Saturday, November 15
Fr. O. on the Great Heresies
More choice tidbits from the funniest priest alive:
On Gnosticism: "This is our baby, this is our problem child."
On the Gnostic concept of the Redeemer: "We'll call him 'Sparky.' "
On the Manichees: "They were a fun group. You should imagine some of their parties."
"To claim you're as inspired as the Sacred Scriptures, hey, get a life..."
On Gnosticism, again: "Wacko! It's going to get fun, boys and girls."
On Gnosticism, yet again: "...we've got this Demiurge dude...wouldn't that make a good name for a basketball team? 'Hello, we're the St. John's High Demiurges...we will destroy you.' "
Puzzled responses on the Patripassionist heresy: "Yeah, that's the sort of response it should be getting."
Student: So [the Arians were saying Jesus] is Superman.
Fr. O: Yes, that's about right.
"Semi-Arians, not to be confused with semiNarians..."
"Semi-Arianism was like semi-chococolate chips..."
"See what you'll get to talk about tonight when you have nothing else to do? 'Hey, let's talk about Nestorianism, great!' "
"Eutychianism, it was a name brand...You've got generic Nestorianism and then you have Eutychian Nestorianism..."
"Monophysitism...monothelitism...gahbhleh gahbhleh..."
On Pelagius: "Eeerrrt, wrong! Thanks for playing!"
"And now, the Semi-Pelagians, our last contestants for the evening!"
And one last thought:
"The old word for 'self-esteem' is 'pride.' "
More choice tidbits from the funniest priest alive:
On Gnosticism: "This is our baby, this is our problem child."
On the Gnostic concept of the Redeemer: "We'll call him 'Sparky.' "
On the Manichees: "They were a fun group. You should imagine some of their parties."
"To claim you're as inspired as the Sacred Scriptures, hey, get a life..."
On Gnosticism, again: "Wacko! It's going to get fun, boys and girls."
On Gnosticism, yet again: "...we've got this Demiurge dude...wouldn't that make a good name for a basketball team? 'Hello, we're the St. John's High Demiurges...we will destroy you.' "
Puzzled responses on the Patripassionist heresy: "Yeah, that's the sort of response it should be getting."
Student: So [the Arians were saying Jesus] is Superman.
Fr. O: Yes, that's about right.
"Semi-Arians, not to be confused with semiNarians..."
"Semi-Arianism was like semi-chococolate chips..."
"See what you'll get to talk about tonight when you have nothing else to do? 'Hey, let's talk about Nestorianism, great!' "
"Eutychianism, it was a name brand...You've got generic Nestorianism and then you have Eutychian Nestorianism..."
"Monophysitism...monothelitism...gahbhleh gahbhleh..."
On Pelagius: "Eeerrrt, wrong! Thanks for playing!"
"And now, the Semi-Pelagians, our last contestants for the evening!"
And one last thought:
"The old word for 'self-esteem' is 'pride.' "
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