[Magdalen] Down-hearted

[Lynn Ronkainen]

Roger>Fix it" should never mean
> "make it something that denies its essence".


you have 'spoken' wise words, Roger.
Lynn

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When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck
 "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk 
by Richard Rohr

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From: "Roger Stokes" <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2015 6:14 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Down-hearted

> On 17/08/2015 22:20, ME Michaud wrote:
>> I am remembering a friend who was sent as interim to a
>> struggling parish with the Bishop's words ringing in his
>> ears:
>>
>> "Fix it or kill it."
>
> I have gone to parishes which were thought to have no hope but have worked 
> with the people and the tradition I found there to try to work out a 
> viable future.  Yes, there were difficulties and conflict but they found a 
> future which respected their past.  "Fix it" should never mean "make it 
> something that denies its essence".
>
> Roger