tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post2589052412673676009..comments2024-03-29T08:14:32.748-04:00Comments on Bonfire of the Vanities: 'The Scandal' and the Cross (Sunday homily)Fr Martin Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14168956.post-61231903732948824762019-03-21T21:50:37.476-04:002019-03-21T21:50:37.476-04:00This has been crossing my mind a lot lately. It i...This has been crossing my mind a lot lately. It is similar to the time leading up to a battle. You reach a point where you are looking forward to it, but also know that *you* don't get to pick who lives and dies. So it is a dreadful relief when the battle starts. Another thought is of a typhoon. When you experience them you remember the fantastic beauty and majesty of a typhoon and how clean everything seems afterwards. But enduring it is terrifying when your house shudders with your children asleep on the floor and you know that there is no where to run that doesn't lead into the storm itself.rcghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00661998350597126663noreply@blogger.com