tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348523519788188753.post7028951508763140771..comments2024-03-12T04:14:16.271-05:00Comments on The Rad Trad: Friday MiscellanyThe Rad Tradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00899289024837953345noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348523519788188753.post-28083728468631614312016-05-21T10:07:27.201-05:002016-05-21T10:07:27.201-05:00You must be the tenth person to bring up that Mont...You must be the tenth person to bring up that Montfort quote on this blog...<br /><br />Anyway, what I personally have found aggravating is the treatment of some devotions as either magic tickets to heaven or as the one thing that will bring about "world peace" (which, for this world, is a vain hope that betrays a materialistic view). Many devotions, many good and worthwhile devotions, have their advocates who act as if the faith should revolve entirely around said devotion. This is the error of extreme devotionalism.<br /><br />This is my advice to anyone: Pray the rosary, but don't expect a Catholic government to magically appear and fix everything. Wear the Carmelite scapular for penance and to improve your prayer life, but don't put stock in the Sabbatine promises (based on forgeries). Pray the Divine Mercy chaplet, go to Eucharistic Adoration, and pray to good old St. Joseph to help bring back some sense of family. Just don't try to act like your particular devotion is the "best" one that will truly "solve all the problems". Ecclesial Vigilantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070187926547373245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348523519788188753.post-15909669554435902182016-05-20T16:57:09.436-05:002016-05-20T16:57:09.436-05:00I don't discourage anyone from developing a Ma...I don't discourage anyone from developing a Mary-filled spiritual life. If Carmelite spirituality appeals to you and is helpful, by all means wear the Brown Scapular and identify with that order. If you don't wish to pray the psalter or the Little Office, by all means pray the Rosary as a substitute. (I have myself found great help in St. Louis' work on "Total Consecration" to Mary, but I don't expect every Catholic will. Nor do I make snide comments about proud scholarship to those who do not.)<br /><br />The various spiritualities of the Church are complementary, but none should be pushed as universal requirements. Surely no one would demand that a strict monastic order who already chants the longest version of the Breviary should also pray the Rosary daily, even if Our Lady of Fatima made that a general request. The young woman I was talking with desired to make a universal absolute out of the Scapular, which is clearly out of keeping with its original intent.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04821093432726247774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348523519788188753.post-31536980879533671952016-05-20T16:00:11.580-05:002016-05-20T16:00:11.580-05:00St. Louis de Montfort often criticises "proud...St. Louis de Montfort often criticises "proud scholars" who discourage soul from devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary, like the rosary, based on their own notions of true devotion.<br />I say this because your dialogue with the woman devoted to the brown scapular reminded me of it. Do you also make snide remarks to people making the Stations of the Cross because of its origin with the Franciscans?Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13858873453982708283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348523519788188753.post-22438658694601535052016-05-15T07:27:07.852-05:002016-05-15T07:27:07.852-05:00I don't believe anything Michael Voris says. I...I don't believe anything Michael Voris says. I'm not a fan of Cardinal Dolan or the Archdiocese of NY, but if Voris can not present evidence they were going to out him, he has no credibility in this. For all we know someone from his past could have been trying to blackmail him for money and that is why he outed himself after all these years.<br /><br />AnthonyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05192594580249914996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348523519788188753.post-79090816036381656612016-05-15T07:04:09.061-05:002016-05-15T07:04:09.061-05:00I know that some of the pieces in The Lounge have ...I know that some of the pieces in The Lounge have appeared elsewhere (Mr. Coulombe's old blog, for instance), but even the old posts still feel timely. I am enjoying it.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04821093432726247774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348523519788188753.post-17475896829599745942016-05-14T20:33:53.838-05:002016-05-14T20:33:53.838-05:00Hey, thanks for the shout out for the Lounge, Rad ...Hey, thanks for the shout out for the Lounge, Rad Trad! Glad you've been enjoying it!VincentFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276101714244363903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348523519788188753.post-91229631390924663252016-05-13T15:30:41.335-05:002016-05-13T15:30:41.335-05:00A friend who crossed paths with Voris in Rome said...A friend who crossed paths with Voris in Rome said that it's actually a very bad haircut.Marco da Vinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092410765851812842noreply@blogger.com