tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807826652341078989.post3238633797601259145..comments2023-11-24T06:43:02.286+00:00Comments on Aspicientes in Jesum: On happinessPastor in Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05949810648656544072noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807826652341078989.post-8152702532106857232010-12-01T20:07:18.700+00:002010-12-01T20:07:18.700+00:00I love some of Sinead's music..very haunting.....I love some of Sinead's music..very haunting..I enjoyed this post too.Jackie Parkes MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16693505024823229152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807826652341078989.post-53004091518327810372010-11-27T04:56:44.946+00:002010-11-27T04:56:44.946+00:00A word on Sinead O'Connor, if I may.
I unders...A word on Sinead O'Connor, if I may.<br /><br />I understand spurring people on to great things, and the value of praying that God would direct them to be used by Him even more. <br /><br />However, do not underestimate how God has used Sinead O'Connor so far. In her early life, she was terrorized by her mother at home. Later, like a plant craning toward sunlight, she was able to write songs that had the ability to heal. In turn, those who were in pain themselves listened to her voice and were ministered to and restored onward, toward a life refreshed. Those people then went on to do the things they were meant to do, with a healed wing, made as good as new, and stronger. God's hand on the shoulder through the voice of someone who had reached out to Him in a time of pain. His beauty showing though the cracks of a broken spirit. Let's be thankful for all that Sinead O'Connor has done and pray for God to use her even more and to fully protect her. <br /><br />I, for one, am terribly grateful for what God has done through Sinead O'Connor. In the past couple of weeks, I have learned more about her early life, but until this point when her music spun on my CD player, I had no idea of her biography (except that she is Irish). I have dealt with something similar to what she did, though not as extreme. It was never my focus, but when my father who is a soul mate to me passed away thirteen years ago when I was 20, I was left very much grieving and also facing a "less-than-perfect" mother, as she has described her mom.<br /><br />The miracle is that the special *knowledge* contained in the songs was conveyed to me intact, even though I had no idea about the nature of the hardship she endured. Her music played a role in the dressing and binding of wounds... and not only those mentioned above, but many different kinds of trials and times of personal growth.<br /><br />She really isn't secular at all. Her image might be made into that, but not actually herself.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900344453710081874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807826652341078989.post-85139561367476189422010-11-23T10:42:12.571+00:002010-11-23T10:42:12.571+00:00Well said, Father! There is a need to explain, to ...Well said, Father! There is a need to explain, to young people especially, that there is more to life than the here and now - and to remind us older people about that too. It is sad for me to see how consumerism, secularism and the pursuit of fleeting satisfaction have gripped my homeland, Ireland, in the past few decades. Perhaps the current economic situation will serve as a wake-up call, reminding everyone that there is nothing permanent in this life and that we are called to higher things.GORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313101159848740722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807826652341078989.post-83802814554694150682010-11-22T23:01:24.588+00:002010-11-22T23:01:24.588+00:00I agree with Geoff, fantastic post! Very insightfu...I agree with Geoff, fantastic post! Very insightful. Thank you!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02048524492096683442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807826652341078989.post-18053256715066746432010-11-22T12:31:57.519+00:002010-11-22T12:31:57.519+00:00Gosh, how kind. But, Domine non sum dignus!Gosh, how kind. But, Domine non sum dignus!Pastor in Montehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05949810648656544072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807826652341078989.post-89340444672861393422010-11-22T11:48:34.006+00:002010-11-22T11:48:34.006+00:00Fr Sean,
Your excellent piece really should be see...Fr Sean,<br />Your excellent piece really should be seen by a wide readership. It's the sort of worldly, incisive analysis that our misdirected culture needs. It's also a darn good read! I reckon you should suggest it as a feature piece for one of the national papers: the Telegraph would present the best chance of publication, but - dare I say - the Guardian OCCASIONALLY risks such a countercultural view, and that could have a more beneficial effect on the sections of society that most need such a message.Geoff Callisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851890164645398870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807826652341078989.post-41286495770692049272010-11-21T21:17:05.124+00:002010-11-21T21:17:05.124+00:00Very thoughtful post, thank you.
It seems to me s...Very thoughtful post, thank you.<br /><br />It seems to me sometimes that the most rebellious thing modern teenagers can do is to go about with a tidy haircut, and a smart suit and tie - and I've seen a number do this. All the routes of 'rebellion' have been monopolised by their parents, and what is left is what once would have been not outrageous, but conventional!P Standforthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807826652341078989.post-30421560682039003952010-11-21T14:03:07.838+00:002010-11-21T14:03:07.838+00:00An excellent piece.An excellent piece.Tom Piataknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807826652341078989.post-32814350947301137902010-11-21T10:15:06.504+00:002010-11-21T10:15:06.504+00:00This really is very good - some real food for thou...This really is very good - some real food for thought. Thank you.Ttonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185875893212146794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807826652341078989.post-19910254255389464732010-11-21T09:35:04.269+00:002010-11-21T09:35:04.269+00:00Not that he is the best role model, but John F Ken...Not that he is the best role model, but John F Kennedy's 1960 quote "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country" comes to mind. Thank you for this thoughtful blog, Father.<br />Simon CottonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com