[Faith-talk] just venting about something here

[Beth]

Hmmmm.  Thanks for all the info, Fr. John.  It reminds me that yes, I
coulddo things for the church.  But nun life isn't my thing just so
you know.
Beth

On 8/2/09, pat gormley <kk3f at msn.com> wrote:
> Father John I regularly minister the cup at St. Michaels in Frostburg and
> have been doing so for nearly 4 years.  I am trained to minister either
> species and have been a lector in several churches in both the Washington
> and Baltimore diocese for over 40 years.  73- pat kk3f
> ----- 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 10:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] just venting about something here
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>
> I am not blind myself but I work with the blind and I know many priests who
> have lost their sight over the years and continue to function perfectly well
> as priests. Some have learned to read Braille, some have enough sight to be
> able to use very large print, and some have simply memorized the Mass
> prayers. Communion? One offers the host and the one receiving communion
> takes it in the hand. Most Churches also have Extraordinary Ministers who
> can help - I know blind lay people who administer the cup with a sighted
> person cuing them when someone approaches. There is a blind priest who
> visits us who has written several books since losing his sight, travels the
> world alone, conducts retreats and workshops.
>
> As Marc Maurer keeps reminding us, blind people can do pretty much
> anything - did you see the newsclip of the car being driven by a blind man?
> (As he walked up the vehicle he was calling out "Blind man driving! Blind
> man driving!" The key was not that the car could guide itself but the man -
> with cues from sensor systems built into the car - was driving it himself,
> through a fiarly sophisticated obstacle course.
>
> Hope that helps. People often think a blind person can't do it - what they
> mean is they can't do it the way >>I<< do it, or the way it's always been
> done. That may be true, but often the blind person does it differently, but
> just as effectively. (I'm starting to sound like Marc!)
>
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> From: Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com>
> To: "Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion"
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> Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2009 7:43:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] just venting about something here
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> 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
>
>
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