do I want the doct...You say, <br />"When I am sick, do I want the doctor facing away from me or towards me?"<br /><br />Jesus is the only "doctor" who can heal us.....we should face Him.Viva Cristo Reyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04833273151936983216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-1067788107450492882014-09-14T06:20:04.935-05:002014-09-14T06:20:04.935-05:00I agree with what you're saying about putting ...I agree with what you're saying about putting the kids at the back. It's actually been my experience, and not on purpose, but the results are as you said.<br /><br />I have four children under 8 years old. Ever since they were babies we've always sat near the back, as all "normal" Catholic do. Once our eldest children turned 3, I stopped holding them in my arms during Mass so they couldn't see what was happening anymore. When they say to me, "I can't see, pick me up," I reply to them, "You have to listen whether you can see or not."<br /><br />The fact that they want to see what's happening on the altar means that they want to be part of the Mass. Every now and then we will sit closer to the front, and the kids always want to move closer. They pay close attention to what is happening when they're there at the front, because it's almost like a privilege for them.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14130344474821519693noreply@blogger.com