tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461362503880139565.post8919453047751939868..comments2023-04-26T12:25:36.263+02:00Comments on Blue Eyed Ennis: Discussions : The Future Direction of the Catholic ChurchBlue Eyed Ennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06181985609681328032noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461362503880139565.post-69733503464248931242010-07-09T17:31:21.799+02:002010-07-09T17:31:21.799+02:00I do agree Rome is sucking up a lot of the air we ...I do agree Rome is sucking up a lot of the air we breath, which may be why I find I have some difficulty breathing...claire bangasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380558962103134334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461362503880139565.post-51568052595941918102010-07-08T23:36:20.110+02:002010-07-08T23:36:20.110+02:00Hi Claire,
Yes I know we are all supposed to have ...Hi Claire,<br />Yes I know we are all supposed to have a share in the common priesthood and I long for that to come to mean so much more than it does at present. I also agree with your views that Rome is not the Church but it sure sucks up a lot of the air we all breathe!! I agree with pretty much everything else you say in this post.<br />Let us hang in there together and be strong. <br />BlessingsBlue Eyed Ennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181985609681328032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461362503880139565.post-79884514190461598962010-07-08T23:31:07.307+02:002010-07-08T23:31:07.307+02:00Welcome John- it is good to have you visit and tha...Welcome John- it is good to have you visit and thank you for your comments.<br />I have noticed several reports that talk about an increase in interest in monastic life and lay ministry especially from the general public and not always from overtly religious or denominational people. This says alot about the yearning for rich spirituality but I suppose the article was referring to the general ministry of parish churches and priests and I am glad you pointed out how the monastic situation differs.<br />Like Claire says I think that as Catholics we are experiencing many struggles these days and living alongside and working with people who are anti religious and increasingly hostile to what they see as hypocrisy in the catholic church needs much resilience and prayer.My own experience is that many Catholics are deeply concerned at the future of the Church.<br /> I do want my church to embrace much needed change and look at some of its entrenched views and ways of getting its message across as shambolic.<br />BlessingsBlue Eyed Ennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181985609681328032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461362503880139565.post-15982595812265181422010-07-08T17:27:35.412+02:002010-07-08T17:27:35.412+02:00Ah, thank you for the links, Phil. I went to both....Ah, thank you for the links, Phil. I went to both. <br /><br />What both miss really is that We Are The Church. We are the Body of Christ. <br /><br />Rome is not the Church. At the moment, it is a boil or a wart on the Body of Christ. <br /><br />I have a hunch that the 'Church' is at time of great and rapid changes. Since we are in the midst of them, we can feel the discomfort but we cannot see the direction or even simply what it is.<br /><br />One more thing, I find these two articles rather ethnocentric, focused on the US. Also faith in the US is expressed in quite a different manner from faith in Europe. Or let's say, faith is different when one is part of the majority vs part of the minority.<br /><br />Ireland, Italy, France have quite a different relationship with Rome...<br /><br />True more and more people have little idea of what Godde stands for. And those who stand for Godde are rather poor specimens :-)))<br /><br />At any rate, what a neat post!claire bangasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380558962103134334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461362503880139565.post-89744126722191581082010-07-08T16:17:17.635+02:002010-07-08T16:17:17.635+02:00My direct experience is with the Catholic church a...My direct experience is with the Catholic church at a Benedictine monastery for monks. A return to more historical monastic practices is increasing the number of monks and lay oblates with a deeper spirituality and desire to dwell with God.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438934904276002548noreply@blogger.com