tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post3424700985460805941..comments2024-03-23T09:59:53.293+00:00Comments on LINEN ON THE HEDGEROW: The grumpy saintRichard Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-72034556978173532422012-12-13T16:50:49.366+00:002012-12-13T16:50:49.366+00:00When he preached at Hyde Park Speakers' Corner...When he preached at Hyde Park Speakers' Corner he was constantly heckled by a lady known as "Screeching Jenny". Once she said "If you were my husband I would poison you"...to which Father Vincent replied " And if you were my wife I would take it!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-22593454748056477922011-06-19T20:15:48.955+01:002011-06-19T20:15:48.955+01:00I read a book of his a few years back - absolutely...I read a book of his a few years back - absolutely FANTASTIC.Webmaster Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14145929812952678326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-83820368996470998432011-06-17T23:41:00.725+01:002011-06-17T23:41:00.725+01:00Back again. I know that I'm going against the ...Back again. I know that I'm going against the example of 's'aints and 'S'aints like St. Jerome - the Patron Saint of grumps - but I wonder if Christ or His Blessed Mother are grumpy. Isn't it a defect? If so, surely grumpiness when, for example, we are interrupted in prayer, is a defect that indicates that we're not getting quite as close to Christ as we ought? I find it difficult to believe that someone communing with Christ is grumpy... Judas was usually the grumpiest of the Apostles. HOWEVER, I have a life-long devotion to Fr. McNabb but I don't think his grumpiness or gruffness is his crowning virtue.Convenorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17939527929709019039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-42808516884257273112011-06-17T21:40:00.281+01:002011-06-17T21:40:00.281+01:00I'll take the straight-talking clerical grumps...I'll take the straight-talking clerical grumps over ghastly patronising smarm any day.<br />That's quite a prayer. Thank you.Gentyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05569143943867323153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-4161981537801425492011-06-17T17:45:52.459+01:002011-06-17T17:45:52.459+01:00Love that prayer!Love that prayer!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08692837527315745231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-47281027201363690012011-06-17T13:43:26.494+01:002011-06-17T13:43:26.494+01:00I love this prayer, Richard, thank you! It perfec...I love this prayer, Richard, thank you! It perfectly sums up what I try to say to the Lord every day, but hardly with such eloquence. I'm relieved to know my own grumpiness may not necessarily keep my from the company of saints with a small "s". I am not a coffee drinker, so I can't even blame it on lack of caffeine, but I so hate it when I'm in prayer in church and someone interrupts me to ask me something that clearly could have waited until after Mass. Or, and I ought really be ashamed of myself for this, when I arrive at work early in the day and can barely utter the words "good morning".<br />God Bless<br />JoyceTLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05699746979019393620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-60536540478070244902011-06-17T13:23:31.549+01:002011-06-17T13:23:31.549+01:00'A Saint in Hyde Park' is he excellent bio...'A Saint in Hyde Park' is he excellent biography. He was an early recycler - without any of the green theology nonsense. Sadly a nephew who writes 'descriptive' fiction, by which I mean he describes the body and its functions in detail (!) once mailed me, declaring himself to be the nephew and asking me to buy/promote his book - he got short shrift!Convenorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17939527929709019039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-31202754173882148662011-06-17T10:41:47.937+01:002011-06-17T10:41:47.937+01:00Thanks Ros, of course it's alright. You are no...Thanks Ros, of course it's alright. You are not far out re the sardines!Richard Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-26908317451369866252011-06-17T10:11:12.314+01:002011-06-17T10:11:12.314+01:00Oh I think I love this priest! It would be worth h...Oh I think I love this priest! It would be worth him being annoyed with one(which he definitely would be, with me) just to have been near him, to hear him preach.<br /><br />Still, that's the wonder of technology, being reconnected so easily through blogs and shared knowledge.<br /><br />I relate to the prayer he wrote. I too, actually stopped seeking God. I was looking to be sought, not looking, in order to find.<br /><br />I didn't plan for God to find me in quite such a mess, as He eventually did. However, it was no place to be without God in, so it's just as well He was there, waiting.<br /><br />I'm going to put Fr's prayer on my sidebar, if that's allright Richard? I'll say where I found it.<br /><br />Don't forget, it's sardines on toast for lunch today! Keep your eyes off the bacon and eggs!mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962374096401238994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-1161047579736819482011-06-17T09:27:25.205+01:002011-06-17T09:27:25.205+01:00His attitude reminds me of St. Ignatius of Antioch...His attitude reminds me of St. Ignatius of Antioch, who calmly went to his death, insisting that no one rescue him from the impending execution. It's a shame people don't act like this anymore. Perhaps it would be good to preach on the phrase "Memento Mori" some day in the distant future.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105420990294820012noreply@blogger.com