tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post8914077974610447467..comments2024-03-23T18:50:32.902-04:00Comments on Telling Secrets: Mary, Mary, Quite ContraryElizabeth Kaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-22515968784250460302013-04-11T21:24:18.644-04:002013-04-11T21:24:18.644-04:00Hi, Sarah. Honestly, do you not understand that Go...Hi, Sarah. Honestly, do you not understand that God designed and created both the penis and the vagina. I mean, actually had to think about it for awhile before creating it? Even the palmist sings, "We are wonderfully and marvelously made."<br /><br />So, I'm seeing a lot of your friends making many similar comments all over my blog. I am flattered by all the attention. Thank you.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-31652097454736610732013-04-11T06:00:21.230-04:002013-04-11T06:00:21.230-04:00Honestly, how could a priest ever support such des...Honestly, how could a priest ever support such desecration to the image of Mary? You might as well paint Christ as a penis crucified on a set of testicles. I mean, really? Do you not realize that she is seated next to Christ at this very hour? It seems to me that only a person who fails to understand the magnitude of the Kingdom of Heaven and its Saints as a living reality could ever be fooled into being so distastefully iconoclastic! Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-37207304987886111402012-12-25T12:14:48.443-05:002012-12-25T12:14:48.443-05:00Elizabeth....Catching up on blogs, etc. and do lov...Elizabeth....Catching up on blogs, etc. and do love this vaginal Mary, appropriately subtle but a whole woman nonetheless. As a priest who played a script in the V-Monologues with my clerical collar on, I have no issue with the fullness of Christ in incarnational art. Thanks much. And Merry Christmas. LynLyn G. Brakemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10320668538574666862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-38761228446436466962012-12-12T08:50:26.729-05:002012-12-12T08:50:26.729-05:00Thanks storiteller. I think you summarize part of ...Thanks storiteller. I think you summarize part of the artist's message quite well.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-65323897667831858502012-12-11T21:57:19.179-05:002012-12-11T21:57:19.179-05:00What I like about the first sculpture is that it e...What I like about the first sculpture is that it emphasizes not Mary as vagina, but the physicality of Mary and therefore, of Jesus. In the emphasis on Mary's virgin nature during Jesus's birth, it's easy to forget that he was, in fact, born the ordinary human way. There was no divine c-section, no leaping out of Mary's head like Athena. No, he was born from a vagina like every other human, with all of the blood and pain that involves.storitellerhttp://willbikeforchange.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-71864397854027537212012-12-11T17:24:07.102-05:002012-12-11T17:24:07.102-05:00Ain't that just the everlivin' truth.Ain't that just the everlivin' truth.<br />Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-34381576496387011202012-12-11T05:28:53.419-05:002012-12-11T05:28:53.419-05:00"I'm remembering that it was Attorney Gen..."I'm remembering that it was Attorney General John Ashcroft who insisted that the breasts of the statues of the Spirit of Justice be covered before he would speak in front of them in the Great Hall of the Department of Justice."<br /><br />I'm *<i>still</i>* not sure which was the bigger boob...reynard61https://www.blogger.com/profile/17429406584381682051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-3169686995721433842012-12-10T21:04:44.936-05:002012-12-10T21:04:44.936-05:00Randy - I'm just not that clever. Thanks for t...Randy - I'm just not that clever. Thanks for that.<br />Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-65608827673128797622012-12-10T21:02:12.686-05:002012-12-10T21:02:12.686-05:00Aine - I understand. I would wish that the vaginal...Aine - I understand. I would wish that the vaginal madonna wouldn't be necessary but she makes an important statement. Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-56289276170418550452012-12-10T16:13:10.601-05:002012-12-10T16:13:10.601-05:00"More vaginal than virginal."
