I\u2019ve noticed a couple responses to my post below, and some have reached out to contact \u2013 dare I say console \u2013 me over the same post. \u00a0Still working on the borrowed computer, as funds just aren\u2019t there to get the main one fixed. \u00a0And that\u2019s cramping my time for blogging.<\/p>\n
Blogging. \u00a0I started my blog several years ago \u00a0(2010 I think). \u00a0That was after about a year of suggestions. \u00a0They started in 2009, about three years after we entered the Church. \u00a0At that time, we were sort of bouncing about, trying to make ends meet, sure that something was going to come up in the not-too-distant that would get my minister back into high gear, albeit for a Catholic purpose.<\/p>\n
I had worked with RCIA groups, and had done lecture series on the Bible and Church History. \u00a0I was advised to write a book. \u00a0Several who saw my series pushed my name to other parishes or other Catholic organizations to help me get my foot in the door. \u00a0Several who took part in my series advised me to get my thoughts together for writing and teaching and that grand ministry whose door was soon to open.<\/p>\n
So with that, after kicking it around, I decided to start a blog. \u00a0One, just to get used to putting my thoughts into words. \u00a0It had been years since I was in school, and since I\u2019m not a professional writer, the knack for writing my ideas down had gotten rusty. \u00a0Two, to engage others. \u00a0Hopefully people would come by and I could bounce off ideas and hear mine corrected. Three, I could sort of chisel out a focus \u2013 what was it that I was passionate about?<\/p>\n
That was back in 2010. \u00a0Now, I\u2019ve all but been told that there is no place for me in our diocese. \u00a0Having spent too long waiting, just trying to get by waiting for the grand door opening, and having encountered more than a few misfortunes during this time, we are no longer financially able to relocate to anywhere else. \u00a0Meaning that for all intents and purposes, there is no ministry opening for me. <\/p>\n
With that realization, it\u2019s difficult to keep the ministry flames alive. \u00a0I have a library, but to what end? \u00a0I\u2019ve seriously thought of just giving it away (most of it). \u00a0I\u2019m not sure what it matters if I keep up with things or even comment on them. \u00a0If I\u2019m destined to be a paper pusher in a vast corporation, what is it that I think this regarding the current Pope or that regarding the change in times?<\/p>\n
The blog itself has changed over time. \u00a0When I first started, I got a hat tip from some other bloggers, and early on there were several who commented. \u00a0The comments, in blog-fashion, sometimes got nasty. \u00a0Eventually I put a stop to those. \u00a0 At that time, the comments section went haywire and no comments were able to be made. \u00a0I didn\u2019t mind. \u00a0I liked the relative quite. \u00a0Yet I didn\u2019t like just throwing things out without comments. \u00a0It seemed cowardly, as I think it is, to throw out a stinging commentary without a change for rebuttal. \u00a0So I brought the comments back. \u00a0But by then, many had left or ceased to comment. The comments never caught up to where they were. \u00a0Even now, except for a small handful who occasionally comment, the comment sections remain largely empty. <\/p>\n
And if blogging with no comments is cowardly, commenting with no comments can also be tiring. \u00a0What\u2019s the point? \u00a0Is anyone even reading? \u00a0And since my ministry days are, at this point with this diocese and this bishop, done, why bother? \u00a0So I\u2019m just not sure. \u00a0Right now, I\u2019ve time to think of it. \u00a0My wife has a job interview this week. \u00a0How her working will fit with home school we don\u2019t know. \u00a0But we know we need funds and need them now. \u00a0With funds, we can do things like fix computers, and then, who knows? \u00a0For now, I\u2019ve time to think about the blog, my library, and a great many things. \u00a0I\u2019ll return when I can. \u00a0Thanks for the prayers, and if anyone knows Bishop who\u2019s seriously a fan of Protestant minister converts, just let me know. \u00a0If not, a filthy rich Catholic wanting to depart with some of his or her excess will do.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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