tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post6717720412357435742..comments2024-03-29T04:31:15.219-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: It is just a door. . . or is it?Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-47474060579364436722020-01-28T06:24:55.739-06:002020-01-28T06:24:55.739-06:00I tell my people that the church is where we liste...I tell my people that the church is where we listen to God and speak to Him from the heart; the hall is where we converse with each other. I have the choir sing some selections before the Liturgy begins. Of couse I hear confessions for those who will receive Holy Communion.Archimandrite Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09894842027467584759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-86191704758527532612020-01-27T11:37:47.590-06:002020-01-27T11:37:47.590-06:00Good afternoon Pastor,
Spot-on again. For many o...Good afternoon Pastor,<br /><br />Spot-on again. For many of us, going to Church is time to quite our heads and leave the world behind. We step out of temporal time and into the Eternal. It is probably the only peace and quiet some of us get from all the noise of the world. For us, in particular and as you well know, it is to spill our guts, if you will, to our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament in the Tabernacle. "Be still and know that I am God." <br /><br />Unfortunately and this ties into your previous blog entry on the hijacked word "relevance", many have forgotten that going to Church is not a social event but to give thanks to God (Eucharist) and focus on Him. It's not about us, it's about Him. I remember a time that before the bell rang and Mass began, you could hear a pin drop. Now I am treated to listening to everyone's ailments. I haven't been to a Lutheran Service (believe it or not I did attend one and they were very gracious to me, a Catholic) in years but given what you wrote, the same thing is pretty much going on in your Church. <br /><br />Thanks again for your clarity.Daniel G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00042322449680137387noreply@blogger.com