tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.comments2023-11-25T19:01:13.885-05:00A Sound of Sheer SilenceMichael Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06226770975036666826noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-46095593060802113762023-11-25T19:01:13.885-05:002023-11-25T19:01:13.885-05:00Ephesians 5:3 declares ; Amoung you there should n...Ephesians 5:3 declares ; Amoung you there should not even be a hint of sexual immorality,or any kind of impurity." It's hard to see how hard masturbation can pass that particular test. Jesus tells us, " even if you look at another with lust you've already committed adultery within your heart." How many of you that agree with masturbation thinks only of how pretty the Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03035991372327227239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-23426370508884959002023-11-25T15:10:35.585-05:002023-11-25T15:10:35.585-05:00Jesus doesn't mention plenty of things, but th...Jesus doesn't mention plenty of things, but that doesn't mean they are correct. Jesus established a Church to teach and correct, He didn't write a book and allow every person to put their own interpretation to it. In 1st Thesalonians 4:3-8 we learn much about controlling our bodies with holiness and honor, there's no two thumbs up to masturbation. All I read here in this article Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03035991372327227239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-42795424638546022362023-11-25T15:01:28.746-05:002023-11-25T15:01:28.746-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03035991372327227239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-518072735270597232023-11-25T14:58:19.429-05:002023-11-25T14:58:19.429-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03035991372327227239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-66967228347876126852022-10-03T21:39:58.811-04:002022-10-03T21:39:58.811-04:00Goodbye?????
Goodbye?????<br />Fr. Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00879645244465917199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-6919459948983527712020-12-10T06:48:37.696-05:002020-12-10T06:48:37.696-05:00I cannot recall how I came across Sheer Silence, b...I cannot recall how I came across Sheer Silence, but I resonate with you though I am protestant- thanks to stumbling upon Richard Rohr and others. When it comes to finding a church, I hear you and long for the same thing. Does it exist anywhere, in any denomination? There is a Quaker church close by that appeals to me but I have not yet ventured there. They sit in silence, there are no bulletins Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06137659131446203983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-84366511793567271322019-10-30T04:02:07.539-04:002019-10-30T04:02:07.539-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.yaklibber924https://www.blogger.com/profile/05349925023206914461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-48172056986546895182019-10-28T03:45:50.051-04:002019-10-28T03:45:50.051-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.yaklibber924https://www.blogger.com/profile/05349925023206914461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-70812592540015911082019-08-19T22:54:21.191-04:002019-08-19T22:54:21.191-04:00Are you familiar with the term "receipts"...Are you familiar with the term "receipts"? I don't think anything you're talking has anything to do with Rev. Merritt. I think you're grasping at straws to justify your unjustifiable behavior. I could just as easily lay the rape and death threats she's received at your door. Does that help? Of course not. I'm dealing with your words above, not bringing in third Douglas Underhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02215736448645573566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-17800247093718470582019-08-13T13:20:51.995-04:002019-08-13T13:20:51.995-04:00I said this to Merritt, and I'll say this to y...I said this to Merritt, and I'll say this to you--I stand by everything I said in this post.<br /><br />As far as this all being in my head--tell that to the half-dozen people the folks on your side of this dispute have run off of social media, or had their supervising authorities contacted to stir up trouble, in the last 24 hours. Or the dozen emails in my inbox from people with stories Michael Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06226770975036666826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-51464040351249276792019-08-13T10:17:19.320-04:002019-08-13T10:17:19.320-04:00I think you needlessly dragged Rev. Merritt into a...I think you needlessly dragged Rev. Merritt into a "beef" of your own creation. You accuse her of sub-tweeting someone she had never heard of, and have also clearly ignored the numerous folks who have patiently tried to explain her position to you and where you are misinterpreting. You go to to accuse her of "sneering" and generally impugn her intentions and character. <br /><Douglas Underhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02215736448645573566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-70757205830056508352019-07-27T10:21:03.707-04:002019-07-27T10:21:03.707-04:00Part 2.
