tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803808819302709586.post3624623019616958001..comments2023-10-08T07:14:06.392-07:00Comments on Mustard Revolution: consumers and producersBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225817404282089489noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803808819302709586.post-7000623544987133892009-04-28T20:30:00.000-07:002009-04-28T20:30:00.000-07:00Hey Mike. Thanks for the input. I am very cynica...Hey Mike. Thanks for the input. I am very cynical when it comes to Constantine...Everything about the Church changed then and very little was for the better.<br /><br />I am familiar with the pre-Vatican II form of Mass where the priests faced the same direction as the congregation. I think the decision in VII to turn the priest around was a huge mistake, as that is some symbolism from the Catholic Church that I resonate with.<br /><br />The challenge for Catholicism in this post may lie in the issue of the priesthood of all believers...I know you will say you all believe in this, but the core of your theology seems to contradict this.<br /><br />Anyways, good stuff...I am glad you got on board with some dialogue on this post as its one of the ones that I am wrestling with right now. Peace brother!Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225817404282089489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803808819302709586.post-29827068768485337182009-04-28T16:56:00.000-07:002009-04-28T16:56:00.000-07:00Wow, Ben. Some of your posts really make me think ...Wow, Ben. Some of your posts really make me think and this is one of them.<br /><br />You come at this from a totally different angle than I would. I really agree that we treat church and our faith as consumers in many respects. The whole idea of "church shopping" is a perfect example. We look for places that we like instead of a place to worship God. When we don't get a product that we want, we head to someplace else.<br /><br />Poor Constantine. You really don't like that guy. The first big public churches were based on Roman buildings used for public civil functions, but that's beside the point.<br /><br />It's just really interesting (and difficult) for me to think of worship in this way. For me, worship is about the Eucharist and re-presenting the sacrifice Christ made on Calvary in every Mass.<br /><br />We in "the audience" participate by offering ourselves to God as God's Son is offered to Him in the way he told us to do and all Christians did for over a thousand years.<br /><br />It's for this reason that the traditional church shape works well. It's not about the leader and it's not about us - it's about God. In the old days at Mass, everybody, including the priest, faced the same way. We worship God. I can't stand round churches because they make it hard to focus on God. We are looking at each other or the leader as the "entertainment."<br /><br />Maybe it would be interesting for a congregation (a non-Catholic one) to try facing the same way. I don't know.<br /><br />I'm not trying to be pompous or anything, just sharing. Thanks for your insight.father michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06767609595345523034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803808819302709586.post-36194435154032318752009-04-17T12:52:00.000-07:002009-04-17T12:52:00.000-07:00Bib and Diaper....ROFL! That said, the post bring...Bib and Diaper....ROFL! That said, the post brings interesting thoughts that now I have to go and challenge myself to think about.Woodnoreply@blogger.com