A Response to “On administering Holy Communion in a Time of a Plague”
This was sent to me and deserves a read. You can read the Calivas article here . We can all agree that we are living in unusual times. However, the nature and extent of the illness that we face, and the proper response of the Church, is a matter of much disagreement. We have seen various responses to the COVID-19 epidemic: calls to close our Churches as infectious vectors, and demands to open them as places of spiritual healing. Directives a) ordering the cessation of sacramental life as part of an effort to “flatten the curve,” and cries for access to the divine grace that flows forth from those very mysteries; b) calling for the restriction of “at-risk persons,” and serious questions about the validity of such controls, c) instructions to liturgists to wear personal protective equipment during the celebration of the divine services and the distribution of the holy Mysteries, and uncertainty about the fitness of such practices. Who has been championing what and on behalf of whom? The ...
I cannot download the image but even so I will presume to say that the colors are dull, almost monotone, the scenes are dimly lit, the set and actors feature lots of mud, sweat, and pimples, and everything exhibits elements of PC-ness, all excused as "authentic" and "this must have been the way it was." These are the current rules re films with religious themes.
ReplyDeleteBut Mack - you missed Noah wielding a spear too. Oh joy.
ReplyDeleteIt looks visually beautiful, actually, but I doubt it has the substance that many Jews/Christians will hope for.
I'm there! Of course Christians will hate it because it isn't boring, bland and Saccharin. Something tells me the real Noah wasn't a softy.
ReplyDeleteGood grief, Matthew! Now we're all covered in mud! :)
ReplyDeleteWe entered the park exactly at 7 pm and picked up a few copies of the Halloween map as well as a few trick or treat bags. sarah
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