i don't even know how to begin this thread, so i am just going to put it out there: save for a couple of priests i know, it is so rare that i sit through a homily that knocks me out.
before you get started on me: please - please - please. i know that i know that i know that Jesus is there body, blood, soul and divinity in the Eucharist. i realize that. it is not about that. i will be insulted if anyone dares to call me out on complaining because that is not what this is about. 'kay?
i just want to sit at mass after a catastrophic event and have the priest discuss what happened, but not through the prayers of the faithful, not at the announcement saying we are going to have a special collection on the 24th. in the homily. real time. now.
now.
it doesn't happen at my church. it has never happened at my church.
why can't it happen here?
i am not trying to take anything away from his homily on prayer. he was good in that he tied in all the readings from this weekend -- Ezekiel 33:7-9, Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9, Romans 13:8-10, Matthew 18:15-20 -- could that not have been done in light of hurricane katrina? could he now have possibly mentioned how people are hurting or how we need to really direct our minds and hearts to God in prayer for this people? is it because he prepares his homilies in advance? he can't make revisions? i am not trying to insult our pastor, but it has gotten to the point i don't want to go to mass any more, but we serve in several capacities, so it isn't an option.
i just wanted him to acknowledge from the pulpit what everyone in that room had on their hearts and minds and he didn't.
he never does.
i may as well have been sitting in the silence of the Church during adoration...i would have gotten more out of it. maybe that's it - i expect too much. and then am disappointed.
edited to change the hyperlinks and make my rss feed less wonky....
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