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 ...
Good presentation by an apparent 'scholar', but is it worth over $100 for a copy? Weird, in my book.
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It's a textbook. That's cheap for a textbook. 🤓
ReplyDeleteif you want to follow the mission that our Lord jesus Christ has commissioned us preform,,, then such a work needs to be available to as many as possible,,, any thing above $25.00 is appropriate. we all know that scholarly textbooks are over priced and as such limit their market success and access
ReplyDeletewe need to think more about the audience and the potential market but also cannot forget what our mission is -- so i must ask, does such a price honor and follow our Christian mission