tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458678591501688548.post3270018077323347028..comments2023-05-30T09:37:47.186-06:00Comments on Little Design: RememberingNovitiate Communityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142160179051650632noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458678591501688548.post-7106032911836390442007-01-24T23:09:00.000-06:002007-01-24T23:09:00.000-06:00New to your blog. (I met you while leading a grou...New to your blog. (I met you while leading a group of young women from St. Kate's down to Mississippi last week.)<br /><br />I read this entry with real appreciation. Seems to me that the religious life can only survive (and thrive) into the future as it embraces the goodness of sexuality as a hunger for "the other" that can find healthy and whole expression within the celibate life. Understanding eros as Audre Lorde does, as our inborn capacity to savor the goodness of being bodied creatures in a sensual world. Similarly, for those of us outside of "religious life" proper -- we who are married, divorced, single, widowed, divorced, etc. -- the church must learn how to affirm the holiness of sexuality in both its celibate and non-celibate embodiment. A task that I imagine will be best done when persons of good will and deep faith in all diverse expressions can find the courage and compassion to speak honestly and openly about this mystery in our lives ...<br />Re-membering, after all, is also about re-claiming each "member" of our own body as holding the potential for holy joy.<br /><br />DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458678591501688548.post-23148054638705240612007-01-24T00:20:00.000-06:002007-01-24T00:20:00.000-06:00The most important thing is to just sit with whate...The most important thing is to just sit with whatever your day may bring to you. This is one of the lessons I hold close to my heart from my novitiate experience. I'm happy to hear its come to you as well. LindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458678591501688548.post-79594197589967789462007-01-23T09:56:00.000-06:002007-01-23T09:56:00.000-06:00Oh wish you and Pat would think about having a lit...Oh wish you and Pat would think about having a little chat with those who would like to gather about your workshop. Sounds like a great boost for me to RE-MEMBER! <br /><br />Another day....another opportunity to say YES!<br />MarianneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com