"I found it fascinating how easily we understood each other, and one might say that we spoke the same language, because of how we read the same books, which causes us to think about the same things." You put into words something I have been experiencing as I have gotten to know more people at my traditional parish. Out in the world, I ha…
"I found it fascinating how easily we understood each other, and one might say that we spoke the same language, because of how we read the same books, which causes us to think about the same things." You put into words something I have been experiencing as I have gotten to know more people at my traditional parish. Out in the world, I have gotten used to guarding the things I say and how I say them -- to feeling that there are things that I can't talk about, not because I'm very afraid of doing so, but also because I wouldn't be understood. It's like each person lives on their own island, and, if you're someone more traditionally inclined (as I, a former homeschooler, am), you don't always fit in. At my parish, I'm starting to find, it's different. You can talk to virtually any person, and find you're on the same page with them, or they know exactly what you're talking about, whether it be books, music, the liturgy... I used to go there and expect what I find everywhere because I thought "Well, that's how people are," but now, after reading your article, I've realized something -- the Church unites us in more ways than one. It's the fact that we share the same, timeless, unchanging Catholic Faith that makes talking to each other and understanding each other so easy. I can't tell you how consoling and wonderful it is to have that "freedom" to be understood, and to know we're all fighting on the same ground. No wonder people feel alone in the world!
"I found it fascinating how easily we understood each other, and one might say that we spoke the same language, because of how we read the same books, which causes us to think about the same things." You put into words something I have been experiencing as I have gotten to know more people at my traditional parish. Out in the world, I have gotten used to guarding the things I say and how I say them -- to feeling that there are things that I can't talk about, not because I'm very afraid of doing so, but also because I wouldn't be understood. It's like each person lives on their own island, and, if you're someone more traditionally inclined (as I, a former homeschooler, am), you don't always fit in. At my parish, I'm starting to find, it's different. You can talk to virtually any person, and find you're on the same page with them, or they know exactly what you're talking about, whether it be books, music, the liturgy... I used to go there and expect what I find everywhere because I thought "Well, that's how people are," but now, after reading your article, I've realized something -- the Church unites us in more ways than one. It's the fact that we share the same, timeless, unchanging Catholic Faith that makes talking to each other and understanding each other so easy. I can't tell you how consoling and wonderful it is to have that "freedom" to be understood, and to know we're all fighting on the same ground. No wonder people feel alone in the world!