tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912950347138129741.post3031789802442083974..comments2010-08-01T13:30:09.752-06:00Comments on Omne Quod Spirat, Laudet Dominum!: Homily for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary TimeFather Cory Stichahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16426512153670141621noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912950347138129741.post-26011269268048546272008-08-19T19:57:00.000-06:002008-08-19T19:57:00.000-06:00Hey, I'm no scripture scholar, it's just my percep...Hey, I'm no scripture scholar, it's just my perception, obviously. Though this is why on my blog I pointed out the example of the Samaritan woman. There is some humour in there, as well, or at least I see it that way...William Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296245155280110867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912950347138129741.post-73066829579456059812008-08-19T19:37:00.000-06:002008-08-19T19:37:00.000-06:00You know, you very well could be right. She defin...You know, you very well could be right. She definitely did have faith that Jesus would heal her daughter. Also, I've never been too comfortable with the idea that she changed Jesus' mind. I know it's possible, but it just doesn't fit with the context of the passage.<BR/><BR/>I have held for a long time that Jesus had a good sense of humor. There's nothing specifically in the Bible, but logically it makes sense. Jesus was "like us in all things but sin." A part of being human is to have a sense of humor, to laugh at the ironies of life, to enjoy a good joke or riddle.<BR/><BR/>Too often people want to portray Jesus as overly serious, but I don't think he went around looking upset all the time. I think Jim Caviezel did a great job showing Jesus' joy in the Sermon on the Mount scene.Father Cory Stichahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426512153670141621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912950347138129741.post-16355372690258826282008-08-19T18:55:00.000-06:002008-08-19T18:55:00.000-06:00Father I blogged about this today, so feel free to...Father I blogged about this today, so feel free to stop by my blog if you're bored. Hope all is well - BillyWilliam Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296245155280110867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912950347138129741.post-60507954441965720462008-08-17T10:13:00.000-06:002008-08-17T10:13:00.000-06:00I liked your take on this Gospel reading in light ...I liked your take on this Gospel reading in light of our previous exchange.<BR/><BR/>And not that I am a scripture scholar, but I always took this exchange as being something like a joke between the Canaanite woman and Jesus. It's as if he's saying to her, "You know these people around us don't want me to do this for you because they think you're a lowlife," and her response is, "Well even the lowlife is still a human being." I almost think of it as, she knows that He is going to help her, and He knows that she knows. <BR/><BR/>Again, I'm not trying to head off down the road to misinterpretation. But there is something of an ironic, Jewish sense of humour about this exchange that has always struck me.William Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296245155280110867noreply@blogger.com