tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post4856739251669248728..comments2024-03-25T13:40:30.747-04:00Comments on Faith and Theology: It's a Boy! A Christmas eve homilyBen Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-19970797780623654522009-01-02T01:13:00.000-05:002009-01-02T01:13:00.000-05:00No Jesus without the Church, no Church without Jes...No Jesus without the Church, no Church without Jesus. That was the way Jesus wanted it. The Jesus vs Church, understandable in some way, nevertheless is way off the evangelical truth. Fabricius can say what he says BECAUSE there is a Church, whore and mother, who nevertheless, ineptly and bungling at times, who HANDS ON the truth of the WORD MADE FLESH...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-32054604051337773752008-12-28T12:13:00.000-05:002008-12-28T12:13:00.000-05:00Is it strictly accurate to say that the infant Jes...Is it strictly accurate to say that the infant Jesus' mother was unwed? I can't claim to be an expert on how 1st century Jewish matrimonial custom worked.S. Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09871591426399844076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-13527847341512379592008-12-26T13:40:00.000-05:002008-12-26T13:40:00.000-05:00He would also warn about the judgment to come, and...He would also warn about the judgment to come, and a very real hell, not deconstructed nor exegeted away. Yes, this all came through the one found initially in a manger. <BR/><BR/>MattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-49953305454666282572008-12-25T13:45:00.000-05:002008-12-25T13:45:00.000-05:00Whoever said it, it's a good quote, worthy of Augu...Whoever said it, it's a good quote, worthy of Augustine. More prosaically, how about Luther's <I>simul</I>, ecclesially understood? In any case, we are well off the <I>res</I> of the homily.<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-86295515357800643802008-12-25T11:29:00.000-05:002008-12-25T11:29:00.000-05:00That's possibly one of the ugliest and most proble...That's possibly one of the ugliest and most problematic quotes I've ever seen. I take heart that it has not yet been definitively attributed to Auggie Doggie. <BR/>Given the madonna/whore complex, it creates more problems than it solves. <BR/>Merry XXXmas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-54546538315244136042008-12-25T06:52:00.000-05:002008-12-25T06:52:00.000-05:00Augustine: "The church is a whore - but she's my m...Augustine: "The church is a whore - but she's my mother."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-30750426851976448732008-12-25T05:22:00.000-05:002008-12-25T05:22:00.000-05:00Genuine question (not carping): Does it kinda unde...Genuine question (not carping): Does it kinda undermine your 'Jesus against the church' spin to then quote Augustine and Bernard?michael jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379361601019023165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-36184158572723103752008-12-25T02:47:00.000-05:002008-12-25T02:47:00.000-05:00You first couple of paragraphs left me with a visi...You first couple of paragraphs left me with a vision of a bobbing Jesus on a dashboard. Sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-52770492409241230162008-12-24T16:21:00.000-05:002008-12-24T16:21:00.000-05:00Great homily!Thanks for being a bold underline of ...Great homily!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for being a bold underline of that Word made flesh!<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-21629036657278434352008-12-24T09:51:00.000-05:002008-12-24T09:51:00.000-05:00Beautiful and inspiring. Especially having just le...Beautiful and inspiring. Especially having just left Walmart on Dec 24th.<BR/><BR/>Thank you and Merry Christmas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com