tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post7859782803255352906..comments2024-02-13T11:11:28.246+00:00Comments on Bishop Alan’s Blog: Punishment, Stability and CommunityBishop Alan Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879516755776951638noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-70670473230815997702009-07-02T10:21:11.048+01:002009-07-02T10:21:11.048+01:00Amen to that! Thanks for this timely reflection.Amen to that! Thanks for this timely reflection.Alexishttp://gracecatholic.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-63048250372794048842009-07-01T18:56:57.843+01:002009-07-01T18:56:57.843+01:00A good cold shower.
I think it backs up the idea ...A good cold shower.<br /><br />I think it backs up the idea of "deep breath and 10 minutes/overnight" before posting that draft you just wrote.Matt Wardmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326720801362744582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-74058388751080484372009-07-01T07:36:53.756+01:002009-07-01T07:36:53.756+01:00I like that!
But in Benedict's time there was...I like that!<br /><br />But in Benedict's time there was a strong hierarchical order, and ultimately, decicions were not made by those who voiced their disagreement.<br /><br />I think today's desperate antagonism arises out of the relative insecurity that comes from having no more certainties and no-one who has a final say. <br /><br />Those who disagree don't only disagree and then wait for their masters to change things, but make actual changes all by themselves.<br /><br />Those who didn't want the changes are left feeling helpless and seething. <br /><br />Both sides are afraid of each other and don't really know how to handle the autonomy of the other.<br /><br />Genuine tolerance and an acceptance of difference are lost in a world that is perceived as increasingly fragmenting, foreign and strange.<br /><br />Individualism and personal responsibility are still a very new phenomenon in our society and we are still learning to handle them properly.Erika Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01812376497361267014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-59270680544145287822009-07-01T02:35:41.641+01:002009-07-01T02:35:41.641+01:00"So farewell then, if we want to walk in the ..."So farewell then, if we want to walk in the way of Benedict, to email firestorms, hypocritical finger wagging, control by threats and manipulation, angry cynicism, and ego driven community sabotage."<br /><br />No wonder silence is such a feature of monastic life!John D Bassetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01716421788208143074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-16439919938734231452009-07-01T01:19:06.284+01:002009-07-01T01:19:06.284+01:00your thoughts on "punishment" were so he...your thoughts on "punishment" were so helpful to me. <br />there is so much that we have "absolutized"...thank you! <br /><br />p.s. enjoyed the comparison to the good samaritan :)ROBERTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09130103117335080071noreply@blogger.com