tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post4931663983318399875..comments2024-01-07T04:57:21.347-07:00Comments on Pithless Thoughts: Orthograph #130 - Guilt Free ZoneSteve Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04319784922747041297noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-13407213362025008422011-04-21T06:38:55.144-07:002011-04-21T06:38:55.144-07:00I have witnessed the bit about Palm Sunday firstha...I have witnessed the bit about Palm Sunday firsthand...But part of me likes the chaos. If the Church is not messy, is it alive?<br /><br />As for the Orthograph itself, I am glad Holy Week can happen outside of the church walls, because between distance, car trouble, children who act like they haven't been in Church every week of their lives and personal weakness, "Lord have mercy" is the best I can do this year.Ug the Cavemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-90969616394117382182011-04-19T20:45:23.901-07:002011-04-19T20:45:23.901-07:00JD, while we were still inquirers the priest at th...JD, while we were still inquirers the priest at the big local Antiochian parish actually told us to NOT come to Palm Sunday. He said "they think it is Easter and it is a scandal." We went anyway. Wow....Steve Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04319784922747041297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-20308503829168589102011-04-19T09:47:08.314-07:002011-04-19T09:47:08.314-07:00Help me! Should I feel guilty after attending Palm...Help me! Should I feel guilty after attending Palm Sunday services at a heavy ethnic mission church feeling like maybe next year I just wait until after the tourist season before coming to church?J.D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-46476528796131215262011-04-18T22:59:45.826-07:002011-04-18T22:59:45.826-07:00Yeah, got 4 kids too, but sorry, still not getting...Yeah, got 4 kids too, but sorry, still not getting the graph. Isn't the holiness supposed to be outside the circle following your reasoning?Apophatically Speakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02977708733244180404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-78592701758219952692011-04-18T11:28:50.339-07:002011-04-18T11:28:50.339-07:00From a regular fan in Russia (That you OLIC guys o...From a regular fan in Russia (That you OLIC guys once sent an OSB (NT) to:<br />I think I am in the spot between the young kids with desperate sicknesses and work. <br />But does that mean that making it to the Thursday readings (in Slavonic - ugggh) and Friday's plashanitsa (shroud?) service that I can make it to holiness? Dunno...rusmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756835770698097800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-86870004472407697622011-04-18T06:49:03.029-07:002011-04-18T06:49:03.029-07:00My priest actually told me to stay home for one or...My priest actually told me to stay home for one or two of the services last year, given that we had a newborn and live about an hour's drive away from church, so, yeah, I get this one!<br /><br />Though, so far, our biggest concern this year is going to be the little one's endurance with the Paschal services...CoffeeZombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677995572485086005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-54703771088566366732011-04-18T05:22:14.411-07:002011-04-18T05:22:14.411-07:004 kids here and one on the way. Got it.4 kids here and one on the way. Got it.discoursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07215318409958546602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-89940996534398735662011-04-18T04:11:21.071-07:002011-04-18T04:11:21.071-07:00As a dad of two between 2 and 0 I'll risk soun...As a dad of two between 2 and 0 I'll risk sounding like I'm bragging that I got this one right away. Thank you, s-p, for nailing it on the head.Caleb Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073030486303531965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-55957382016971226502011-04-17T22:57:41.630-07:002011-04-17T22:57:41.630-07:00AS, Sometimes daily holiness doesn't allow us ...AS, Sometimes daily holiness doesn't allow us to intersect 100% with "Holy Week". When we can, it's all good. But we shouldn't feel guilty when it doesn't. A "holy week" can happen outside the doors and services of the Church.Steve Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04319784922747041297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-91975157973187496512011-04-17T22:38:51.135-07:002011-04-17T22:38:51.135-07:00I must confess not getting this one.I must confess not getting this one.Apophatically Speakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02977708733244180404noreply@blogger.com