> I cannpot resist the Bard: "...sir if thou were't (what a word) a Puritan, I'd beat thee like a dog..."Extra Ecclesia Salus Nua!" Blessingsof Epiphany. GDVWiebe+ > --- Knox Duncan wrote: >> My, O my! This slighting of Puritans! The >> improvident virgins could have used a little Puritan >> self-discipline. (Luke 14:28 also advises prudent >> forethought.) > < SEXY PARTS SNIPPED IN PURITAN FASHION ;) > > > > ...Each > man has his own need, and that need, > whatever it may be, is his point of contact with > Christ. There is no one way where all must go, where > none can wander and all must know--no, there are many > gates to the City of God. > ------------------------------------------------- > > Fr. Duncan+ > > Aye Laddie, and kind it is of ye to offer hope that > even a Puritan might find a gate to St. Peter's. > > But would he enjoy it should he find it? I fear on > arriving there I might wonder, "Wouldn't a solid iron > gate have been grand enough? Does it have to be all > pearlie? > > And those streets; what is wrong with a carefully laid > cobblestone street or a flagstone path? > > Heaven may be all too grand for plain folk, Knox > Duncan. We care little for rococo designs and rosie > cheeked cherubs. > > As the Witty Wag from Lake Woebegone oft observes, "We > enjoy our mournful oatmeal." > > Charles+ > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to > <faithandlife-unsubscribe@...> ----------------------------------------- This Advent Season our sponsors are selling goods and services you don't want to miss! Support our sponsors with your purchase by clicking here. http://www.catholic.org/clife/advent/specials.php This email was sent using FREE Catholic Online Webmail. Please tell your family, friends and children about COL Webmail! http://webmail.catholic.org/