tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145367389527980151.post7898377714998318390..comments2023-03-03T23:07:23.807-06:00Comments on Irenist's marginalia: Not lone wolves, but sheepUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145367389527980151.post-90308618764846466192013-02-15T07:35:18.371-06:002013-02-15T07:35:18.371-06:00:O Well congratulations to all of you!!!:O Well congratulations to all of you!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145367389527980151.post-76533855810973412172013-02-13T17:04:57.743-06:002013-02-13T17:04:57.743-06:00Here is a copy of an email I sent this morning in ...Here is a copy of an email I sent this morning in reply to your comment, Val. I may have mistyped your gmail address?<br /><br />***<br />Hello, Val.<br /><br />I don't recall ever having seen your invitation to dialogue over on Leah Libresco's blog. I'd be delighted to answer any questions about my Catholic worldview. I apologize for not having gotten back to you sooner, and apologize in advance for what may be some delays in future: my wife gave birth to our daughter this weekend, so things are a tad hectic as we learn the ropes of this whole parenthood thing for the first time. So if it takes me a while to answer you as this dialogue moves forward, please know it's just due to busyness, not to any disinterest.<br /><br />That said, I guess I'll start us off with a question of my own, if I may: Is there any particular motivating concern to your interest in the Catholic worldview? I suppose you might just enjoy chatting about this sort of thing (which is fine), or you might be puzzled by having a Catholic friend who seems far too nice to belong to our reactionary little sect, or you might be working on a scholarly project with a Catholic angle, or . . . well, I can imagine all sorts of doubtless interesting reasons. What's yours?<br /><br />Looking forward to being educated by your questions and hoping this finds you well,<br />Tom (a.k.a. "Irenist")Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16967233497214731240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145367389527980151.post-59009615008000023642013-02-11T10:42:40.122-06:002013-02-11T10:42:40.122-06:00I am indeed that same Val.
I asked once, in one o...I am indeed that same Val.<br /><br />I asked once, in one of those threads, whether or not you would be willing to correspond by email. I don't know if you ever saw the message, so I'm leaving it here. I would like to ask questions (and even answer, if asked) "in good faith" of a committed Catholic who is actually willing to flesh out how this worldview works... something at which you seem to be much more qualified than Leah.<br /><br />If this is not seen as intrusive or demanding, please contact me at ms.medusa at gmail.<br /><br />And my thanks in any case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145367389527980151.post-77639464647852807932013-02-11T08:07:17.863-06:002013-02-11T08:07:17.863-06:00I very much like that last sentence, since the res...I very much like that last sentence, since the response ought always to be "not my will but Thine". I've been reading up some more on how to answer the dismissal of the social teaching as prudential judgment (since most of those I know and encounter online are right of center), and your last line reminds of a section of the Catechism that deals with the social doctrine:<br /><br />2422 The Church's social teaching comprises a body of doctrine, which is articulated as the Church interprets events in the course of history, with the assistance of the Holy Spirit, in the light of the whole of what has been revealed by Jesus Christ.202 This teaching can be more easily accepted by men of good will, the more the faithful let themselves be guided by it. <br /><br />I.e., avoid the prideful thought that you know better than the Church!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145367389527980151.post-78127020505310892482013-02-10T20:41:10.232-06:002013-02-10T20:41:10.232-06:00Guilty as charged. If you happen to be the Val wh...Guilty as charged. If you happen to be the Val who regularly comments at Leah Libresco's blog, then I will be very grateful indeed to have you reading over here! Despite our differences of opinion about various religious matters, your (if you are that Val) consistent good humor and thoughtfulness are always welcome.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16967233497214731240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2145367389527980151.post-69256348744003638382013-02-10T09:11:09.986-06:002013-02-10T09:11:09.986-06:00Are you the "Irenist" that regularly com...Are you the "Irenist" that regularly comments at Leah Libresco's blog?<br /><br />- ValAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com