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Leila Marie Lawler's avatar

Beautiful.

We do have to use screens, but I believe what you wrote supports my intuition that we should not use them in Church. I think the medium contradicts the message, so to speak. For one thing, the screen can be used for other, profane things, whereas a book (missal) is dedicated to the sacred use alone. Thoughts on this?

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Francis Phillips's avatar

I loved that reply by Anaxagoras that you quoted. It reminded me of Dante's majestic conclusion to the Divine Comedy. In other words, Anaxagoras prefigured the awe and reverence we should have in contemplating God's creation, and which the Psalmist sings of so beautifully.

As to concentrating on the tasks of the day and consecrating them - that is the secret of the Saints. Not to fret about tomorrow or the state of the world, but simply to do what God asks today...

Coincidentally, the recessional hymn at Mass this morning was 'Lord for tomorrow and its needs/ I do not pray/ keep me my God from stain of sin/ just for today.'

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