tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post2729729023105059131..comments2024-03-26T12:19:52.801-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: The Father Fessio Debacleelena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-40705343055493045632007-03-23T07:48:00.000-04:002007-03-23T07:48:00.000-04:00Georgette, I view it as you do. The whole thing is...Georgette, I view it as you do. The whole thing is very strange. I just don't understand why some people would accuse traditionalists of "hating" Fr Fessio when even the Angelqueen people were defending Fr Fessio's stance about the liturgical abuses in the Healing Masses.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-29456779847882771262007-03-23T03:40:00.000-04:002007-03-23T03:40:00.000-04:00I suspect the Angel Queen people might hate everyb...I suspect the Angel Queen people might hate everybody. Period. But I do not think they are a good representation of Traditionalists, either. <BR/><BR/>I know nothing at all about the real reasons for his dismissal. And I am so saddened about the way this whole thing is turning out. I have given them donations once or twice and had such hopes for the University, that it would be all settled and established by the time my daughter was old enough to attend college. Now it looks like those dreams are crumbling. <BR/><BR/>BUT one thing that we have to remember is that Tom Monahan (sp?) had such high regard for Fr Fessio that he brought him in from the beginning. This tells me that Monahan's thinking was clear and his intentions were right at the outset. If the healing Mass is really the issue (which I'm not sure that is the whole story) then the bottom line is that Fr Fessio should have been the spiritual director for the University and such skirmishes over the type of Mass said on campus wouldn't even be an issue. If the problems were related to other administration matters, that would be a differnt ball of wax altogether.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-87938455592732532132007-03-22T22:35:00.000-04:002007-03-22T22:35:00.000-04:00OK, papabear, I checked it out. I saw a statement ...OK, papabear, I checked it out. I saw a statement claiming that traditionalists "hate" Father Fessio. What traditionalists hate Father Fessio? I thought the angelqueen people were mad about the "healing Masses" not at Father Fessio.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-45655172744328515912007-03-22T22:09:00.000-04:002007-03-22T22:09:00.000-04:00Thanks, papabear!Thanks, papabear!elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-12573103173942317332007-03-22T21:31:00.000-04:002007-03-22T21:31:00.000-04:00news about Fr. Fessio?http://amywelborn.typepad.co...news about Fr. Fessio?<BR/>http://amywelborn.typepad.com/openbook/2007/03/from_the_commen.htmlpapabearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12180053825589485150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-24849518228065407632007-03-22T16:57:00.000-04:002007-03-22T16:57:00.000-04:00Terry, your experience sounds very similar to mine...Terry, your experience sounds very similar to mine.<BR/><BR/>And I am not angry with you, I never was. I was just SHOCKED at what you said about Saint Patrick's day! I hope you have repented....elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-26279519465928068412007-03-22T16:45:00.000-04:002007-03-22T16:45:00.000-04:00Excellent post - I have friends who have matured w...Excellent post - I have friends who have matured within the Charismatic movement and are very solid Catholics; I was always more attracted to the contemplative life and was rther dubious about being 'slain in the spirit' and the tongues thing.<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, I found it edifying in the '70's to go to prayer meetings when there was no place else to go; me praying quietly and the rest praising God.<BR/><BR/>I find greater peace at the traditional Mass and traditional devotions however.<BR/><BR/>This is a beautiful post.<BR/><BR/>(I hope you are no longer angry with me.)<BR/><BR/>terryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-56075853064361045952007-03-22T15:51:00.000-04:002007-03-22T15:51:00.000-04:00Thank you, Georgette, so much!Juliana, I would enc...Thank you, Georgette, so much!<BR/><BR/>Juliana, I would encourage you and anybody to attend a Latin mass whenever possible. They are beautiful!<BR/><BR/>Yes, Lily, it IS so bizarre that they would not want Father Fessio there. He is a such a great man and as asset to any institution of higher learning. He is a friend of the Pope's, for heaven's sake. It is just so strange. I do not know what to think. As you say, this is probably a gift for dear Father Fessio. But such a loss to the students....elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-27784359246521490532007-03-22T15:12:00.000-04:002007-03-22T15:12:00.000-04:00Hmm..I love and respect Fr. Fessio and honestly fe...Hmm..<BR/><BR/>I love and respect Fr. Fessio and honestly feel this dismissal may be a holy <I>gift</I> for him, tho' certainly not for his students. Those, I will help place under another's mantle in their grief. <BR/><BR/>Fr. Fessio worked very closely with the very orthodox Fr. John Hardon who was Mother Teresa's spiritual advisor and close friend of JP II. (Fr. Hardon suffered under his own interChurch persecution as well..) Anyway, while I've been dreadfully surprised before, still, I'd be mightily surprised to find that Fr. Fessio's dismissal is for any truly valid reason. He will have options galore, so I won't worry. But indeed, what is going on at Ave Maria? The plans and hopes for this system were so high and so doable..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-31124978554331640232007-03-22T13:06:00.000-04:002007-03-22T13:06:00.000-04:00Before becoming Orthodox, I attended a local (Novu...Before becoming Orthodox, I attended a local (Novus Ordo) Catholic parish for about one year. I couldn't find anyone who seemed interested in living sacramentally or ascetically (not that I live ascetically); church was something you "had to do." And then there was the rest of your life. The Mass reminded me too much of the protestant parish I had come from, just with a big statue of Mary. I never attended a Latin Mass, but I think I would have felt at home there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-83833767467574896892007-03-22T10:43:00.000-04:002007-03-22T10:43:00.000-04:00Excellent post. Balanced and spiritually mature as...Excellent post. Balanced and spiritually mature as always!<BR/><BR/>Love and prayers,<BR/>GeorgetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com