tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post8222316894957966979..comments2024-03-23T09:59:53.293+00:00Comments on LINEN ON THE HEDGEROW: Are you eligible to be a Guild Member?Richard Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-37103071897062869482011-04-15T10:48:08.752+01:002011-04-15T10:48:08.752+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jackie Parkes MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16693505024823229152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-39609339019605704042011-04-15T10:47:15.539+01:002011-04-15T10:47:15.539+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jackie Parkes MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16693505024823229152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-50182750899436130012011-04-15T08:01:58.794+01:002011-04-15T08:01:58.794+01:00Dylan - many thanks for those comments. I had not ...Dylan - many thanks for those comments. I had not meant to brew up a storm!<br /><br />Kathy - thank you for your kind offer but, most reluctantly, I shall have to refuse :)<br /><br />Fr J - Thank you<br /><br />Thank you all. I think all further comment should be saved until a report on the inaugural meeting is made.Richard Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-32610328988682685572011-04-15T01:55:23.625+01:002011-04-15T01:55:23.625+01:00I'm not a Catholic blogger but I enjoy reading...I'm not a Catholic blogger but I enjoy reading all of you, and learning from you. I know I can't be a member but I do seem to have a surplus of cats if anyone needs to borrow one to get in.Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-69420456263460322812011-04-14T22:18:06.064+01:002011-04-14T22:18:06.064+01:00Thank you for this post, Richard...
And I agree w...Thank you for this post, Richard...<br /><br />And I agree with you wholeheartedly. <br /><br />Of course, no one will be forced to join a Guild - for such an association is primarily there to serve the spiritual needs of its members. There are many Catholic doctors who don't belong to the Guild of Catholic Doctors, for example.<br /><br />I do think that bloggers contribute to the Church's broader mission, and therefore need some nourishment and practical support. In that sense, no one can be Christian alone, and no one can really blog safely in the name of Christ as a loner (unless they have a special vocation). As human beings, we are social in nature - and it's therefore good to meet up and share ideas, meals and attend Mass together.<br /><br />There will be no test of faith... All who accept the teaching authority of the Church, or are at least open to accepting Catholicism as truth, will be welcome to join. It is a matter of their own consciences to determine whether or not they feel comfortable with the Catechism of the Catholic Church.<br /><br />I am aware that some are a bit scared of the idea of coming together and meeting others - which is why it's much easier for us to blog, and not meet within real space and time? That's a great shame, and a tragedy of our time, but it is possible to blog as a Catholic and live as a Catholic, too.<br /><br />I would also like to assure Jackie Parkes that there would be nothing cliquey about such a Guild - open to all and to all opinions (we are able to hold onto different opinions which fall outside defined dogma and doctrines, after all). It definitely won't be some kind of sect or cult, like the dangerous lay movements that sprang up under JPII (my opinion, which I am entitled to hold). lol.<br /><br />Look forward to seeing you... ;-)A Reluctant Sinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133283710220978097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-8028362365312273552011-04-14T21:03:30.235+01:002011-04-14T21:03:30.235+01:00Thank you for dealing so sensitively with my conce...Thank you for dealing so sensitively with my concerns. I was aware of the humour, but I do have serious reservations. Anyway, let me say that I sincerely wish everyone who wants to join a guild all the very best and I hope it all works out OK. I am actually being sincere in this. Maybe there are those who do need that kind of support - I mean beyond the support we already have through the sacraments, the prayers and the communication we already have on our blogs. Thanks for recognising the "North" which once was wonderfully Catholic.Fr John Abbertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10319996483623888898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-71218583328965547152011-04-14T21:00:43.440+01:002011-04-14T21:00:43.440+01:00Interesting. I wonder if guild members will be iss...Interesting. I wonder if guild members will be issued a seal of approval after the "dunking." There is the Catholic Writers Guild, but they only put a stamp of approval on a single piece of writing- ie. a book. But a blog's an ever changing thing.Amanda Borenstadthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061109442550378113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-80616842096149934672011-04-14T20:41:01.370+01:002011-04-14T20:41:01.370+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jackie Parkes MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16693505024823229152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-28189041370356369372011-04-14T20:34:55.996+01:002011-04-14T20:34:55.996+01:00Jane - certainly right in it!Jane - certainly right in it!Richard Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-1791980134946385312011-04-14T20:18:19.452+01:002011-04-14T20:18:19.452+01:00Think you're in the right of it Richard. Let&#...Think you're in the right of it Richard. Let's wait and see.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419516065899508757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-10881192695796358172011-04-14T20:08:20.152+01:002011-04-14T20:08:20.152+01:00How can it be cliquey when hardly anyone knows one...How can it be cliquey when hardly anyone knows one another....?<br />It might be a good idea to see how it all pans out before slagging it off!Richard Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-44122604183085728022011-04-14T20:01:05.644+01:002011-04-14T20:01:05.644+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jackie Parkes MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16693505024823229152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-63079959708500438452011-04-14T20:00:13.481+01:002011-04-14T20:00:13.481+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jackie Parkes MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16693505024823229152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-39818919475928496712011-04-14T19:30:25.914+01:002011-04-14T19:30:25.914+01:00LOL, well I may not be able to survive the dunking...LOL, well I may not be able to survive the dunking stool but I most certainly enjoy the reading of other Catholic thinkers.PlainCatholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00795596623546394780noreply@blogger.com