tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post7114127788741763757..comments2023-12-23T00:19:35.005-08:00Comments on ADAM'S ALE: NUN FOR ME THANK YOUFr. Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-84860040715989815752010-04-30T05:52:58.178-07:002010-04-30T05:52:58.178-07:00Regarding the "community" aspect, we do ...Regarding the "community" aspect, we do form community by praying together but also by working together on common goals and projects. Some people are "shy" and don't want to stand around making small talk. But by being involved in a project, the conversation begins to flow, people relax and get to know one another incidentally. Rather than standing around in a circle looking at each other, we stand shoulder to shoulder, looking out toward the work that needs to be done.Cracked Potnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-11272292782792550602010-04-29T20:45:13.730-07:002010-04-29T20:45:13.730-07:00I have always thought that a willingness to submer...I have always thought that a willingness to submerge oneself . . . one's ego . . . . was the primary characteristic required to be a religious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-61828418319850100112010-04-29T19:31:19.049-07:002010-04-29T19:31:19.049-07:00Successful orders were and are orthodox. Their lit...Successful orders were and are orthodox. Their liturgies are prayerful, reverent. There is a spirit of service and obedience and a willingness to sacrifice for the good of all. <br /><br />Would that these characteristics were found in the majority of parishes today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-46676852009952941962010-04-29T17:42:03.952-07:002010-04-29T17:42:03.952-07:00Finding community in a big parish--good thought.Finding community in a big parish--good thought.Cracked Potnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-2712782819156479492010-04-29T17:25:44.620-07:002010-04-29T17:25:44.620-07:00holiness, helping each other, celebrating together...holiness, helping each other, celebrating together, being a community (which can be lost in big parishes)....<br />Those are my first thoughts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-32449805287540234502010-04-29T14:05:08.877-07:002010-04-29T14:05:08.877-07:00every member made an effort to be as fully involve...every member made an effort to be as fully involved as possibleCraighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12404182031092470910noreply@blogger.com