I'm s...<i>"More vaginal than virginal."</i><br /><br />I'm surprised that you missed the opportunity to use the more accurate and nicely parallel "more vulval than vulgar" there. It would've fit right in.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16862162157713428951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-5556641614162021422012-12-10T13:25:32.323-05:002012-12-10T13:25:32.323-05:00I'm not certain how I feel about the vulvic Ma...I'm not certain how I feel about the vulvic Madonna- I find it both beautiful and slightly creepy- but I am extremely grateful to have been led to my first view of Christa. It's a beautiful sculpture, and I love how her face and body largely resemble the traditional images of Christ crucified. She is just as feminine as she must be, but no more.Ainehttp://meditatingontherain.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-80743464492827975432012-12-08T22:46:54.859-05:002012-12-08T22:46:54.859-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Julettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418593740830545804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-37037797574974495512012-12-08T22:42:49.263-05:002012-12-08T22:42:49.263-05:00I loved the way you tied it all togeher at the end...I loved the way you tied it all togeher at the end. It would be wonderful if we all could truly reflect on the spiritual meaning of Advent.<br /><br />I loved the sermon.Julettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418593740830545804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-77348149495890323682012-12-07T09:17:24.652-05:002012-12-07T09:17:24.652-05:00Mark - LOL. Cut. Definitely cut. Mark - LOL. Cut. Definitely cut. Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-61101234974514013962012-12-07T00:44:11.979-05:002012-12-07T00:44:11.979-05:00And the important thing, still . . . is the under-...And the important thing, still . . . is the under-endowed David circumcised, or not? <br /><br />This is the great philosophical question!<br />MarkBrunsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16971990948866488080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-54186440519295722332012-12-06T18:49:32.919-05:002012-12-06T18:49:32.919-05:00Thanks, Kit. I can't hold a candle to your blo...Thanks, Kit. I can't hold a candle to your blog, but I do try my best. Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-42890103555224432822012-12-06T14:45:03.117-05:002012-12-06T14:45:03.117-05:00Thanks for a beautiful image blending the sacred a...Thanks for a beautiful image blending the sacred and sexual, and for creating a forum to discuss this important topic.Kittredge Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617858676733169316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-87507400190979189152012-12-06T08:08:38.342-05:002012-12-06T08:08:38.342-05:00Ah, now I understand what you were saying. Thanks,...Ah, now I understand what you were saying. Thanks, Mark.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-47011303532426808552012-12-06T01:49:20.977-05:002012-12-06T01:49:20.977-05:00You are reading with your own agenda of offense, E...You are reading with your own agenda of offense, Elizabeth. I didn't say the vulva was filthy, I said people are being filthy-minded. Even seeing a vulva is simply a body part, seeing it and being offended by it is to reduce it to filth and thus be filthy-minded. <br /><br />It never pays to read more into what I say. Like Pilate, what I've written is what I've written.<br />MarkBrunsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16971990948866488080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-11171619327309316482012-12-05T17:59:11.716-05:002012-12-05T17:59:11.716-05:00Mark - Whoa! "filthy"? Why are external ...Mark - Whoa! "filthy"? Why are external female genitalia "filthy"? Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-60631265329026181062012-12-05T17:58:29.421-05:002012-12-05T17:58:29.421-05:00JCF - I love Christa. It's a powerful message....JCF - I love Christa. It's a powerful message.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-43945259001274798572012-12-05T17:56:05.251-05:002012-12-05T17:56:05.251-05:00Matthew - maybe not. Stuff's happening in the ...Matthew - maybe not. Stuff's happening in the CofE. I think we're making unexpected process.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-85524065460845821582012-12-05T17:55:12.876-05:002012-12-05T17:55:12.876-05:00Therese - You make a very valid point. Thank you.Therese - You make a very valid point. Thank you.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-9645545209244430122012-12-05T17:54:30.393-05:002012-12-05T17:54:30.393-05:00Sextant - I'm not sure I always know the diffe...Sextant - I'm not sure I always know the difference between courage and foolishness. Let me be a fool for Christ.<br />Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-38786793848443286552012-12-05T01:11:30.878-05:002012-12-05T01:11:30.878-05:00Frankly, I saw a flower, not a vulva. Maybe peopl...Frankly, I saw a flower, not a vulva. Maybe people just a filthy-minded.<br /><br />Second, I object massively to the statue of David - I've never gotten to see it close up, but, from the photos, I don't think that's a good Jewish boy (and speaking of good Jewish boys, here's the classic punchline ". . and the portions are so <i>small</i>!"). <br /><br />MarkBrunsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16971990948866488080noreply@blogger.com