Comments for TEMENOS CATHOLIC WORKER http://punkpriest.wordpress.com is a not-for-profit ministry supported by the Workers themselves, local churches, and concerned individuals. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:14:51 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on “We Are All Like Children” by punkpriest http://punkpriest.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/we-are-all-like-children/#comment-198 punkpriest Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:14:51 +0000 http://punkpriest.wordpress.com/?p=704#comment-198 thank you. i took off one night, will take off more time later, but it was great to be away for the night. thanks river thank you. i took off one night, will take off more time later, but it was great to be away for the night. thanks river

]]> Comment on “Relating to People as A Human Being” by punkpriest http://punkpriest.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/relating-to-people-as-a-human-being/#comment-196 punkpriest Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:09:33 +0000 http://punkpriest.wordpress.com/?p=681#comment-196 thank you for reading and commenting. our website is www.temenos.org thank you for reading and commenting. our website is http://www.temenos.org

]]> Comment on “Relating to People as A Human Being” by Kevin McManus http://punkpriest.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/relating-to-people-as-a-human-being/#comment-195 Kevin McManus Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:21:21 +0000 http://punkpriest.wordpress.com/?p=681#comment-195 God bless you and keep you safe in your good work God bless you and keep you safe in your good work

]]> Comment on “A Question of Love” by Kimberly http://punkpriest.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/a-question-of-love/#comment-194 Kimberly Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:32:27 +0000 http://punkpriest.wordpress.com/?p=675#comment-194 We all seek the approval of other people...it’s a part of human nature to want to be loved and accepted for who we are. But when we’re alone with ourselves at the end of the day, the only one we have to answer to for the things we did or did not do, is God. We all seek the approval of other people…it’s a part of human nature to want to be loved and accepted for who we are. But when we’re alone with ourselves at the end of the day, the only one we have to answer to for the things we did or did not do, is God.

]]> Comment on Saving Our Life by Kevin McManus http://punkpriest.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/saving-our-life/#comment-192 Kevin McManus Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:31:33 +0000 http://punkpriest.wordpress.com/?p=668#comment-192 Beautiful and inspiring Beautiful and inspiring

]]> Comment on “Jesus Calls Us to Provide the Sabbath Feast” by punkpriest http://punkpriest.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/jesus-calls-us-to-provide-the-sabbath-feast/#comment-191 punkpriest Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:06:58 +0000 http://punkpriest.wordpress.com/?p=655#comment-191 thank you for ur comment river thank you for ur comment river

]]> Comment on “Jesus Calls Us to Provide the Sabbath Feast” by pelagian7 http://punkpriest.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/jesus-calls-us-to-provide-the-sabbath-feast/#comment-190 pelagian7 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:00:13 +0000 http://punkpriest.wordpress.com/?p=655#comment-190 Punkpriest, you can't go wrong by helping others, even the rare instance when you have heart their pride. They will learn by your example and hopefully learn to accept gifts, which will also inspire them to give, bringing salvation to their hearts. I would say God bless you, but I know my blessing is nothing compared to the glory received when saving someone. Pelagian7 Punkpriest, you can’t go wrong by helping others, even the rare instance when you have heart their pride. They will learn by your example and hopefully learn to accept gifts, which will also inspire them to give, bringing salvation to their hearts.

I would say God bless you, but I know my blessing is nothing compared to the glory received when saving someone.
Pelagian7

]]> Comment on “Staying or Leaving”–August 21-Meditation for Mass-August 22 by Kimberly http://punkpriest.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/staying-or-leaving-august-21-meditation-for-mass-august-22/#comment-187 Kimberly Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:43:59 +0000 http://punkpriest.wordpress.com/?p=618#comment-187 Father Sims – I REALLY needed to read this today. I returned to the Roman Catholic Church after a 20 year absence in 2006. I visited other denominations, but they didn’t feel like “home” to me. During the past three years, I’ve been waging a kind of battle with myself because I don’t agree with church teaching on homosexuality. My brother and niece are gay and I keep asking myself, “how can I ever look them in the eye, tell them I love and support them, while belonging to a church that calls them “intrinsically disordered?’” Your post today helped me to look at my faith (and dissent) from a totally different perspective. I have felt angry and frustrated with the Catholic Church for so long, but maybe I’m the one in need of an attitude adjustment. Sometimes I get Jesus all tangled up with the institutional church and I allow other people to define our relationship for me. The Church is a huge community full of millions of wonderful, but very flawed individuals, including myself. Thank you!! Father Sims – I REALLY needed to read this today. I returned to the Roman Catholic Church after a 20 year absence in 2006. I visited other denominations, but they didn’t feel like “home” to me. During the past three years, I’ve been waging a kind of battle with myself because I don’t agree with church teaching on homosexuality. My brother and niece are gay and I keep asking myself, “how can I ever look them in the eye, tell them I love and support them, while belonging to a church that calls them “intrinsically disordered?’” Your post today helped me to look at my faith (and dissent) from a totally different perspective. I have felt angry and frustrated with the Catholic Church for so long, but maybe I’m the one in need of an attitude adjustment. Sometimes I get Jesus all tangled up with the institutional church and I allow other people to define our relationship for me. The Church is a huge community full of millions of wonderful, but very flawed individuals, including myself. Thank you!!

]]> Comment on “A Long Day” by punkpriest http://punkpriest.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/a-long-day/#comment-186 punkpriest Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:13:14 +0000 http://punkpriest.wordpress.com/?p=610#comment-186 U know Kimberly i wear clericals when appropriate, for hospital visits, for church, for official business. my work on the streets i am official as well--shorts, hoodie, teeshirt. i am a priest 24/7, and i am very aware of that, but some people expect priests to look like a priest, and in their case it is sad they can not see beyond the looks, to the heart. the reality is i am a priest 24/7, and for me that is important, and i remember that. thanks for your comments, they are so appropriate and on target. river U know Kimberly i wear clericals when appropriate, for hospital visits, for church, for official business. my work on the streets i am official as well–shorts, hoodie, teeshirt. i am a priest 24/7, and i am very aware of that, but some people expect priests to look like a priest, and in their case it is sad they can not see beyond the looks, to the heart. the reality is i am a priest 24/7, and for me that is important, and i remember that. thanks for your comments, they are so appropriate and on target. river

]]> Comment on “A Long Day” by Kimberly http://punkpriest.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/a-long-day/#comment-184 Kimberly Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:34:05 +0000 http://punkpriest.wordpress.com/?p=610#comment-184 We humans are so hung up on appearances. A man doesn’t wear clericals 24/7 so they automatically assume he’s not a priest? Why does it matter what a person puts on in the morning? At my Catholic high school, it was us girls who wore the uniforms and the nuns who taught there dressed in regular street cloths. And believe me, I NEVER forgot who they were. And just because they no longer wore the traditional habit didn’t make them “less than” in my eyes. Besides, the way I remember it, they all seemed so much more comfortable and relaxed…:) We humans are so hung up on appearances. A man doesn’t wear clericals 24/7 so they automatically assume he’s not a priest? Why does it matter what a person puts on in the morning? At my Catholic high school, it was us girls who wore the uniforms and the nuns who taught there dressed in regular street cloths. And believe me, I NEVER forgot who they were. And just because they no longer wore the traditional habit didn’t make them “less than” in my eyes. Besides, the way I remember it, they all seemed so much more comfortable and relaxed…:)

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