tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post6551342852360793185..comments2024-03-25T20:03:03.657-06:00Comments on Καθολικός διάκονος: Monday, reinvigorate, or reboot- trusting GodDeacon Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01385969740195992108noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-36075592978283474862010-03-15T09:16:59.316-06:002010-03-15T09:16:59.316-06:00Thanks for this, Scott. I am praying for you in a...Thanks for this, Scott. I am praying for you in a special way today, as you start your new job. I'm sorry for being a major pain in your gluteus maximus. I don't know why I start arguments with you on facebook, except I have noticed (in myself) that I only ever argue with people I respect. I think that my respect for you isn't always evident. I don't comment every time I agree with you or even every time you teach me something new. But these agreements and moments of learning form the context out of which I make any of my comments. Please know that you are a tremendous witness to me, and I am grateful to be honored by your friendship.Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11951438226869811270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-75066123504892126792010-03-15T18:04:22.507-06:002010-03-15T18:04:22.507-06:00Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. I am exci...Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. I am excited. As you know by now, I find argument invigorating and educational. I do know what works in my experience, which is limited to people in my parish, but over many years. It takes some effort to draw people out at times, but it is worth it. As with any teacher sometimes you have to ask questions, provocative ones. Like saying, "Well if nobody has any sort of reaction to what they read, was it even worth the effort of reading it and worth it to be here discussing it?" <br>Sometimes it is simply telling what it is about what we are discussing that moves me.<br> <br>I certainly do not expect everyone to agree with me. That would be boring, very boring. Sometimes I am just plain wrong. You are not a pain and I know that you have a lot of experience as a catechist, which I honor and respect. I believe our experiences are very different. Of course, the one who teaches must communicate something of himself, which to me means that I have to teach in a way that consonant with who I am and not soembody else. This is true for others, too.<br><br>I value your friendship and companionship very much. I am grateful for you.Dcn Scott Dodgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09994604395739905637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-74101021797888740202010-03-15T18:27:00.209-06:002010-03-15T18:27:00.209-06:00One time in SoC, I threw my book backward over my ...One time in SoC, I threw my book backward over my shoulder and said, "So none of us thinks this is useful or possible? [the discussion was all about how it's too hard to love as Fr Giussani describes] Lets all go home!" THEN we had a fruitful discussion!Suzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11951438226869811270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8254272216866737058.post-54672825456475973162010-03-15T22:24:25.919-06:002010-03-15T22:24:25.919-06:00Exactly! I've been tempted. It is so hard to c...Exactly! I've been tempted. It is so hard to cut through the chaff, through all the abstractions. It is not a question of can we, but a question of how, which means we need a method. A method implies effort, which implies the possibility of failure, which means taking a risk. In this case nothing ventured, everything lost because the method accounts for failure and sees it as essential experience. So, in the end, you really don't risk anything.Dcn Scott Dodgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09994604395739905637noreply@blogger.com