Comments on: Age of Martyrs http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/06/02/age-of-martyrs/ Politics and Culture from a Catholic perspective. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:37:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: viona walsch http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/06/02/age-of-martyrs/#comment-2570 viona walsch Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:12:33 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=9246#comment-2570 I loved that movie, "A Man for All Seasons". Thank you for reminding me of it, Anthony. Sorry... forgot to say great post - can't wait to read your next one! I loved that movie, “A Man for All Seasons”. Thank you for reminding me of it, Anthony.
Sorry… forgot to say great post – can’t wait to read your next one!

]]> By: viona walsch http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/06/02/age-of-martyrs/#comment-2569 viona walsch Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:42:53 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=9246#comment-2569 I loved that movie, "A Man for All Seasons". Thank you for reminding me of it, Anthony. I loved that movie, “A Man for All Seasons”. Thank you for reminding me of it, Anthony.

]]> By: Anthony http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/06/02/age-of-martyrs/#comment-2568 Anthony Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:58:36 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=9246#comment-2568 Much prefer the portrayal of Thomas Moore's martyrdom in A Man For All Seasons. Much prefer the portrayal of Thomas Moore’s martyrdom in A Man For All Seasons.

]]> By: Jay Anderson http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/06/02/age-of-martyrs/#comment-2567 Jay Anderson Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:04:44 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=9246#comment-2567 I posted a similar comment over at Feddie's, but it is unfortunate that they got More's line wrong: it is "... the King's good servant <em><strong>AND</strong></em> God's first." It is important to remember that the obligations are not mutually exclusive. More believed he was serving the best interests of King and country by remaining faithful to God and the Church. In the same way, we best fulfill our patriotic obligations when we remain faithful to what God asks of us. I posted a similar comment over at Feddie’s, but it is unfortunate that they got More’s line wrong: it is “… the King’s good servant AND God’s first.”

It is important to remember that the obligations are not mutually exclusive. More believed he was serving the best interests of King and country by remaining faithful to God and the Church. In the same way, we best fulfill our patriotic obligations when we remain faithful to what God asks of us.

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