Sunday, April 15, 2007
Here's a summary of Father Paul's sermon today:
(1) The holy spirit gives old people dreams and young people a premonition of the future. Old people don't get the premonition part cos they're preparing for the end anyway.
(2) You don't have to go for confession for your sins to be forgiven because God has already forgiven your sins if you are repentant... for example, if you die before the priest gives you your last rites, your sins will still be forgiven. THEREFORE your sins are already forgiven before you go for confession.
(3) Let me tell you a story... there was a bird who stayed in a cave because there was a storm outside... therefore you should not be frightened and hide like the apostles, but go out and boldly proclaim the risen Lord.
Will someone
please make priests write out and read out their sermons to each other before they come out to the pulpit and tell grandfather stories!!!! *goodgodgrumblegrumblegosh. At the end, it's all about big business... in the wisdom of Rodney Stark, let me say that this a clear failure of providing adequate spiritual goods and services for your customers (ie. me). Such is bad marketing. TSK
In other news, one of my students gave me a box of chocs and truffles... and it's from his own business! wah... such enterprising students. You should check out the pictures (see the link "
juliustruffles" in the sidebar)... and yes, they look as good as in the picture on the blog. Here are a couple of pics, though the quality not so good here... the truffles really are GOOD. Go buy!
