tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post7062801436820748320..comments2024-03-22T05:53:17.342-04:00Comments on On This Rock: Mass for Our New Archbishop?Father John Hollowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850864104003705536noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-19841173058358841332011-10-07T14:22:15.783-04:002011-10-07T14:22:15.783-04:00Excuse me if I go off the subject but I think it d...Excuse me if I go off the subject but I think it deals heavily with prayer. I believe that prayer is of utmost importance and that we have to be persistent, even when we don't necessarily feel connected to God. Those times of disconnectedness we need to be even more vigilant in our prayer life. While our sins are such a giant roadblock to be ever more in the presence of God, confession, prayer and mortification are important parts of our lives of Faith. When I say mortification, the definition of that is "Putting the flesh to Death", I don't mean you have to whip yourself like in Corporal Mortification. Self control and little acts that deny yourself of the material world is good. For those that do Corporal Mortification you have to be very careful and should have a Spiritual Director that will help guide you on the right path. I've for a long while was on the fence regarding Priestly Celibacy. After researching and thinking about the idea of Dying to the Flesh, I really think that Priestly Celibacy is a type of mortification that is a very real way of dying to the flesh and giving up a worldly path. For priests are our Spiritual Fathers here on Earth, they need to be better connected in to God and his will.Aaron Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068810524545849376noreply@blogger.com