Once a Christian was in a permission to ...Part 2. <br /><br />Once a Christian was in a permission to pursue marriage, they should court, rather than date. The easiest way to see the difference is to see how the man is supposed to act. If a man finds himself attracted to a woman and is in a position to pursue marriage, he should first deepen his friendship with her, spending more time with her but always in the presence of others. If Queen Lucy the Valienthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14450881591672545524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-32430347263160274272019-07-27T10:20:17.858-04:002019-07-27T10:20:17.858-04:00Your lack of experience in evangelical purity cult...Your lack of experience in evangelical purity culture is a definite weakness in the article. Fortunately, I spent my teenage years in this culture and I did own a copy of "I Kissed Dating Goodbye." <br /><br />The comparison between evangelical purity culture and Catholicism's theology of the body falls apart with point one; purity culture represents a more permissive approach Queen Lucy the Valienthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14450881591672545524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-52587888581579778712019-05-06T00:56:58.354-04:002019-05-06T00:56:58.354-04:00Hi Michael,
Appreciate this post on RHE. I've ...Hi Michael,<br />Appreciate this post on RHE. I've loved her books, and her journey, because it's so mirrors mine. <br />For the record, I really love your blog! I always look forward to a new "installment" from you, so keep up the good work. :) <br />MKMMary Karol McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956200568162126763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-35728708546188205822018-10-05T17:33:40.681-04:002018-10-05T17:33:40.681-04:00I have replied:
Leaving Catholicism (Not Primaril...I have replied:<br /><br /><i>Leaving Catholicism (Not Primarily Due to Sex Scandals!)</i>:<br /><br />http://www.patheos.com/blogs/davearmstrong/2018/10/leaving-catholicism-not-primarily-due-to-sex-scandals.htmlDave Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771661758539438173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-61640165451209395712018-08-16T14:08:12.697-04:002018-08-16T14:08:12.697-04:00I so agree with all of this.I so agree with all of this.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187717572256272461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-8514189765039332112018-08-13T09:21:43.699-04:002018-08-13T09:21:43.699-04:00This is an important counter to a common, but comm...This is an important counter to a common, but commonly unanswered, argument - and an argument that I unquestioningly parroted in the distant past. An anecdote:<br /><br />I was attending a Jesuit high school while being raised by two Protestant parents who straddled the line between mainline and Evangelical. (In later years they would step firmly into the Evangelical camp, but that's another Phil Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10036390953170750140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-90281143988743566862018-06-01T23:07:40.512-04:002018-06-01T23:07:40.512-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Maria Kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14627330986671599692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-67059589608610278602018-04-15T10:48:56.892-04:002018-04-15T10:48:56.892-04:00In Simon Schama's PBS series "The Story o...In Simon Schama's PBS series "The Story of the Jews," one of his interview comments about the difference in the Messianic temperament (or problem) for Jews and Christians. The problem for Jews, on the one hand, is that Jews wait and wait for the Messiah to come, and he doesn't come. The problem for Christians, on the other hand, is that the Messiah did come, and the world didnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-63918816326976247432017-11-13T16:44:59.689-05:002017-11-13T16:44:59.689-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.antoniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12100435447315521116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-21579335902880351502017-11-02T09:27:34.487-04:002017-11-02T09:27:34.487-04:00I can assure you that I am not embarrassed by it.I can assure you that I am not embarrassed by it.Michael Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06226770975036666826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-10893428724768518722017-11-02T00:04:20.103-04:002017-11-02T00:04:20.103-04:00This post is embarrassing. I was unaware that you...This post is embarrassing. I was unaware that you are the Holy Spirit and any thought older than 50 years was, ipso facto, unchristian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-47612972903142839482017-09-29T11:37:15.724-04:002017-09-29T11:37:15.724-04:00A few thoughts:
1. I agree that the Christianity ...A few thoughts:<br /><br />1. I agree that the Christianity you are describing is tribal. The point of tribal Christianity is to exclude, not to include. Jesus was inclusive: lepers, prostitutes, etc. If Jesus came today in the flesh (or whatever), he would hang out with people on the registered sex offender list, Nazis, etc. And we'd all be like, "WTF?"<br /><br />2. However, I Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05641539369686267851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-13953855813853704932017-09-16T10:56:00.209-04:002017-09-16T10:56:00.209-04:00It's you to whom thanks are owed, Michael — yo...It's you to whom thanks are owed, Michael — your keen intelligence and broad humanity. Losing you is losing someone important, for the Roman church.William D. Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246026074693891965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965032678347955227.post-44635610866909612042017-09-01T13:56:13.390-04:002017-09-01T13:56:13.390-04:00Wow, really good. Thanks!Wow, really good. Thanks!Mary Karol McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956200568162126763noreply@blogger.com