[Magdalen] Saint Michael and All Angels.

[Scott Knitter]

Sorry to have mentioned it, then.
On Sep 30, 2015 10:00 PM, "Jay Weigel" <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> I hated that church when I was a student at Lakeland College. I went there
> exactly twice. Once because I didn't know any better, and the second time
> to see if it was as bad as I thought it was the first time. It was. I
> walked out of there and shook the dust from my shoes. When I went home I
> told my priest exactly what I thought oabout the place. It was awful. But
> then it was the dicese of Fond O' Lace and everybody was trying to be
> higher than the next guy. Ick.
>
> On Wednesday, September 30, 2015, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 8:21 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen
> > <magdalen at herberthouse.org <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > > And then there was the LEM who carried her precious package of
> > > Blessed Sacrament wrapped around her little finger, while she visited
> > > the coffee hour, drank several cups also smoking (still permitted
> then).
> >
> > Our late previous rector often told of his time as a curate or
> > possibly seminarian at Grace Church, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He
> > accompanied the rector on visits to take Communion to shut-ins in the
> > surrounding rural areas. Typically the rector would get out of the
> > car, march up to the front door, and as soon as the shut-in presented
> > him/herself at the door (or of course in bed if bedridden), he would
> > say, "The Body of Christ," the communicant would say Amen and receive,
> > and the rector would turn on his heels and return to the car. No
> > speaking allowed en route, either.
> >
> > This does make a little bit of sense if one considers it simply an
> > extension of the administration of Communion in church: the priest
> > goes out to people in the nave who can't come to the Communion rail;
> > likewise, the priest goes out to the homes of those who can't come to
> > Mass. But it seems a bit cold and bypasses a pastoral opportunity
> > (confession? how ya doin? How's your leg?). Perhaps there was often a
> > separate pastoral visit during the week. Probably so.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Scott R. Knitter
> > Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
> >
>