[Magdalen] odd email

[Grace Cangialosi]

I have a small, tangentially related peeve.  I hate it when folks use "The Lord be with you" as a call to order for a meeting or other gathering and then just proceed with the business of the occasion.
I remember once in seminary when I was chairing a meeting that hadn't started yet. Another student declaimed the sentence, everyone immediately quieted down and looked at me. I continued looking at the one student who was eyeing me quizzically. Finally I said, "Well...?"  No response. So I said, "well you called us to pray--will you please offer the prayer?"  He did...

> On Oct 3, 2016, at 8:04 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I found myself a bit puzzled by his use of the unreligious (to me) phrase,
> "god bless."  Did he actually capitalize the G of God?
> 
> I've read some really energetic denunciations of this phrase, soe were on
> this list a million years ago from people no longer here (alive?). I don't
> get upset about it, but if one calls on God's blessings, it seems
> unreligious to just say "god bless" as opposed to something like "God bless
> you" or "May God richly bless you as you <blah blah blah>" "God's blessings
> on you and yours" or .....
> 
> 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 Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 2:24 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Which brings me back to my first reaction:  It was probably intended as a
>> pleasant social nicety.  A lot warmer than 'Yours truly'.
>> 
>> Marion, a pilgrim
>> 
>> 
>>> On 10/3/2016 2:16 PM, Jon Egger wrote:
>>> 
>>> No, he did not ordain me. (Although I'm sure there are plenty of
>>> presbyters
>>> who would love being friends with him.)
>>> 
>>> I've done f2f with him for about 90 minutes total time and my feelings for
>>> him are totally neutral.
>>> 
>>> yawn
>>> to what was probably intended as a pleasant
>>> social nicety.  A lot warmer than 'Yours truly
>>> On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 10:55 AM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I have known of a number of bishops with healthy friendships with those
>>>> priests under their jurisdiction. It sounds as if your bishop may have a
>>>> great deal of respect for you Jon. Is he the same bishop who ordained
>>>> you?
>>>> Lynn
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> www.ichthysdesigns.com
>>>> 
>>>> When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would
>>>> not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything
>>>> you
>>>> gave me'. attributed to Erma Bombeck
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Oct 3, 2016, at 8:47 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Why can't your bishop be your friend?
>>>> 
>>>>> On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 9:39 AM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Listmates,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I recently had a brief email correspondence with my bishop.  He ended
>>>>> his
>>>>> response to my inquiry with "God bless, my friend."  This took me aback
>>>> and
>>>> 
>>>>> I wanted to reply with "You can be my bishop, but you can't be my
>>>> friend."
>>>> 
>>>>> Proper boundaries or am I over-reacting to his poor choice of words?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sign me confused
>>