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[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Sounds like a great atmosphere for learning what's important. There's
something to be said for the person who is passionate about their own faith
walk, and we all really ought to seek ways to get there.  But the person
who can open eyes to the way others see things has a rare gift and is truly
a pearl of great price.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 10:25 PM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:

> Roger (et al, though many of you already know this) -- I felt so lucky to
> go to a multidenominational seminary like Yale -- every Friday we
> celebrated communion from a different tradition (no Eastern Orthodox, as I
> recall, but RC and many protestant traditions) -- and we had lively
> discussions in classes and at lunch over sacraments and how the different
> denominations viewed them.  Was I ever surprised -- and educated!  But our
> RC professor had a rich and deep sacramental tradition to share with us,
> including the adaptation of the rites to places such as Latin America with
> their own indigenous traditions.  Loved it.
>
> Ann
>
> The Rev. Ann Markle
> Buffalo, NY
> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
> blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
>
> On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 5:39 AM, Roger Stokes <
> roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On 01/07/2015 01:07, Ann Markle wrote:
> >
> >> As someone from a sacramental tradition, I'm really glad I took liturgy
> >> from a Roman Catholic,
> >>
> >
> > O think there's a lot to be said for liturgical training from someone who
> > "does it all".  You can then select what works for you and drop what
> > doesn't knowing why some people do X and others don't.  It is also
> helpful
> > if called to officiate in a different tradition as there is some residual
> > memory.  Nowadays I think some RC priests could do with training from
> > Anglicans :-)
> >
> > Roger
> >
>