Comments for Tiger, Tiger at http://www.thecatholicthing.org , comment 1 to 9 out of 9 comments http://www.thecatholicthing.org Wed, 22 May 2013 22:23:42 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/tiger-tiger.html#comment-3701 I seemed to recall Augustine in his Confessions discussing at length his tortured conscience over stealing some pears. He also lamented his carnal past and transgressions and I seem to recall his quote, "Let me be chaste, O Lord, but not now." Tiger has gone from the penthouse to the outhouse and it looks like his marriage is done. Bishop Sheen said that in any marriage one or the other spouse must "crush the ego" for the sake of the other. Woods never learned humility. Maybe now he will. - Joseph Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:39:50 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/tiger-tiger.html#comment-3700 "....has no one condemned you? .... Neither do I condemn you. Go and from now on do not sin any more." John 8:10-11 that's always the kicker. we've been taught by the world around us, "life is short-go do whatever you want, just don't get caught." then we get caught & are surprised at the consequences! i pray that tiger & his family fully repent, turn to God our merciful Father, & allow grace to transform them, so they can "sin no more." i pray that for all of us- we ALL need His mercy! - debby Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:24:57 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/tiger-tiger.html#comment-3699 The second to last paragraph is my favorite in an excellent essay. I am too often guilty of thinking because I'm competent at a number of things that I can judge others. Thank you for this essay. It reminds me how much happier and better off I am with humility in my heart. - Jennifer Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:24:06 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/tiger-tiger.html#comment-3698 I think half of the commentators on Tiger are just jealous (how faithful is the average American man?) and the other half are angry because they used him as a weapon to criticize black people with and now they are disarmed and they feel betrayed. - dymphna Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:23:44 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/tiger-tiger.html#comment-3697 I suppose much more will be added to the comments page today. I am wondering about one statement made by Ars Artium. I agree that Tiger's 14 mistresses tempted him but how exactly did they use him? It seems to me that Tiger used them to satisfy his carnal desires. - Really Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:22:50 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/tiger-tiger.html#comment-3696 If one deigns to cheat in one area of life it becomes increasingly easy to cheat in other areas. The officer corps of our military understood this well. Adultery was a courtmartial offense no matter how good the pilot or how fierce the infantryman. Similarly, financial institutions were wary of fiduciaries who demonstrated their proclivity to cheat in non financial areas. Would Tiger's mindset allow him to cheat on the links? Larry Kudlow on CNBC and Father Schall here focus on redemption. Good. - Ray Hunkins Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:22:23 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/tiger-tiger.html#comment-3695 Very well done, Fr. Schall. A luncheon group of businessmen I belong to recently featured a speaker who was a lawyer of a very liberal bent. He spoke of PROGRESS and how we had to accept abortion, same-sex marriage, Obamacare, etc. He joined my table and after questionning, we learned he had no religious background at all. After the meeting, a Catholic member remarked at how much we take Supernatural Grace for granted until we meet someone who does not possess it and never has. - William H. Phelan Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:12:45 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/tiger-tiger.html#comment-3694 My grandmother loved to say "Your sins will find you out." and as Father Schall teaches, thank God that they do. Tiger Woods is a young man living in a sick culture. So are the women who tempted and used him. He has had the grace to understand what penance is and the courage to hope that it will lead to rehabilitation. God bless him and his family. - Ars Artium Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:11:55 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/tiger-tiger.html#comment-3693 This is what happens when we make "heroes" out of people who don't deserve the title. Tiger has talent but he is no hero. And while we're at it - what about the Safe School Czar, Kevin Jennings? His public life is all over the place and he touts it as "good" yet this is exactly the same thing a small percentage of priests and clergy (of all denomnations) did and public "hangings" were called for. - Liz Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:28:51 +0100