Fr Joe retweeted
In medieval art St Michael is often shown holding scales, with which he weighs the souls of the dead. This imagery links him to the autumn equinox, when day and night are balanced, the scales of Libra, and the traditional settling of accounts at Michaelmas.
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Do you have two Eucharist services on Sunday morning?
If so, any best practices you’d recommend? Or things you’d have done sooner, or not done?
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Larpin’ hard or hardly larpin?
And if you haven’t seen @RickRubin and Jay-Z’s documentary, it’s amazing. (Out on HBO Max). P.S. Their @MetOpera premiere set a new standard for aesthetic, vibe and energy. But on any screen it’s sure to move you.
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Had a rock thrown through one of our church windows, thankfully not one of the sanctuary windows. Probably happened last night.
It had to have come from the back parking lot, which is a heck of a throw. Im actually a bit impressed.
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"...a highly creative articulation of an erotic theory of the subject that looks to the Trinity as the eternal ontological ground of human desire..." —Hans Boersma
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In 2 Samuel 6, as the ark was brought back from the Philistines, David, knowing he was unworthy, asks, “How can the ark of the Lord come to me?” Just as when Mary visits Elisabeth, who responds, “Why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?” 1/4
So, first of all, scripture does not liken Mary to the Ark, the alleged typological references are basically all pretty obvious errors, some from excessive dependence on Latin.
Second, if she were the Ark, her virginity would be insufficient. You'd also need to assume she never touched anyone. Maybe some Catholics believe this, but it's clearly crazy since we know she had an actual social life (e.g. attending wedding at Canada, etc), and that sometimes involves human contact.
The Ark metaphor, moreover, is a late addition: the earliest uses of the Ark metaphor ascribe it to Jesus' incarnate body rather than Mary.
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The last and most tenuous connection: there David danced before the ark, and the infant John the Baptizer leapt in Elizabeth’s womb. Luke tells Mary’s story as the recovery and homecoming of the presence of God in the ark of the covenant. 3/4
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Fr Joe retweeted
Ivan Illich at 100! Stringing the lights and whisking up a cake with a hundred tiny fires.
HB, Ivan Illich! 1926-2002
If you're in the area and wanna join for dinner, DM me!
#keepingtheseasons
#keepingthetinyfires
@dougald @abbeyvongohren
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