Comments on: Monday 8/20/2018 – St. Bernard of Clairvaux, pray for us today! https://www.acatholic.org/monday-8-20-2018-st-bernard-of-clairvaux-pray-for-us-today/ DAILY MASS READINGS AND REFLECTIONS @ ACATHOLIC.ORG Tue, 21 Aug 2018 04:23:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/monday-8-20-2018-st-bernard-of-clairvaux-pray-for-us-today/#comment-12575 Tue, 21 Aug 2018 04:23:39 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=64482#comment-12575 I’m sorry, St Thomas Aquinas.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/monday-8-20-2018-st-bernard-of-clairvaux-pray-for-us-today/#comment-12574 Tue, 21 Aug 2018 04:18:04 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=64482#comment-12574 Hey Laura,

Not that I am a spokes person for the Church, but I think you are missing the point of the priest. I suggest you look at what St Thomas Aquantis said about the state of holiness of the priest during any of the sacraments. The Church is not about priest, it is about the body of Christ.

Mark

]]> By: Laura Kazlas https://www.acatholic.org/monday-8-20-2018-st-bernard-of-clairvaux-pray-for-us-today/#comment-12572 Mon, 20 Aug 2018 21:54:24 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=64482#comment-12572 Thank you Dan for taking on this very heartbreaking situation that we are hearing about in the news right now. As a volunteer in prison ministry, I’ve heard the comment countless times from secular people that our church harbors priests who are pediphiles. It is hard to evangelize the Catholic faith in the wake of such terrible atrocities that our own priests have committed. The laity has to deal with the long term repercussions of their actions. I just look folks in the face and tell them that the overwhelming majority of our priests are good, holy, decent men. The men who committed these crimes do not reflect the Catholic faith that the rest of us believe in. Our holy priests need our prayers and support more than ever right now … and so do the victims.

]]> By: Anne https://www.acatholic.org/monday-8-20-2018-st-bernard-of-clairvaux-pray-for-us-today/#comment-12571 Mon, 20 Aug 2018 15:44:35 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=64482#comment-12571 This was a beautiful post and I feel so peaceful after meditating on it. I discovered this site about 6 weeks ago and I find it so helpful. Thank you for sharing your gifts.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/monday-8-20-2018-st-bernard-of-clairvaux-pray-for-us-today/#comment-12570 Mon, 20 Aug 2018 15:12:18 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=64482#comment-12570 Hey Dan,

I must complement you on a well thought out and written reflection.

The thoughts of St Bernard’s pertaining to today’s Gospel reading get right to the point. It’s the title, “On Loving God”, is what got me thinking. How do you love God? I have a hard enough time trying to figure out “I am who I am” let alone love I AM.

Mark

]]> By: Patty https://www.acatholic.org/monday-8-20-2018-st-bernard-of-clairvaux-pray-for-us-today/#comment-12569 Mon, 20 Aug 2018 11:49:23 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=64482#comment-12569 Thank You Dan for your reflections. I too pray their will be someone in our community of believers who will rise up and become the instruments of change!

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/monday-8-20-2018-st-bernard-of-clairvaux-pray-for-us-today/#comment-12568 Mon, 20 Aug 2018 10:58:36 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=64482#comment-12568 Thanks Dan, every catholic needs to take responsibility for his / her part in the church. Not just leave it to leaders, but take charge of your little part in the church. Represent / reflect Christ in everything we do.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/monday-8-20-2018-st-bernard-of-clairvaux-pray-for-us-today/#comment-12567 Mon, 20 Aug 2018 10:57:51 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=64482#comment-12567 Daniel, your last paragraph is spot on. We need, right now, an extraordinary reformist to lead the church out of this morass. It would have been good for you to mention the victims. It is not likely that they are resting in Jesus’ peace. They need help so much more than the rest of us.

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