Pastoral Meanderings: Had to settle for being Pope...

Monday, December 17, 2012

Had to settle for being Pope...

It seems the papacy was not Benedict XVI's dream job -- he three times applied for and was three times passed over to be the Vatican's chief librarian... Hmmmm, there is a lesson there somewhere...

Check out the story here:

and here...

BTW I thoroughly understand. Given the expansive collection and scope of the collected works housed in the Vatican Library, I would love for nothing more than to spend the rest of my days looking at its secrets, its treasures, and its collections. In that respect, I am much like B16 -- there is no chance I will ever be given that job either.

1 comment:

Janis Williams said...: Fr. Peters,

If only Concordia had 37 miles of books!

Take comfort in the fact that you are at least part of the way there with your personal library.

Also, you have one requirement fulfilled; you use a fountain pen!; December 17, 2012 at 8:45 AM

The Window

This is the Means of Grace Window that is above the altar of Grace Lutheran Church where I serve. It reminds us of the keys (confession and absolution), the wheat(the bread which is the Body of Christ), the cup (which is His Blood), the Word (Scripture), and the Pastoral Office (the red stole). In this one wonderful window we see the treasures of the Church in the Word and Sacraments and I love that it is available for all to see. I realize that this image has been stolen all over the internet but it is a real window, a copyrighted image, belonging to Grace Lutheran Church, Clarksville, Tennessee, which has kindly allowed my use of it...