tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post315901352396100861..comments2023-05-25T09:14:35.702+01:00Comments on The Vernacular Vicar: The Blessed Virgin Mary and ApplesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268991293847325315noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post-4516364880034500982011-03-30T15:00:49.624+01:002011-03-30T15:00:49.624+01:00In all things that I see and hear, there is certai...In all things that I see and hear, there is certainly a concern about how to 'deal' with Mary. I think Mary is unique as the one human who is caused to come closest to divinity - and she therefore exhibits something that we just cannot comprehend - that friction between human and divine. Jesus clearly embodies both, but Mary had both in alignment most closely.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268991293847325315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post-81552985314295467312011-03-30T14:51:01.860+01:002011-03-30T14:51:01.860+01:00Interesting conumdrum. As a Catholic, one of the r...Interesting conumdrum. As a Catholic, one of the reasons I left were connected with Marian devotion, carried to an extreme.<br /><br />Coming to the CofE seemed in one part a release from that tradition, however, as I have learned more about the Church, I have revised my views a bit. Many Anglicans, whether Anglo-Catholic take a different view of Mary, which is perhaps according her the respect she deserves as the chosen one of God to bear his son, but also for her role as Mother of Jesus, who must have been hugely influential in his upbringing. <br /><br />So, now I have got over myself, and have even been known to pray the Hail Mary as part of daily prayer.<br /><br />God has his way with us, despite our own egotism and stupidity. Seeing Mary through fresh eyes gives her the respect and position that she deserves, without the stifling devotion I had been brought up with.UKViewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114944341930758335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post-42607966131971614322011-03-26T23:09:24.342+00:002011-03-26T23:09:24.342+00:00Thanks for your kind comments.Thanks for your kind comments.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268991293847325315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post-31238858189768215682011-03-26T20:31:20.073+00:002011-03-26T20:31:20.073+00:00Awesome!
Thank God for original thinkers,
Bless y...Awesome!<br />Thank God for original thinkers,<br /><br />Bless you Fr DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post-8286657704216896912011-03-26T16:52:54.906+00:002011-03-26T16:52:54.906+00:00Great stuff Father! I love the link between the ip...Great stuff Father! I love the link between the ipad and the BVM. On an anglo-catholic theme you might like this link also. <br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedaily.com%2Freleases%2F2008%2F05%2F080520110415.htm&h=ed7ae<br /><br />Every Blessing TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post-1792075028126194912011-03-25T18:14:42.379+00:002011-03-25T18:14:42.379+00:00Thanks for noticing my connective prowess. I smirk...Thanks for noticing my connective prowess. I smirked all the way to a funeral! Some things only seem possible in hindsight!<br /><br />Indeed - what if she had said no!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268991293847325315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post-90106339202674315142011-03-25T18:02:09.025+00:002011-03-25T18:02:09.025+00:00I can only admire the original link you have creat...I can only admire the original link you have created between IPad2 and the Feast of the Annunciation. On the theology, I stop short of asking the Blessed Virgin Mary to pray for us, but I won't yell at those who do. I've forgotten the source, but a Protestant Christian was once asked by a Roman Catholic Christian what was his view of the Virgin Mary. The reply was 'I obey her' and cited Mary's words about her son at the wedding at Cana, "whatever he says to you, do it". Yes, I am amazed at and deeply thankful for Mary. What if she'd said no?Nancy Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414597433860002332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post-77726600981522646752011-03-25T15:32:44.201+00:002011-03-25T15:32:44.201+00:00Quite right David... Doesn't she represent the...Quite right David... Doesn't she represent the ultimate 'us'. Humble (sometimes) folk who are chosen by God to do his work (hopefully). cxLucy Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15569138520165343283noreply@blogger.com