[Faith-talk] just venting about something here

Mon Aug 3 00:56:01 UTC 2009

Beth, I'm shure if you could hook up with fother John, He probley knows of a 
convent for blind nones. RJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Beth" <thebluesisloose at gmail.com>
To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion" 
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Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] just venting about something here

> I'm blind and Catholic, and I usually rely on the someone else going
> in order to get holy Communion.  People are always willing to lend me
> a hand in that respect.  I know Linda knew a blind priest, but she
> can't nail down the contact info for that guy.  Fr. John, I'd like to
> ask the same question that RJ asked.  How is it that you are able to
> be a blind priest?  I as a woman can't be concecrated in that manner,
> so nunhood is the only option if I were to be so holy as to be called.
> This is an interesting thread.
> Beth
>
> On 8/2/09, rjs059 at peoplepc.com <rjs059 at peoplepc.com> wrote:
>> Fother John, How is it your able to be a blind priest? I have a local 
>> priest
>> in my comunity, who told me it would be impossible for a blind person to 
>> be
>> a roman catholic, because he must be able to see in order to administer 
>> the
>> holy comunion. I believe this priest is mis-guided. He had a blind child 
>> in
>> his parrish, and he didn't know how he'd get him ready for holy comunion.
>> While I myself am not catholic, I'd like to know how I might be able to 
>> deal
>> with this type of situation in the future. Please contact me at:
>> rjs59 at hot.com
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Fr. John Sheehan" <xaviersocietyfortheblind at yahoo.com>
>> To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
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>> Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 4:02 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] just venting about something here
>>
>>
>>> Two thoughts -
>>>
>>> One, you have to remember that some people are shy, they don't easily go
>>> up and greet strangers, even in church. And some are even more uncertain
>>> about how to greet someone who is blind - or has some other physical
>>> difficulty.
>>>
>>> The other thought - it is also easier if the newcomer himself or herself
>>> makes the effort to meet people. When the regular member sees the 
>>> newcomer
>>>
>>> talking with someone they know, it's easier for them to come and join 
>>> the
>>> conversation. Or for the newcomer to be introduced around. Sometimes as
>>> the new person, you have to start the ball rolling. I'm sure you've had 
>>> it
>>>
>>> take place, that when someone meets you, they start talking VERY LOUDLY
>>> and you have to remind them that you're blind, not deaf. Sometimes 
>>> people
>>> need to be gently taught and led along.
>>>
>>> Be patient and gentle and people will get to know you. If they don't 
>>> know
>>> much about the blind, it becomes your call to show them. Remember, you 
>>> may
>>>
>>> be the first blind person some of them will have met or talked with.
>>>
>>> Fr. John R. Sheehan, SJ
>>> Chairman
>>>
>>>
>>> Xavier Society for the Blind
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>>> ________________________________
>>> From: pat gormley <kk3f at msn.com>
>>> To: "Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion"
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>>> Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2009 11:44:51 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] just venting about something here
>>>
>>> andrew this is a fairly typical situation you are finding yourself in.
>>> What
>>> kind of church is it because some churches have people who are assigned 
>>> to
>>> greet new people.  Although my particular catholic church doesn't have a
>>> greeter per se, we do make an effort to welcome visitors and new people.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Andrew Edgcumbe" <andrewjedg at gmail.com>
>>> To: <Faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 11:58 AM
>>> Subject: [Faith-talk] just venting about something here
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi all
>>>>
>>>> It is Andrew.
>>>> I have been appart of this group for a long time now.
>>>>
>>>> I just want to vent about something here.
>>>>
>>>> I been feeling that blind people are getting treated very unfairly and
>>>> it is happening in our churches today.  It is just not christ like.
>>>> I am  tired of having  false judgementsbeing put against me and other
>>>> blind people.
>>>> I been having a hard time fitting in sometimes. It is gods call as a
>>>> christian that everybody to except each other even when they have a
>>>> dis ability.
>>>> If an unbeliever comes into a church and sees people not
>>>> intweracting with somebody who has a dis ability the unbeliever will
>>>> think that the church is no different than the world and just walk out
>>>> the door and chances are they won't come back.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I just have a hard time with these things churches are blind to what
>>>> blind people can do and how a blind person can  be appart of things.
>>>>
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>> Thank you RJ
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