tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post9143861565844522180..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: The Cross Is Not PrettyPastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-67429839799202026842011-04-18T15:23:46.227-05:002011-04-18T15:23:46.227-05:00And for that matter, private revelations to people...And for that matter, private revelations to people, even when accepted as authentic by the RCC, are not mandatory for belief by Catholics.Terry Maherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122266461403246084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-47732680897590635112011-04-18T14:48:24.184-05:002011-04-18T14:48:24.184-05:00THE DOLOROUS PASSION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.
BR...THE DOLOROUS PASSION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.<br /><br />BRIEF SUMMATION OF THIS BOOK<br /><br /> Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich was an Augustinian nun at the Convent of Agnetenberg, Dulmen, Westphalia, Germany. She lived between 1774 to 1824. During her life, God gave her extensive visions of the past, the present and the future. Many theologians believe that she received from God more visions than any other saint. The Sorrowful (Dolorous) Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ are the visions of Anne Catherine Emmerich concerning the horrific sufferings our Dear Lord Jesus Christ suffered in his work to save mankind. This includes the Last Supper, the Agony in the Garden, the Arrest, the Scourging the Crowning of Thorns, the Trial by Pontius Pilate, the Carrying of the Cross, the Crucifixion and the Dying on the Cross and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. <b>They are incredibly, highly detailed and descriptive, revealing to us more information about the Life of Jesus Christ besides what we read of Him in the Bible.</b> These excerpts are from the book: THE DOLOROUS PASSION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.<br /><br /> The addendum on the Resurrection, Ascension, Day of Pentecost and the Life of Mary after the Ascension of Christ are from the book: The Lowly Life and Bitter Passion of OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AND HIS BLESSED MOTHER. Recorded in the Journals of Clemens Brentano, arranged and edited by the Very Reverend Carl E. Schmöger, C.SS.R.<br /><br /><br />Not what I'd call a particularly sound source for a Lutheran point of view, hm?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-11418290854730561962011-04-18T11:56:51.073-05:002011-04-18T11:56:51.073-05:00Thanks to the Mel Gibson movie??
Gibson's aff...Thanks to the Mel Gibson movie??<br /><br />Gibson's affiliation with an almost cult-like form of Catholicism not connected to any mainline Catholic diocese had an influence on his movie, which he claimed was based on the revelations of "St." Anne Catherine Emmerich.<br /><br />By comparison the New Testament is almost spare in its description of the crucifixion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-35174574635714842392011-04-18T02:13:05.322-05:002011-04-18T02:13:05.322-05:00"Its beauty lies not in what it is, but in wh..."Its beauty lies not in what it is, but in who was crucified there and what His suffering and death has won for us and for our salvation." So is it beautiful or not?<br /><br />"Pretty" is another ball of wax; I certainly would not conflate it with "beauty."Kelly Klageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183748589797441794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-29971079861517080592011-04-16T20:36:00.422-05:002011-04-16T20:36:00.422-05:00Thank You, Pastor, for one of the best sermons on ...Thank You, Pastor, for one of the best sermons on the Cross that I've ever come across.tubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07272003035464034763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-12928674343401694692011-04-16T13:19:46.650-05:002011-04-16T13:19:46.650-05:00Thanks to the Mel Gibson movie:
"The Passion ...Thanks to the Mel Gibson movie:<br />"The Passion of the Christ" you can<br />see the harsh torture and beating of<br />Christ. The bloody violence is a<br />reminder that Christ really did<br />suffer and die for our sins. Being<br />nailed to the cross is a haunting<br />spectacle to behold. All of this<br />demonstrates the tremendous LOVE<br />of our God for us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-4772297916602055652011-04-16T10:43:25.420-05:002011-04-16T10:43:25.420-05:00The old rugged cross of rough wood
and blood stain...The old rugged cross of rough wood<br />and blood stains is the cross of<br />Calvary. Unfortunately, we have made<br />this cross into a type of polished<br />gold jewelry. This distorts the<br />ugliness and cruelty of crucifixion<br />as a means of capital punishment for<br />our Savior, Jesus Christ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com