tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post7933273161024157722..comments2023-10-15T10:55:42.537-05:00Comments on This That and the Other Thing: With Whom Do You Indentify?RAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102249990885174107noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post-74780883974843046232008-04-01T10:39:00.000-05:002008-04-01T10:39:00.000-05:00When I was first ordained, a very wise mentor sugg...When I was first ordained, a very wise mentor suggested that one of the best practices for preparing a homily was to identify with one or another of the characters involved in the gospel. <BR/><BR/>When it comes to the Passion narratives, there's a number of scenes and a great cast of characters to choose from, both major roles and bit parts. I won't name them all! <BR/><BR/>I have never chosen Pilate as the central character in a meditation on the Passion. And that surprises me, considering that I have spent 35 years in Tribunal ministry and a decade as a Judge. <BR/><BR/>Ruthann, the Eastern Churches consider Pilate to be a saint. They recognize the qualms of conscience Pilate went through: his desire to do the right thing, and his frustration at not being able to release a prisoner he knew was guilty of no wrongdoing. <BR/><BR/>The Eastern Churches also consider that Judas Iscariot experienced not only sorrow but genuine contrition between the time he put the rope around his neck and the moment he stopped breathing. <BR/><BR/>The message is an Easter message: Where there's life, there's hope!Fr. John L. Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167510362871783781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post-18186573495652679162008-03-22T22:44:00.000-05:002008-03-22T22:44:00.000-05:00Hum- Someone who observes but does not get involve...Hum- Someone who observes but does not get involved. I am afraid my name would not be in scriptures...at least not this year!Janettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10054888725603183006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13263155.post-972018258773117092008-03-21T19:57:00.000-05:002008-03-21T19:57:00.000-05:00Pilate would be one that I could identify with, bu...Pilate would be one that I could identify with, but first and foremost, I can see being Peter. I'd love to say that I'd die for Jesus, but I can totally see me wimping out, just like Peter did. Yeah, I'm Peter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com