tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post43814362092970336..comments2023-09-19T07:50:13.308-07:00Comments on Feminary: Praise & Worship = Sacrament??Stasihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10864458542635159512noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post-87092631998622086522008-04-25T20:14:00.000-07:002008-04-25T20:14:00.000-07:00one thing that has really stuck with me today as i...one thing that has really stuck with me today as i have reflected on your post<BR/><BR/>how does this criteria impact the sacrament of ordination ?Bob Carltomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981539413628907841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post-34557893836046022382008-04-25T11:03:00.000-07:002008-04-25T11:03:00.000-07:00let me first say that i appreciate the work you pu...let me first say that i appreciate the work you put into this, as well as the generosity of your tone.<BR/><BR/>i gotta say that i am struck by my own reaction to this. i understand sacraments as an outward sign, instituted by Christ, that conveys an inward, spiritual grace through Christ.<BR/><BR/>the way in which styles or rituals are sanctioned as "official" seems to strike at the heart of who gets to decide & whose sacraments are they<BR/><BR/>i have been in the assembled body for sanctioned sacraments and for Praise and Worship - all can be transcendent, an outbreak of grace & transformation. asking people whose cultural experience is very different to evaluate whether something counts or not just seems like intentionaly exclusionary<BR/><BR/>i am struck by your reference to:<BR/><BR/>the tests of time, apostolic confirmation, or worldwide practice <BR/><BR/>having lived in 'gellie world & liturgical world, I am pained by how this is far too often a hurdle, a club - rather than a welcome. in 'gellie worlds, we see this with GLBT & authority - in liturgical worlds, we see this in rubrics & wo can feed and eat. my own POV is that both us/them binaries stem from the same root - that, in some ways, al moehler & louis weil are singing from the same hymnal when they define who counts as official & who does notBob Carltomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981539413628907841noreply@blogger.com