tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639740.post6801370118202262299..comments2024-01-08T03:37:14.878-05:00Comments on sententiae et clamores: Sts. Perpetua and FelicityLiamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17265036866243982434noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639740.post-83544849015998243592008-03-11T00:24:00.000-04:002008-03-11T00:24:00.000-04:00Hi Liam,Have you ever solved the mystery of the so...Hi Liam,<BR/><BR/>Have you ever solved the mystery of the so-called "sweet cheese" in this story?Jared Calawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380681998833566514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639740.post-67738417855144078292008-03-10T15:34:00.000-04:002008-03-10T15:34:00.000-04:00Liam, thanks for the link to the cathedral tapistr...Liam, thanks for the link to the cathedral tapistry - I sent for a print of it from their gift shop :-)crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681674503952991492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639740.post-72837489836992425392008-03-09T17:58:00.000-04:002008-03-09T17:58:00.000-04:00Nice post, Liam. Here is some interesting comment...Nice post, Liam. Here is some interesting <A HREF="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/why/martyrs.html#perpetua" REL="nofollow">commentary</A> by Elizabeth Clark from the PBS series <I>From Jesus to Christ</I>. This paragraph on their marytrdon in the coliseum fits very well with the icon you have up there...<BR/><BR/><I>There's an intense sense of community that binds together these people who are insisting on being martyred. They take care of each other. There is a very affecting scene of Perpetua and Felicitas helping... arrange each other's clothes so they're not exposed after they've been jostled by these animals. And finally they say good-bye to each other in this life with the kiss of peace.</I>Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754406706300818849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639740.post-63893455717077305102008-03-08T12:10:00.000-05:002008-03-08T12:10:00.000-05:00I didn't know their story. Thanks. Interesting v...I didn't know their story. Thanks. Interesting vision. Wicked ladder.cowboyangelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13452987299073540171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639740.post-13053046416925387652008-03-07T20:43:00.000-05:002008-03-07T20:43:00.000-05:00Hey Liam, hate to break in but need to send a few ...Hey Liam, hate to break in but need to send a few messages.<BR/><BR/>Liam you are subtle. Won't comment on anything I write. But listen, I DO understand. You really helped me once, but apparently you've decided, or have been told not to, respond to anything I write. Of course, I'm not of your age or interest group, which is fine. Good luck.<BR/><BR/>Garpu, you cut me off and I responded way over board. So excuse my over response and keep up your music.<BR/><BR/>William, you kind of puzzle me. You (rather sarcastically) welcomed me to your blog, and then someone, we know who, told you to block me. Good times with your poetry.<BR/><BR/>Jeff, you thought I was a liar and I thought the same of you. Now you're free. I have said it before and I'll say it again, you came through when it counted.<BR/><BR/>So now guys, back to St. Blessina and who was the best jazz/blues,rock artist of Camden N.J. in the 1980's.(:) JackMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362724995392108962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639740.post-55643590754934537062008-03-07T20:11:00.000-05:002008-03-07T20:11:00.000-05:00I have a hard time reading works about martyrs. I...I have a hard time reading works about martyrs. It seems like a lot of the 3rd party writings I've read get almost erotic in the descriptions of violence. Which, on the one hand, is interesting in and of itself, but also gets cloying after awhile. (Almost reminds me of Mary Sue-ism from fanfic the way some authors treat the martyrs.) <BR/><BR/>it seems like their writings are a lot easier to read, however.Garpuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09460312942820868366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639740.post-72516585923676050342008-03-07T19:02:00.000-05:002008-03-07T19:02:00.000-05:00Well, all of the early martyrs were as tough as na...Well, all of the early martyrs were as tough as nails (they had to be), but this is one of the rare cases in which we get their actual words.Liamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17265036866243982434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14639740.post-77377470256475578852008-03-07T18:44:00.000-05:002008-03-07T18:44:00.000-05:00Liam, thanks so much for this! I had no idea they...Liam, thanks so much for this! I had no idea they were that early (or that tough!).<BR/><BR/>Many women saints sound quite insipid, but these 2 inspire me.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14853807583586713202noreply@blogger.com