tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20704380.post4989488537446053040..comments2024-03-22T17:35:52.045-04:00Comments on Extra Thoughts: Three different approaches to LentLydia McGrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423567323116960820noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20704380.post-36790652972790584052012-02-27T22:35:25.339-05:002012-02-27T22:35:25.339-05:00Well, I'm a Whiteheadian, so as far as I'm...Well, I'm a Whiteheadian, so as far as I'm concerned remembrance of x increases the influence thereof upon my present constitution (remembrance being a species of emphasis), so that I participate in x more fully.Kristorhttp://orthosphere.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20704380.post-12032606637107660372012-02-27T21:37:16.536-05:002012-02-27T21:37:16.536-05:00There definitely are shadings-off between #2 and #...There definitely are shadings-off between #2 and #3.<br /><br />Kristor, your comment raises the interesting question of the relationship between remembering and reenactment or participation. As in the case of the Sacrament itself, there are differences between a more Protestant and a more Catholic approach to renunciation. Is Lenten renunciation an actual participation in Christ's sufferings (hence obligatory) or is it a kind of remembrance with the intent to teach oneself something? We might say that there are semi-sacramental vs. more memorialist views on renunciation.Lydia McGrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423567323116960820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20704380.post-26790218162295576712012-02-27T21:22:13.376-05:002012-02-27T21:22:13.376-05:00I go for #4: Lenten discipline, and abstinence fro...I go for #4: Lenten discipline, and abstinence from things that one enjoys but that are intrinsically innocent, or even perhaps good, is important and salutary because the mental effort involved in renunciation, however trivial, forces us to remember Ash Wednesday: that we are dust, and to dust we shall return. It therefore forces us to remember implicitly both Good Friday and Easter. <br /><br />But I guess that's really a weak-kneed version of #2.Kristorhttp://orthosphere.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20704380.post-49752795856062679262012-02-27T19:20:47.858-05:002012-02-27T19:20:47.858-05:00Thanks so much, FH. God is good. He constantly pou...Thanks so much, FH. God is good. He constantly pours himself out in gifts to us.Lydia McGrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423567323116960820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20704380.post-73766009841506187052012-02-27T13:49:58.825-05:002012-02-27T13:49:58.825-05:00The Veggie Tales always bring a smile to my face! ...The Veggie Tales always bring a smile to my face! I think I fall somewhere inbetween #s 2 and 3, although I'm probably closer to number 3 -- the only difference would be that I follow the Church's instructions concerning fast days, no meat on Fridays, etc.<br /><br />I too am thankful for so much, especially the relationship I have again with the Lord after so many years away from him. I'm thankful He is merciful.Fake Herzoghttp://www.imnotherzog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com