[Faith-talk] just venting about something here

Tue Aug 4 09:16:13 UTC 2009

Hey, I'm not sure the "nun life" would be MY thing.  Some people start with what they feel their church needs and they try to help in that area. Other people start with what special gifts or skills or interests they have themselves, and then they find the needs those special areas can address. And there always is. 

 Fr. John R. Sheehan, SJ
Chairman

Xavier Society for the Blind
154 East 23rd St
New York, NY 10010
(212) 473-7800
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From: Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com>
To: "Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion" <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, August 3, 2009 7:46:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] just venting about something here

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
>
>
> 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!)
>
> Fr. John R. Sheehan, SJ
> Chairman
>
>
> Xavier Society for the Blind
> 154 East 23rd St
> New York, NY 10010
> (212) 473-7800
> Help us raise money for the Xavier Society for the Blind just by searching
> the Internet or shopping online with GoodSearch - www.goodsearch.com -
> powered by Yahoo! Free for you - and money for us! Thank you.
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com>
> To: "Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion"
> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2009 7:43:19 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
>
>
>
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