Who Said This?

[OnlySunshine]

[quote name='Indwelling Trinity' date='15 February 2010 - 10:22 PM' timestamp='1266290558' post='2057763']
Just watched that you tube presentation on Therese and boy does it make Carmelite life look warped ! Shocked me too and I am a Carmelite!

In all my years in Carmel I never found an inkling of such morose drama even amidst the penitential lifestyle. For Petesake the life is down right joyful! Remember I did not say perfect but joyful!

Like OHM said...God preserve us from sad saints! :shield:
Shoots Hollywood.....
[/quote]

[vee]

[quote name='Jennifer G.' date='15 February 2010 - 10:05 PM' timestamp='1266289555' post='2057754']
I saw that too, and went through similar expressions. Do Carmels still do that, or was that just St. Teresa of Avila? Also, I saw this one movie (from a link somewhere here - it was in French) where the young postulant goes into her cell (all stone) for the first time, and (in classic movie fashion), turns around and sees a skull on the table. She gasps and stumbles, and all the while, the door is slowly closing behind her. Now, if that were me, I'd probably have these 3 expressions -

1 - Gasp.
2 - Figure it's probably like those medival paperweights/candleholders.
3 - Hold it up and say some Shakespearean quote.

[/quote]

I just realized a couple of ifs. If God lets me anywhere near a Carmel, and if theres a skull anywhere in it I am seriously going to go through the three things you describe and settle on a fourth one. Pirate. Id have it named Cap`n Jack, or just plain Roger right away and be thinking in pirate talk so much Id get kicked out in two weeks for saying ahoy instead of amen, and aye aye captain instead of yes Mother.

[Indwelling Trinity]

[quote name='vee8' date='17 February 2010 - 10:45 AM' timestamp='1266417939' post='2058305']
I just realized a couple of ifs. If God lets me anywhere near a Carmel, and if theres a skull anywhere in it I am seriously going to go through the three things you describe and settle on a fourth one. Pirate. Id have it named Cap`n Jack, or just plain Roger right away and be thinking in pirate talk so much Id get kicked out in two weeks for saying ahoy instead of amen, and aye aye captain instead of yes Mother.
[/quote]


Laughing hard here:banana:... well, nobody in Carmel is going to ask you to talk to it! In fact a postulant having a conversation with a skull would better ones risk of seeing the door: unless of course your prioress is talking to it too and you interrupt her conversation!

Hugs!

Indwelling Trinity

Edited February 17, 2010 by Indwelling Trinity

[vee]

[quote name='Indwelling Trinity' date='17 February 2010 - 11:16 AM' timestamp='1266423388' post='2058334']
unless of course your prioress is talking to it too and you interrupt her conversation!

Hugs!

Indwelling Trinity
[/quote]


ok no interrupting the prioress