tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post512378797079252159..comments2024-03-18T15:28:13.866-04:00Comments on A Concord Pastor Comments: Moments of GraceConcord Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18322127779647130869noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-75382272877781976952008-10-07T19:58:00.000-04:002008-10-07T19:58:00.000-04:00Father Fleming.... sounds like a good day at work ...Father Fleming.... sounds like a good day at work - a very good day indeed! amen. ROBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-16911523782244995552008-10-01T21:41:00.000-04:002008-10-01T21:41:00.000-04:00Nove: You are SO right - and I'm grateful you mad...Nove: You are SO right - and I'm grateful you made the comment you did. I posted the stories I heard and was personally part of - who can know but the Lord what other moments of grace were present throughout the assembly of God's people!Concord Pastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322127779647130869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-58199991868341083202008-10-01T20:18:00.000-04:002008-10-01T20:18:00.000-04:00Hearing your stories about parishioners brought te...Hearing your stories about parishioners brought tears to my eyes. I would say that these were the stories you heard but there are certainly many other graces felt in people's hearts having participated at Mass. <BR/><BR/>NovoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-12500310604544157192008-10-01T06:59:00.000-04:002008-10-01T06:59:00.000-04:00Thank you for sharing, it's absolutely beautiful. ...Thank you for sharing, it's absolutely beautiful. Your description of these as seconds-long encounters was striking. It's all about just "being there" for others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-49299451661546065772008-09-30T20:12:00.000-04:002008-09-30T20:12:00.000-04:00Beautiful vignettes, Concord Pastor. They moved ...Beautiful vignettes, Concord Pastor. They moved me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-91813261738571482892008-09-30T14:46:00.000-04:002008-09-30T14:46:00.000-04:00That is really nice - I loved reading every word o...That is really nice - I loved reading every word of this.<BR/><BR/>Ironically, I got an email from an old friend today, a lapsed Catholic. <BR/><BR/>Her sister and brother-in-law are in Rome and are not very frequent church goers themselves, but to go at times.<BR/><BR/>They were in St Peter's and happened up a mass starting, so they stayed and had a grace-filled experience so profound that they called her in the US and woke her up to tell her about it. They experienced communion in a profound way.<BR/><BR/>So she emailed me and I could not help but smile and pray, as I can tell that she was touched.<BR/><BR/>As Annie Dillard so beautifully has written: <I><B>"Beauty and grace are performed whether or not we will or sense them. The least we can do is try to be there."</B></I><BR/><BR/>Amen indeed.St Edwards Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00585815864104929974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-81722717436001162752008-09-30T13:04:00.000-04:002008-09-30T13:04:00.000-04:00Excellent thoughts of what can happen each day wh...Excellent thoughts of what can happen each day when we open ourselves to God's grace. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com